Senior Director, Scientific Affairs
for section headings (e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes: Job Summary (could be "About the role" or "Job Summary"? The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can map content to these headings.
We have:
- About the role: could be the introductory narrative about West and the job summary? The "Job Summary" is a paragraph describing role. Could be placed under About the role.
- Responsibilities: Essential Duties And Responsibilities + Additional Responsibilities.
- Requirements: Education Required, Work Experience, Additional Requirements (maybe combine into Requirements). Could also have Qualifications (Education, Experience). The instruction says we can use Requirements and Qualifications sections. We need to decide.
- Skills: Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities.
- Benefits: What We Offer (includes hybrid position, relocation assistance, inclusive culture, global career opportunities, continuous learning). Also maybe Travel Requirements and Physical Requirements could be separate sections? But they are not Benefits; they are more like job details. The instruction says only create Benefits if posting actually states them. It does state benefits (What We Offer). Travel Requirements and Physical Requirements are not benefits but could be separate sections like "Travel" and "Physical Requirements"? Not in the list of allowed headings. The allowed headings are limited: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should map Travel Requirements and Physical Requirements maybe under Requirements or Qualifications? Or we could omit them if they'd be thin? But they are substantive. However the instruction says we should prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could incorporate travel and physical requirements into a "Requirements" section as bullet points.
We must not create Pay or Schedule sections unless posting actually states them. It does not mention pay or schedule specifics (except hybrid position requiring onsite minimum 3 days per week). That's schedule info. The posting says: "This is a hybrid position requiring the team member to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per week". That's schedule detail. Should we create a Schedule section? The instruction says never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state schedule (hybrid, minimum 3 days onsite). So we can include a Schedule section. However the allowed headings list includes Schedule. So we can add a Schedule heading with that detail.
Similarly, Benefits: we have "What We Offer" includes hybrid position, relocation assistance, inclusive culture, global career opportunities, continuous learning. So we can create Benefits section.
Pay: not mentioned, so omit.
Now we need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. We'll not.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statement, accommodation email, background screening, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the narrative about West, job summary, responsibilities (essential and additional), education, work experience, additional requirements, preferred knowledge/skills/abilities, travel requirements, physical requirements, benefits (including hybrid, relocation, culture, global opportunities, learning), schedule (hybrid requirement). Also maybe mention "Travel Requirements 20%: Up to 52 business days per year". Physical Requirements: Sedentary... We'll include those as bullet points under Requirements or maybe separate? Since we have limited headings, we could add them under Requirements as bullet points.
We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for responsibilities we will use
- . For education, work experience, etc we could also use lists if they are multiple items. Education Required: bullet list of degrees. Work Experience: bullet list of experience requirements. Additional Requirements: bullet list. Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: bullet list. Travel Requirements: maybe a single item but could be a list. Physical Requirements: maybe a list.
We need to decide sections:
- About the role: includes the introductory paragraph about West and Job Summary? Could combine.
- Responsibilities: Essential Duties And Responsibilities + Additional Responsibilities.
- Requirements: Education Required, Work Experience, Additional Requirements, Travel Requirements, Physical Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe we could treat Education and Experience as Qualifications, but we already have Requirements. The instruction allows both Requirements and Qualifications sections. To avoid thin sections, we could combine education and experience into Requirements, and put Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities into Skills section. Qualifications could be omitted or we could put something like "Preferred qualifications" but that may be thin. Better to follow: Requirements (education, experience, additional requirements, travel, physical). Skills (preferred knowledge, skills, abilities). Benefits (what we offer). Schedule (hybrid requirement). About the role (intro + job summary). That seems reasonable.
We must not create a section with filler. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Now we need to format.
We'll output something like:
About the role
At West, we’re a dedicated team ... (the introductory narrative up to "How will yours help write our future?" plus Job Summary paragraph). Need to include all substantive info from that part.
Let's extract the introductory narrative:
"Description At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future? There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families. We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts."
Then Job Summary: "The Senior Director, Scientific Affairs is responsible for leading the Scientific Affairs and Scientific Communications functions, advancing the organization’s scientific leadership, credibility, and external engagement in support of the Elastomers and Primary Containment (E&PC) business strategy. This role serves as a senior scientific leader across pharmaceutical packaging, containment, elastomers, materials, regulatory expectations, and emerging industry trends, and is charged with delivering scientific insights that inform new product offers, build external KOL credibility, and ensure West’s scientific leadership. The role partners closely with Product Management, Marketing, R&D, Technical Customer Support, Quality, Regulatory, and others to translate scientific insights into actionable business strategy, customer-facing scientific content, technical thought leadership, and evidence-based product positioning. The Senior Director will lead a team focused on scientific excellence, customer impact, cross-functional collaboration, and global consistency in scientific communications and engagement."
