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VERTANICAL

Develops cannabinoid-based therapies for chronic pain

Team Lead/Director Chemistry - Manufacturing and Controls, CMC

Bioprocess & BiomanufacturingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGräfelfing, GermanyNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed university degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Process Engineering, Biotechnology, or a comparable natural-science or technical field.
  • Several years of professional experience in management consulting or in CMC at a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical company.
  • Understanding of the interfaces among CMC, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, and clinical development, with the ability to translate technical issues into sound decisions.
  • Ability to assess complex requirements in a structured way, communicate them clearly, and translate them into practical actions.
  • For the Director track, demonstrated leadership and strategic steering experience; for the Team Lead track, experience in technical team or project leadership.
  • Ability to work in a structured, hands-on, solution-oriented manner while balancing quality, schedule, and supply reliability.
  • Confident communication in German and English and effective collaboration with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and steer the CMC strategy across relevant development phases, translating product and regulatory goals into concrete technical development plans.
  • Own the pharmaceutical and technical development of the active ingredient and drug product, including formulation, manufacturing process, analytical control, specifications, and stability program.
  • Coordinate the preparation and maintenance of CMC content for clinical study and regulatory submission documents, and prepare responses to regulatory authority questions with Regulatory Affairs.
  • Manage external manufacturers and development partners, particularly CMOs/CDMOs, including technical coordination, project milestones, technology transfers, and tracking agreed actions.
  • Assess technical risks to product quality, development plans, and supply, and implement appropriate risk-mitigation measures.
  • Coordinate stability data, changes to manufacturing processes and test methods, and the required product-lifecycle assessments.
  • Ensure technical decisions, data, and development reports are documented traceably and aligned with relevant quality and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead and develop the CMC Affairs team, establishing clear responsibilities and priorities and ensuring reliable collaboration.
  • Present progress, dependencies, risks, and decision needs regularly to project teams and executive management.

About the Company

VERTANICAL

Develops cannabinoid-based therapies for chronic pain

VERTANICAL develops therapies for chronic pain. Its lead product, VER-01, is a cannabinoid-based treatment designed to relieve pain and also help with common comorbid problems like sleep disorders and reduced physical function. The company aims to move beyond simple pain relief by addressing multiple related symptoms and to set new standards in pain therapy with VER-01 becoming the leading treatment for chronic pain by 2030. Compared with competitors, VERTANICAL emphasizes a global leadership position through a focused cannabinoid approach and a mission to significantly reduce the burden of chronic pain. The overarching goal is a world free of chronic pain.

Company size
11-50
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Gräfelfing, Germany
Founded
2017

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