The Director R&D Nijmegen will report to the Chief Scientific Officer, Vaxxinova International, and is the head of the Research and Development group located on the Novio Tech Campus in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Responsibilities:
Supervising direct reports (currently 9 project managers) and responsible for an R&D group of 22 colleagues.
Responsible for the laboratories, R&D budget and portfolio of Vaxxinova Nederland.
Managing project teams and their objectives at Vaxxinova Nederland after project approval by the Management Team of Vaxxinova International.
Preparing and managing related operational and investment budgets.
In collaboration with the regulatory affairs group responsible for bringing efficiently new products to the market in compliance with the European requirements and regulations.
Maintaining good contacts with external and internal stakeholders relevant to the Nijmegen site, such as academia, institutes, governments and EW group-members in a professional and transparent manner.
Networking inside and outside the company, identifying new product opportunities as well as liaising with external experts for potential collaborations.
Identifying opportunities for new technologies and initiating and preparing proposals to translate these into research projects for the development of novel, innovative vaccines or the improvement of production technologies.
Responsible for implementation of and adherence to company policies and the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice at the Nijmegen site.
Responsible for the smooth transfer of potential products or technologies to other Vaxxinova sites.