We'll combine these into About the role paragraph(s). Could be multiple
tags.
Now Responsibilities: Essential Duties And Responsibilities (list) plus Additional Responsibilities (list). We'll combine into one
- list.
Let's extract Essential Duties And Responsibilities bullet points (they are sentences separated by periods but each starts with a verb). We'll need to split into list items.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities:
- Lead the Scientific Affairs and Scientific Communications functions, establishing scientific strategy, domain science focus areas, priorities, and operating plans – including external engagement plans – aligned with business strategy and objectives, product portfolio roadmap, customer needs, and market opportunities.
- Serve as a senior scientific leader and, if and where appropriate, subject matter expert, providing guidance on pharmaceutical packaging, containment, elastomers, materials science, regulatory expectations, and emerging industry trends.
- Translate scientific, technical, regulatory, and customer scientific insights into actionable recommendations that support new product innovation, differentiation, and long-term business strategy – establishing West’s scientific leadership and elevating the industry standard.
- Partner with Product Management, Marketing, Technical Customer Support, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs to support strategic customer engagements and communicate the company’s scientific value proposition.
- Represent the organization externally – including with scientific staff – through industry conferences, technical forums, publications, webinars, customer engagement, and scientific thought leadership activities.
- Build and maintain relationships with key customers, industry and standards organizations, academic partners, and external experts to strengthen scientific credibility, and market and regulatory influence.
- Develop and implement strategies to influence standards organizations and the industry, pulling together employees with seats on standards organizations boards/committees through an enterprise “community of practice,” and ensuring a strategic One West approach externally.
- Lead the development of scientific materials, technical narratives, publications, presentations, white papers, and training content that support scientific leadership, customer education, product positioning, and market adoption.
- Provide scientific input into product claims, technical documentation, launch materials, and commercial enablement resources to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with approved messaging.
- Identify opportunities to generate and communicate scientific evidence – through internal and external laboratories – that supports product performance, customer applications, regulatory understanding, and competitive differentiation.
- Own the governance and lifecycle management of scientific content and claims to ensure that all scientific communications are accurate, consistent, evidence-based, current, and delivered in formats that meet evolving customer needs.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to assess customer challenges, market needs, technology trends, and scientific gaps that may influence product strategy, innovation priorities, or lifecycle management.
- Provide scientific perspective to support product launches, customer programs, strategic initiatives, issue resolution, and business development opportunities.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain close relationship with other internal technical organizations, especially R&D and Technical Customer Service.
- Lead, coach, develop, and build a high-performing Scientific Affairs and Scientific Communications team, fostering scientific rigor, collaboration, accountability, external engagement, and customer-focused execution.
- Establish goals, priorities, metrics, and processes to ensure effective delivery of Scientific Affairs and Scientific Communications programs, including engagement and positioning within relevant standards-setting organizations.
- Ensure activities are conducted in alignment with company policies, quality expectations, compliance requirements, and applicable standard operating procedures.
We'll combine these into a single list.
Now Requirements section: Education Required, Work Experience, Additional Requirements, Travel Requirements, Physical Requirements.
Education Required: "Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific or technical field (or equivalent experience) Preferred: Master’s degree, Ph.D., Pharm.D., or equivalent advanced scientific degree in a relevant discipline"
We can make list items: Bachelor's Degree in ...; Preferred: Master’s degree, Ph.D., Pharm.D., or equivalent advanced scientific degree.
