Hobson Prior are currently seeking for a Head of Process Development to join a brilliant biotech establishment on a permanent basis located in Rome. Our client is focused on supplying an economically secure and stable choice of associate with autonomy.
Please note that to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in this location.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- For this role, you will handle and control the PD budget such as CapEx and OpEx.
- Suggest suitable annual budgets based on the projected actions/projects as well as approved internal development programs.
- Discuss aberrations to senior management.
- You will organise tech-transfer and overall communication between UK,



as well as any other clients both internally and externally.
- Contribute to congresses and any other scientific events distributing scientific presentations, therefore increasing the visibility as a CDMO within the market.
- To assist in present project requirements and goals such as new projects, changed priorities, etc., you will consistently review and optimise the company both staff and workflows.
- Converse with business development assisting BD within technical conversations with possible clients.
- Any other assigned duties.
**Key Skills**:
- Works well in a team.
- A high attention to detail.
- Able to assume responsibility as well as make risk-based decisions.
- Capable of working within an energetic setting meeting deadlines.
- Able to shift priorities for business needs.
- Communication skills both verbally and in writing.
- An organised individual.
**Requirements**:
- Educated to an advanced degree level in a biotechnology, biochemical engineering, biology or similar discipline, with years of experience operating within a biopharmaceutical process development and/or manufacturing environment




- Acquaintance with guiding an upstream and downstream process development group or guiding the process development group as a whole.
- Familiarity with guiding and directing biopharmaceutical process development teams.
- Service focused outlook.
- Fluency in the Italian language with knowledge in English.
- Exhibited ability to manage upstream and downstream process development with recombinant proteins or antibodies derived from CHO cell culture systems.
- Former involvement in handling projects within a matrixed setting.
Hobson Prior is a leading life sciences recruiter focused on finding exceptional people and matching them with the finest positions across the globe. Hobson Prior is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.