Director, Formulation Development

Development Oversight : Oversee formulation development from feasibility through commercial readiness, ensuring alignment across research, manufacturing, analytical, and quality teams. Apply AI supported analytics to optimize formulations, improve batch consistency, accelerate troubleshooting, and maintain compliance, documentation integrity, and patient safety.

Process Optimization: Lead formulation optimization initiatives focused on scalability, manufacturability, stability, and operational efficiency. Utilize AI enabled process intelligence, predictive monitoring, and data analysis to improve robustness, reduce variability, and support sustainable manufacturing performance.

Technical Problem Solving: Resolve complex scientific, operational, and quality challenges impacting formulation performance and commercialization timelines. Integrate AI powered analytics and simulation tools to accelerate issue resolution, improve development outcomes, and maintain compliance, product quality, and operational continuity.

Stakeholder Alignment: Build partnerships across quality, manufacturing, regulatory, analytical, and commercial teams to ensure coordinated formulation execution. Leverage AI enhanced collaboration and reporting tools to improve decision making, visibility, accountability, and alignment with Empower’s strategic and compliance objectives.

Talent Development: Recruit, develop, and retain high performing scientific talent within Empower’s fast paced, highly regulated environment while promoting accountability, technical excellence, and continuous learning.

Executive Communication: Deliver data driven updates and strategic recommendations regarding formulation progress, technical risks, and operational readiness. Apply AI enabled reporting and forecasting tools to improve communication clarity, accelerate decision making, and support long term business growth.

Compliance Leadership: Ensure formulation activities comply with regulatory requirements, internal quality systems, and industry standards supporting Empower’s 503A and 503B operations. Utilize AI driven compliance monitoring and audit tools to strengthen oversight, inspection readiness, and patient safety.

Risk Management : Lead scientific and operational risk management activities supporting formulation development, scale up, and manufacturing readiness. Apply AI enabled analytics and scenario modeling to identify vulnerabilities, improve mitigation planning, and protect product quality, compliance, and business continuity.

Documentation Excellence : Establish documentation practices ensuring accuracy, traceability, and inspection readiness across formulation activities. Leverage AI assisted authoring and digital knowledge systems to improve documentation quality, accelerate approvals, and strengthen access to critical development information.

Scalability Initiatives: Drive scalable formulation and process strategies supporting product launches, operational expansion, and manufacturing efficiency. Utilize AI powered analytics and forecasting tools to improve scalability decisions, optimize resources, and support high performance across evolving production environments.

Technology Integration: Champion advanced technologies, digital platforms, and AI enabled capabilities that strengthen formulation development and operational performance. Partner cross functionally to integrate automation, predictive analytics, and connected data systems improving efficiency, collaboration, and decision quality.

Continuous Improvement: Lead continuous improvement initiatives enhancing scientific execution, operational discipline, and development efficiency. Apply AI driven analytics and workflow optimization tools to identify opportunities, eliminate inefficiencies, and reinforce Empower’s commitment to innovation, compliance, quality, and operational excellence.

Customer Focus: Builds trust through customer-centric solutions.

Strategic AI: Guides responsible AI adoption and adaptation.

Optimizes Work Processes: Drives efficiency with continuous improvement.

Collaborates: Partners effectively to achieve shared goals.

Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources efficiently.

Manages Complexity: Simplifies and solves complex challenges.

Ensures Accountability: Delivers on commitments with integrity.

Situational Adaptability: Adjusts approach to shifting conditions.

Communicates Effectively: Tailors messages to diverse audiences.

People: Empowering people defines who we are.

Quality: Excellence in every product, every time.

Service: Serving others is our highest purpose.

Innovation: Advancing care through technology and discovery.