CMC Supply Chain & Manufacturing - Decision Analytics Consultant

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Supply Chain & Manufacturing - Decision Analytics Consultant

ZS is looking for a Decision Analytics Consultant in the ZS Supply Chain and Manufacturing practice with an experience in pharmaceutical drug development and tech transfer.

The primary responsibility of this role is to deliver projects in pharmaceutical CMC development area for ZS Supply Chain and Manufacturing clients.

This includes serving as a subject matter expert on drug substance and drug product manufacturing in client discussions, managing teams and projects, and contributing to Supply Chain and Manufacturing practice development.

What You’ll Bring :

• BS. or M.S. (with at least 5 years of experience) or Ph.D. (with at least 3 years of experience) in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical or Industrial engineering, Material Engineering, Chemistry, or equivalent STEM degree;
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a pharmaceutical CMC organization;
• Hands on experience with at least one of the functions in CMC development such as Process Chemistry, Process Engineering, Formulation, and Analytical Chemistry;
• Knowledge of key concepts including unit operations, processes, quality by design (QbD), tech transfer, process validation, quality attributes, and regulatory milestones across pharma development;
• Understanding of the different data and information systems such as ELN, LIMS, ERP systems, and LCM or PLM systems.
• Understanding of the CMC related regulatory submission requirements.

What You’ll Do :

• Experience presenting to senior leaders, executives, and audience with CMC background.
• Preferable : Experience with at least one tech transfer;
• Hands on experience with data analytics with ability to generate insights from data from various sources;
• Ability to translate the knowledge of concepts in one modality to other modalities;
• Strong communication skills with ability to create client ready material;
• Ability to work across multiple workstreams and demonstrate effective time and project management skills.

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