Technical Director - EMEA - #188952

Colorcon is a world leader in the development, supply and technical support of formulated film coating systems, modified release technologies, specialty excipients and functional packaging for the pharmaceutical, nutritional, and animal health industries. Our best-in-class products and technologies are complemented by our extensive formulation experience, application data and value-added services to support all phases of solid oral dose design, development, and manufacture.

Our focus on market issues and technology development has earned Colorcon an international reputation as a pharmaceutical supplier of choice. That reputation is based on superior product quality, unparalleled technical support, extensive regulatory assistance and reliable supply from multiple locations, with our Global Headquarters located in Harleysville, Pennsylvania.

Colorcon has 26 technical service laboratories globally and more than 2100 employees exclusively dedicated to its customer base.

We are a successful company thanks to our diverse workforce and global reach. We believe that our operating principles define our culture, values and organizations and are key to achieving our mission and vision, strategies and goals.

Platinum Rule: We treat others the way they want to be treated

Empowerment: We trust our colleagues with responsibility and decision-making

Keep Getting Better: We create an environment for constant improvement, to be the best we can

Teamwork: We embrace the value of collaboration; work together to exceed what is possible as individuals

Customer Focus: We put our customers’ needs at the heart of everything we do

Global Respect: We are citizens of a diverse world and behave with respect for the communities in which we operate

At Colorcon we value diversity. Typically, that means diversity in people. But here, we also appreciate and respect a diversity of possibilities around our professional roles, creative team-oriented solutions, projects and career paths.

Along with diversity, we believe in empowerment. We encourage our employees to approach challenges in imaginative and proactive ways. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and encourage you to let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

We are currently seeking our new Technical Director for EMEA, a pivotal position that sits on the EMEA Regional Leadership Team. The EMEA Technical Director leads the regional technical teams, aligns global strategy with regional execution and drives technical excellence.

We are looking for a strategic, cross-functional, experienced regional / global leader with an enterprise mindset who builds scalable capability, embeds accountability across Strategic Business Units (SBUs), and leverages AI and data to deliver faster, more predictive, and higher-value innovative products and services for customers.

Main Responsibilities

Driving the performance and success of the technical teams in the EMEA region

Developing a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

Translating global strategy across SBUs into regional execution and driving accountability through KPIs and governance

Building scalable technical capability frameworks

Providing external technical leadership by representing Colorcon at external industry events

Building / maintaining high level technical relationships with key customers, external stakeholders

Ensuring safety, quality, compliance and data integrity

Minimum Qualifications

8-10 years of senior technical leadership experience with a strong customer-focus mindset

Masters or PHD degree in a pharmaceutical related science

Proven ability in people management and team development

Strong technical credibility in pharmaceutical or excipient technologies

Strategic thinking with the ability to convert enterprise goals into technical organisational capabilities and actionable technical initiatives

Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills

Strong presentation and public speaking skills

Comfort with ambiguity and demonstrated experience leading change

AI application and data fluency for decision making

Fluency in English, proficiency in another language is a plus

In-depth knowledge of EMEA

Location: Dartford, UK

Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time

Location:

Flagship House, Victory Way,

Crossways, Dartford, DA@ 6QD

United Kingdom

Annually - 120,000.00 - 120,000.00