Chief of Science Staff (m/f/d)

We are an owner-managed, globally active company in the specialty pharmaceuticals sector with a clear mission: to be THE sustainable platform for long-established and trusted pharmaceutical brand products in various therapeutic areas. As a reliable partner to the research-based pharmaceutical industry, CHEPLAPHARM ensures the availability and supply of these medicines for the global market.

This benefits not only our partners, but also patients around the world. We are proud that our specialised business model has enabled us to become one of the world's leading companies in the acquisition of original preparations within 20 years, and we continue to grow. The aspiration of our approximately 800 employees: Together, we want to ‘ACHIEVE MORE’.

In the role as Chief of Science Staff, you serve as the strategic and operational backbone of the Science Function, ensuring that financial governance, structured business processes, and cross-functional coordination operate with clarity and efficiency. You translate the VP’s strategic priorities into operational reality and ensure that the function acts with coherence and decisiveness.

What makes your day with us special:

Strategic Execution & Operational Partnership
Serve as the primary operational partner to the VP Global Science by translating strategic priorities into actionable plans, tracking progress, and ensuring consistent follow-through across the Science Function.

Governance, Decision Support & Business Coordination
Prepare and coordinate decision-making forums, leadership meetings, and governance bodies by ensuring structured agendas, accurate documentation, and effective follow-up on action items. Ensure operational consistency across therapeutic areas by maintaining a holistic overview of all Science business support processes.

Financial Oversight Management
Manage Science Controlling, including oversight of product and project costs, budget planning strategy, and budget data processing.

Procurement & External Service Management
Manage indirect purchasing within the BANF process, including financial authorization, coordination with Legal for notary processes, and selection and handling of translation service providers.

Leadership & Internal Communication
Lead the Business Support Team and drive internal communication within the Science Function, ensuring that key information is effectively cascaded across teams and hierarchical levels.

What sets you apart:

Education & Professional Experience in a Regulated Environment
You hold a Master’s degree in a business, science, or related field and bring 7–10 years of experience in a strategic, operational, or business management role within a regulated (pharma/life sciences) environment. You have experience in financial governance, science controlling, and outsourcing management in complex, cross-functional organizations.

Strategic Execution, Analysis & Problem Solving
You are proven in operating at the interface of strategy and operations, translating leadership priorities into structured plans and ensuring effective execution. You demonstrate strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to work through ambiguous, multi-dimensional problems and produce clear, decision-ready outputs.

Stakeholder Management
You bring exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, enabling you to influence across hierarchical levels and act as a trusted representative. You demonstrate a high level of discretion, reliability, and organizational judgment, and are comfortable operating with limited direct authority in a highly networked environment.

What we offer you besides the job:

Corporate culture & internationality
A growing company with a diverse, open working environment and employees from around 40 countries.

Flexible working models & work-life balance
Individually customisable working models, including the option to work from another EU country for up to two months per year. Working time account with compensatory time off and 30 days of holiday.

Individual benefits & pension provision
Flexible benefits budget, e.g. for increased company pension provision, fitness and health offers or subsidies for travel and meal costs.

Discounts & additional benefits
Access to the corporate benefits platform with discounts at hundreds of partner companies.

Further development & team culture
Internal and external training courses tailored to personal goals, as well as company and team events to strengthen cohesion and celebrate successes together.

We look forward to receiving your detailed application! Please only use the ‘Apply now!’ function to submit your application.