Work Experience: "Minimum of 12 years of progressive scientific, technical service, medical affairs, or scientific affairs leadership experience, including leadership of global teams and external
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes: Job Summary (could be "About the role" or "Job Summary"? The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can map content to these headings. We have: - About the role: could be the introductory narrative about West and the job summary? The "Job Summary" is a paragraph describing role. Could be placed under About the role. - Responsibilities: Essential Duties And Responsibilities + Additional Responsibilities. - Requirements: Education Required, Work Experience, Additional Requirements (maybe combine into Requirements). Could also have Qualifications (Education, Experience). The instruction says we can use Requirements and Qualifications sections. We need to decide. - Skills: Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities. - Benefits: What We Offer (includes hybrid position, relocation assistance, inclusive culture, global career opportunities, continuous learning). Also maybe Travel Requirements and Physical Requirements could be separate sections? But they are not Benefits; they are more like job details. The instruction says only create Benefits if posting actually states them. It does state benefits (What We Offer). Travel Requirements and Physical Requirements are not benefits but could be separate sections like "Travel" and "Physical Requirements"? Not in the list of allowed headings. The allowed headings are limited: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should map Travel Requirements and Physical Requirements maybe under Requirements or Qualifications? Or we could omit them if they'd be thin? But they are substantive. However the instruction says we should prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could incorporate travel and physical requirements into a "Requirements" section as bullet points. We must not create Pay or Schedule sections unless posting actually states them. It does not mention pay or schedule specifics (except hybrid position requiring onsite minimum 3 days per week). That's schedule info. The posting says: "This is a hybrid position requiring the team member to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per week". That's schedule detail. Should we create a Schedule section? The instruction says never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state schedule (hybrid, minimum 3 days onsite). So we can include a Schedule section. However the allowed headings list includes Schedule. So we can add a Schedule heading with that detail. Similarly, Benefits: we have "What We Offer" includes hybrid position, relocation assistance, inclusive culture, global career opportunities, continuous learning. So we can create Benefits section. Pay: not mentioned, so omit. Now we need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. We'll not. We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statement, accommodation email, background screening, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the narrative about West, job summary, responsibilities (essential and additional), education, work experience, additional requirements, preferred knowledge/skills/abilities, travel requirements, physical requirements, benefits (including hybrid, relocation, culture, global opportunities, learning), schedule (hybrid requirement). Also maybe mention "Travel Requirements 20%: Up to 52 business days per year". Physical Requirements: Sedentary... We'll include those as bullet points under Requirements or maybe separate? Since we have limited headings, we could add them under Requirements as bullet points. We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for responsibilities we will use
- . For education, work experience, etc we could also use lists if they are multiple items. Education Required: bullet list of degrees. Work Experience: bullet list of experience requirements. Additional Requirements: bullet list. Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: bullet list. Travel Requirements: maybe a single item but could be a list. Physical Requirements: maybe a list.
We need to decide sections:
- About the role: includes the introductory paragraph about West and Job Summary? Could combine.
- Responsibilities: Essential Duties And Responsibilities + Additional Responsibilities.
- Requirements: Education Required, Work Experience, Additional Requirements, Travel Requirements, Physical Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe we could treat Education and Experience as Qualifications, but we already have Requirements. The instruction allows both Requirements and Qualifications sections. To avoid thin sections, we could combine education and experience into Requirements, and put Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities into Skills section. Qualifications could be omitted or we could put something like "Preferred qualifications" but that may be thin. Better to follow: Requirements (education, experience, additional requirements, travel, physical). Skills (preferred knowledge, skills, abilities). Benefits (what we offer). Schedule (hybrid requirement). About the role (intro + job summary). That seems reasonable.
We must not create a section with filler. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Now we need to format.
We'll output something like:
About the role
At West, we’re a dedicated team ... (the introductory narrative up to "How will yours help write our future?" plus Job Summary paragraph). Need to include all substantive info from that part. Let's extract the introductory narrative: "Description At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future? There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families. We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts." Then Job Summary: "The Senior Director, Scientific Affairs is responsible for leading the Scientific Affairs and Scientific Communications functions, advancing the organization’s scientific leadership, credibility, and external engagement in support of the Elastomers and Primary Containment (E&PC) business strategy. This role serves as a senior scientific leader across pharmaceutical packaging, containment, elastomers, materials, regulatory expectations, and emerging industry trends, and is charged with delivering scientific insights that inform new product offers, build external KOL credibility, and ensure West’s scientific leadership. The role partners closely with Product Management, Marketing, R&D, Technical Customer Support, Quality, Regulatory, and others to translate scientific insights into actionable business strategy, customer-facing scientific content, technical thought leadership, and evidence-based product positioning. The Senior Director will lead a team focused on scientific excellence, customer impact, cross-functional collaboration, and global consistency in scientific communications and engagement." We'll combine these into About the role paragraph(s). Could be multiple
