Overview
In this role you will lead the exploration and development of next-generation nicotine technologies and novel delivery platforms. You will translate emerging science into actionable recommendations for global R&D projects and future product platforms. You’ll blend science scouting, pharmacokinetic evaluation, and external collaboration to build a credible innovation pipeline. This position offers cross-functional impact across international teams and external partners, contributing to JTI’s leadership in nicotine delivery innovation.
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Identify and evaluate novel nicotine-delivery technologies, inhalation platforms, nicotine analogs and active ingredients to build an innovation pipeline
- Develop experimental approaches, assess feasibility and interpret data to generate evidence and recommendations for global R&D projects
- Support consumer-experience, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluations and delivery-performance assessments across multiple delivery systems
- Coordinate scientific work with CROs, start-ups, academic groups, and external partners to access capabilities and deliver outcomes
- Conduct literature reviews and competitive intelligence, synthesize findings and communicate conclusions to multidisciplinary stakeholders
- Collaborate across multidisciplinary project teams and share scientific knowledge
- Support additional innovation tasks and projects as priorities evolve and at manager’s request
Zentrale Anforderungen
- Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Delivery, Biomedical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacology or related discipline
- More than five years of experience in R&D, drug delivery, pharmaceutical development or innovation
- Experience in inhalation drug delivery is highly desirable
- Experience with inhalation products, aerosols, powders or respiratory delivery is desirable
- Knowledge of nicotine science or neuropharmacology is desirable
- Experience with contract research organizations, start-ups or academic collaborators is desirable
- Experience with pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic research, brain imaging or autonomic-response clinical studies is desirable
- Excellent written and spoken English for scientific communication and collaboration in international teams
- Scientific technology-scouting, literature-review and competitive-intelligence capabilities
- Knowledge of inhalation technologies and novel delivery systems
- Experience in experimental design, study planning and scientific-data interpretation
- Ability to coordinate external partners and deliver multiple projects
- Curiosity, learning agility and clear scientific communication
- Collaborative approach with empathy, ownership, consumer focus, openness to challenge and responsible decision-making
- Curiosity
- Learning agility
- Team collaboration
- Inhalation drug delivery
- Inhalation technologies and delivery systems
- Experimental design and study planning
Tech Exploration & Innovation Manager in Genève Arbeitgeber: Japan Tobacco International
Als Arbeitgeber bieten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit, an der Spitze der Neurowissenschaften zu arbeiten und innovative Lösungen zu entwickeln, die echten Einfluss auf das Verbraucherverhalten haben. Unsere Unternehmenskultur fördert Zusammenarbeit und Kreativität, während wir Ihnen zahlreiche Möglichkeiten zur beruflichen Weiterentwicklung und zum Networking mit globalen Teams bieten. In dieser Rolle haben Sie die Chance, Ihre Expertise in einem dynamischen Umfeld einzubringen und dabei ethische Standards zu wahren, was uns zu einem attraktiven Arbeitgeber macht.
Kontaktdaten:
Japan Tobacco International Recruiting-Team
