Product Owner (R&D Chemist, Validation, Formulation, Tech Transfer or Packaging Engineer)

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—a new global leader in consumer health, shaped by the people who join us. Together, we are transforming the everyday health of billions of people by growing and innovating a portfolio of trusted brands, including Sensodyne, Mejoral, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, and Centrum. Through the combination of deep human insight and cutting-edge science, we are redefining health and wellness. More than just achieving success, we are shaping our future, co-creating in an environment where we drive change and take control of our impact.

The Product Owner is responsible for owning and technically leading a product or a family of products at a local level to ensure that the product is manufactured robustly by third parties, meeting quality standards from raw materials to the final packaged product.

Main responsibilities:

• The product manager will be the main point of contact for all aspects of the product, including technology transfer projects, innovation, its technical performance of both the current process and any proposed changes to it (changes that include qualification of new raw material suppliers, changes in manufacturing processes, and changes in the packaging process).
• Ensures that all aspects of Product Quality Lifecycle Management are met and kept up to date.
• Leads actions and establishes agreements with other areas such as Production, Quality, Purchasing, Engineering, and other product-related areas, including the preparation of test batches or experiences applicable to manufacturing and packaging processes.
• In the introduction of new products (NPI), the product manager takes full responsibility for the product when it is transferred from R&D or from the donor site and maintains this responsibility throughout the product's lifecycle.
• In packaging validation, coordinate activities related to validations or process qualifications at third parties to ensure the scheduling of validation or process qualification exercises and compliance with the program.
• Responsible for capacity improvements of all processes in the manufacturing unit of their product, including support for OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) review and savings projects at third parties.
• Participates in Due Diligence processes for evaluating potential plants for supplying new products or transferring existing products.

Location: Home Worker from Mexico City or Guadalajara with availability to visit manufacturing sites of maquiladoras in Toluca, CDMX, and Guadalajara.

Why YOU?

Your qualifications:

• Graduate in Chemical Sciences, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, or a related career.
• At least 2+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or consumer industry in similar positions or in some of the following areas: Project Management in production plants, Technical/Development Area, Pharmaceutical Production.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects with members from different departments of the organization.
• Understanding of unit operation, the equipment involved, and packaging processes.
• Intermediate-advanced English.
• Interpersonal and communication skills (teamwork, effective negotiation, problem-solving, decision-making, critical aptitude, ability to relate to personnel from other areas).
• Knowledge of GMP, GLP standards, basic statistical knowledge, and Lean Six Sigma techniques.
• Experience in technology transfer, with an understanding of process development.
• Knowledge to evaluate and interpret statistical data.
• Goal-oriented and in projects with multidisciplinary teams.
• Sense of urgency. Demonstrate a high commitment to delivering quality and robustness.
• Ability to identify key manufacturing problems, provide and challenge recommendations for their resolution.

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