tags. Now Responsibilities: Essential Duties And Responsibilities (list) plus Additional Responsibilities (list). We'll combine into one
- list. Let's extract Essential Duties And Responsibilities bullet points (they are sentences separated by periods but each starts with a verb). We'll need to split into list items. Essential Duties And Responsibilities: - Lead the Scientific Affairs and Scientific Communications functions, establishing scientific strategy, domain science focus areas, priorities, and operating plans – including external engagement plans – aligned with business strategy and objectives, product portfolio roadmap, customer needs, and market opportunities. - Serve as a senior scientific leader and, if and where appropriate, subject matter expert, providing guidance on pharmaceutical packaging, containment, elastomers, materials science, regulatory expectations, and emerging industry trends. - Translate scientific, technical, regulatory, and customer scientific insights into actionable recommendations that support new product innovation, differentiation, and long-term business strategy – establishing West’s scientific leadership and elevating the industry standard. - Partner with Product Management, Marketing, Technical Customer Support, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs to support strategic customer engagements and communicate the company’s scientific value proposition. - Represent the organization externally – including with scientific staff – through industry conferences, technical forums, publications, webinars, customer engagement, and scientific thought leadership activities. - Build and maintain relationships with key customers, industry and standards organizations, academic partners, and external experts to strengthen scientific credibility, and market and regulatory influence. - Develop and implement strategies to influence standards organizations and the industry, pulling together employees with seats on standards organizations boards/committees through an enterprise “community of practice,” and ensuring a strategic One West approach externally. - Lead the development of scientific materials, technical narratives, publications, presentations, white papers, and training content that support scientific leadership, customer education, product positioning, and market adoption. - Provide scientific input into product claims, technical documentation, launch materials, and commercial enablement resources to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with approved messaging. - Identify opportunities to generate and communicate scientific evidence – through internal and external laboratories – that supports product performance, customer applications, regulatory understanding, and competitive differentiation. - Own the governance and lifecycle management of scientific content and claims to ensure that all scientific communications are accurate, consistent, evidence-based, current, and delivered in formats that meet evolving customer needs. - Collaborate with internal stakeholders to assess customer challenges, market needs, technology trends, and scientific gaps that may influence product strategy, innovation priorities, or lifecycle management. - Provide scientific perspective to support product launches, customer programs, strategic initiatives, issue resolution, and business development opportunities. Additional Responsibilities: - Build and maintain close relationship with other internal technical organizations, especially R&D and Technical Customer Service. - Lead, coach, develop, and build a high-performing Scientific Affairs and Scientific Communications team, fostering scientific rigor, collaboration, accountability, external engagement, and customer-focused execution. - Establish goals, priorities, metrics, and processes to ensure effective delivery of Scientific Affairs and Scientific Communications programs, including engagement and positioning within relevant standards-setting organizations. - Ensure activities are conducted in alignment with company policies, quality expectations, compliance requirements, and applicable standard operating procedures. We'll combine these into a single list. Now Requirements section: Education Required, Work Experience, Additional Requirements, Travel Requirements, Physical Requirements. Education Required: "Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific or technical field (or equivalent experience) Preferred: Master’s degree, Ph.D., Pharm.D., or equivalent advanced scientific degree in a relevant discipline" We can make list items: Bachelor's Degree in ...; Preferred: Master’s degree, Ph.D., Pharm.D., or equivalent advanced scientific degree. Work Experience: "Minimum of 12 years of progressive scientific, technical service, medical affairs, or scientific affairs leadership experience, including leadership of global teams and external
- . For education, work experience, etc we could also use lists if they are multiple items. Education Required: bullet list of degrees. Work Experience: bullet list of experience requirements. Additional Requirements: bullet list. Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: bullet list. Travel Requirements: maybe a single item but could be a list. Physical Requirements: maybe a list.
We need to decide sections:
- About the role: includes the introductory paragraph about West and Job Summary? Could combine.
- Responsibilities: Essential Duties And Responsibilities + Additional Responsibilities.
- Requirements: Education Required, Work Experience, Additional Requirements, Travel Requirements, Physical Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe we could treat Education and Experience as Qualifications, but we already have Requirements. The instruction allows both Requirements and Qualifications sections. To avoid thin sections, we could combine education and experience into Requirements, and put Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities into Skills section. Qualifications could be omitted or we could put something like "Preferred qualifications" but that may be thin. Better to follow: Requirements (education, experience, additional requirements, travel, physical). Skills (preferred knowledge, skills, abilities). Benefits (what we offer). Schedule (hybrid requirement). About the role (intro + job summary). That seems reasonable.
We must not create a section with filler. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Now we need to format.
We'll output something like: