Roquette Freres

Lead Customer Solutions Scientist

Roquette Freres$122K — $166K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (Ph.D., MSc) in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Technology, Biotechnology, or related life sciences discipline
  • 3-7 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to build relationships and work effectively in cross-functional teams
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a customer-centric and proactive approach

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a technical subject matter expert for biologics and injectable applications
  • Provide technical support to biopharma customers for Roquette solutions
  • Build and maintain scientific relationships with customer R&D and formulation teams
  • Guide customers in the selection and implementation of Roquette portfolio
  • Identify and develop new commercial opportunities and strategic partnerships
  • Act as a liaison between customers and internal technical teams
  • Capture customer feedback to inform product development strategies

Benefits

  • Opportunity to represent Roquette at scientific conferences and trade shows
  • Involvement in developing technical marketing materials and presentations
  • Collaborative research opportunities with cross-functional teams
  • Strong emphasis on continuous learning and staying current with industry trends
  • Flexibility to work in diverse environments across teams and geographies
Full Job Description
We are looking for our next Technical Sales and Customer Specialist within our Biopharmaceutical Team. This role sits at the intersection of science and business, supporting biopharma customers from early development through commercialization. The primary purpose of this role is to enable customer success by translating complex technical challenges into practical, scalable solutions through high-quality technical support with Roquette's portfolio for biologics and parenteral drug product applications. This role serves as a critical technical interface and scientific partner between customers and internal stakeholders, including R&D, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Quality, and Regulatory teams, ensuring that opportunities are technically sound, commercially viable, and executed effectively.

This position is located in Wilmington, DE or Springhouse, PA.

Compensation:

The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $122,000 - $166,000. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

What You'll Do:
  • Serve as a technical subject matter expert supporting activities for biologics and injectable applications across the sale cycle
  • Provide technical support to biopharma customers, enabling development and implementation of Roquette solutions at strategic and key accounts
  • Build and maintain strong scientific relationships with customer R&D, formulation, process teams, to understand development challenges and bottlenecks, and to define solution strategies
  • Guide customers in selection, evaluation, and implementation of Roquette portfolio
  • Identify, evaluate, and help develop new commercial opportunities and strategic partnerships
  • Act as a liaison between customers and internal technical teams to ensure alignment and timely communication and delivery of solutions and resolutions
  • Capture and communicate customer feedback and unmet needs to inform product development and application strategy
  • Design, execute, and publish studies evaluating new and existing products in collaboration with cross-functional business unit teams
  • Contribute to the development of technical marketing materials, including white papers, case studies, technical presentations, and data packages that support commercial activities.
  • Deliver technical presentation and training to internal audiences
  • Represent Roquette at scientific conferences, trade shows, and industry forums
  • Stay current with trends in biologics, drug development, manufacturing technologies, and regulatory requirements


What You'll Need:

  • Education: Advance degree (Ph.D., MSc) in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Technology, Biotechnology, or related life sciences discipline
  • Experience: 3-7 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to build relationships and work effectively in cross-functional teams
    • Entrepreneurial mind set with a customer-centric, proactive approach and resilience in the face of challenges
    • Fluency in English
  • Core capabilities
    • Able to break down complex formulation or process challenges into actionable paths
    • Build credibility and rapport with technical stakeholders and communicate with clarity and confidence, be the voice of customers
    • Understand how technical decisions impact timelines, risks, and commercial outcomes
    • Proactively drive projects forward with minimal direction and supervision
    • Work effectively across functions and geographies
  • Business Travel: Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (approximately 30 - 50% of the time)


Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of

If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together!

About Roquette Freres

Roquette Freres is a global leader in plant-based ingredients and a pioneer of new vegetal proteins. The company offers a wide range of products and solutions in the fields of human nutrition, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and industrial applications. Roquette Freres was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Lestrem, France. The company operates in over 100 countries and has 45 production sites around the world. Roquette Freres is committed to sustainable development and has set ambitious targets to reduce its environmental impact and promote responsible sourcing.
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