Director, Global Programs, Regulatory and Laboratory

Who is USP

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the worlds leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines dietary supplements and food ingredients. At USP we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness integrity and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1300 professionals across twenty global locations working to strengthen the supply of safe highquality medicines worldwide.

At USP we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship professional development and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships standards and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair meritbased selection processes that enable the best scientific mindsregardless of backgroundto contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Brief Job Overview

This role a critical member of the Global Health and Manufacturing Services leadership team is responsible for developing and implementing a global growth strategy for USPs externally funded regulatory and laboratory programs. The incumbent will be primarily responsible for developing longterm strategic relationships with potential funders and partners which drive towards shaping and ultimate realization of new opportunities for programming. Additionally they will represent USP externally as a thought leader in a variety of forums and will supervise a global team across Africa and Asia.

How will YOU create impact here at USP

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards you will play a vital role in increasing global access to highquality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity regulatory excellence and evidencebased decisionmaking to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong tested and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally USPs People and Culture division in partnership with the Equity Office invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create highperforming inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged collaborative and resultsdriven work environments.

The Director Global Programs (Regulatory and Laboratory) has the following responsibilities:

Develop and continuously adjust USPs growth strategy for laboratory and regulatory programming.
Interface and partner with external stakeholders including potential funders to understand evolving landscape and customer needs and offer appropriate USP solutions.
Represent USP externally as a thought leader in technical discussions and in external forums to advance programming growth.
Provide technical support / input for relevant funding proposals.
Manage and deploy global team to support growth strategy and implementation of secured programming.
Support and / or oversee implementation of funded programming.
Other duties as assigned.

Who is USP Looking For

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders along with the following competencies and experience:

Bachelors or advanced degree in scientific regulatory or related field.
Minimum of five (5) years in leadership/ senior role at the U.S. Food and Drug Authority.
Minimum of ten (10) yrs experience in GxPs with some experience engaging in global harmonization.
Minimum of three (3) years in roles with international scope.
Minimum of three (3) years of people management experience.
Proven track record of thought leadership as evidenced by speaking engagements/ panel roles and/ or publications/ other content generation.
Willingness/ ability to travel at least 25%.

Additional Desired Preferences

Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects.
Active network with potential funding sources / entities including global (such as Gates Global Fund) and domestic funders (such as Department of Defense Health and Human Services etc.).

Supervisory Responsibilities

Yes the following direct reports:

Manager / Senior Manager West and Central Africa Programs
Manager / Senior Manager East and Southern Africa Programs
Two AsiaBased Managers / Senior Managers

Benefits

USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From companypaid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial wellbeing is protected.

Compensation

Base Salary Range: USD $157500.00 $209500.00 annually.
Target Annual Bonus: % Varies based on level of role

Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidates skill set experience qualifications equity and other jobrelated reasons.

Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with USP.

Required Experience:

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