Vice President, Compendial Science Transformation

Who is USP?

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide.

At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds—regardless of background—to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Brief Job Overview

This is a senior scientific leadership role to support the advancement and transformation of USP’s compendial science. This role is responsible for ensuring the scientific rigor, consistency, and global relevance of USP standards, science, and policy as new scientific advances, emerging medicine modalities, and evolving manufacturing technologies reshape pharmaceutical development and quality expectations.

Working across scientific, regulatory, and operational teams, the Vice President leads science quality strategies aligned with USP’s Science Quality Framework, supports readiness for digital transformation and modern pharmaceutical trends, and advances pharmacopeial collaboration and harmonization. The role also strengthens USP’s scientific voice through effective knowledge dissemination and stakeholder engagement, reinforcing USP’s position as a trusted global authority in compendial science and policy.

How will YOU create impact here at USP?

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.

The Vice President, Compendial Science Transformation has the following responsibilities:

• Provide senior scientific leadership for the development, application, and evolution of compendial science, ensuring high scientific rigor and quality across standards.
• Lead science quality strategies aligned with USP’s Mission, and Science Quality Framework, ensuring transparency, consistency, and scientific defensibility.
• Drive scientific readiness for pharmacopeial support of industry's digital transformation and emerging science & technologies by aligning compendial standards with modern pharmaceutical trends, including advanced manufacturing, data driven approaches to quality, and automated risk-based decision-making strategies.
• Advance pharmacopeial collaboration and pharmaceutical harmonization, including establishing a strategic engagement approach with international partners and regulatory stakeholders to further compendial science and compendial policy.
• Partner with Regulatory Affairs and cross-functional teams to anticipate regulatory developments and support effective science–led regulatory engagement to further compendial science and policy.
• Strengthening USP’s scientific voice through knowledge dissemination and stakeholder engagement, supporting understanding and adoption of USP standards.
• Lead and develop scientific teams, including performance management and stewardship of resources.

Who is USP Looking For?

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders, along with the following competencies and experience:

• PhD in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Regulatory Science, or a related field with 10+ years of regulatory or industry experience, or MS with 15+ years (or equivalent combination).
• 7+ years of experience in compendial or regulatory science, including development and application of quality standards.
• Broad scientific expertise related to the quality of medicines, dietary supplements, and foods.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex scientific initiatives in a global regulatory and scientific environment.
• Strong understanding of global regulatory and scientific standard setting ecosystems.
• Experience driving and implementing digital transformation within an evolving regulatory environment.

Additional Desired Preferences

• Strong understanding and familiarity with the governance, policies and processes of USP, other pharmacopeias and standard setting organizations.
• Agility to lead and pursue a variety of scientific projects and research.
• Demonstrated stakeholder collaboration experience, with the ability to quickly develop and manage internal and external relationships and contacts.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal communications, negotiation, writing, and strong listening skills.
• Ability and desire to work well with diverse employees and customers in a cooperative and friendly manner.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Yes, this role manages approximately 7-8 staff members.

Benefits

USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being is protected.

Compensation

Base Salary Range: USD $270,000.00 – $325,000.00 annually.
Target Annual Bonus: % Varies based on level of role.

Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate’s skill set, experience, qualifications, equity, and other job-related reasons.

Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with USP.