Associate Director, New Product Introduction (Drug Product)

Location: Couvet, Switzerland; on-site

Company

hirify.global operates a growing pharmaceutical manufacturing site supporting the technology transfer and commercial introduction of drug products.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end technology transfers from internal development sites, client sites, and third-party facilities into the Couvet manufacturing site.
• Lead and mentor the NPI team while coordinating matrixed cross-functional project teams.
• Select, evaluate, and scale process technologies, tooling, and methods for late-phase and commercial drug products.
• Develop and optimize critical process parameters and critical quality attributes, and troubleshoot production batches and complex deviations.
• Coordinate technical, registration, clinical, stability, PPQ, and commercial launch batches to support on-time delivery.
• Act as the primary NPI contact for clients and support process validation, continued process verification, commercial readiness, and pre-approval inspections.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related scientific or engineering discipline.
• 10–15+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience in Technical Operations, R&D, MS&T, or NPI management.
• At least 3 years of leadership experience focused on Drug Product processes, technology transfer, and scale-up.
• Experience with Oral Solid Dosage is required. Knowledge of late-phase and commercial drug product manufacturing is essential.
• Working knowledge of FDA, EMA, cGMP, ICH guidelines, SUPAC, and other global regulatory requirements.
• Fluent English, with strong communication, stakeholder management, matrix leadership, organizational, and project management skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with injectable drug products.
• PMP certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to shape NPI strategy at a rapidly growing manufacturing facility.
• Fast-paced and dynamic work environment with ambiguity typical of a growing site.
• Focus on trust, personal accountability, continuous improvement, and high safety standards.
• Opportunity to support the delivery of life-changing pharmaceutical products to clinical and commercial markets.