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AshlandPOSITION

Senior Project LeaderLOCATION

� Columbia, MD � Wilmington, DE

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Patrick Ropella

President & CEO

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AshlandThen and NowWhat began as a small oil refinery in eastern Kentucky almost 90 years ago has grown into Ashland Inc., one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies. From the beginning, the company’s founder, Paul Blazer, instilled in Ashland employees a passion for hard work, integrity and results – qualities that endure today.

Now, Ashland is a global company operating in more than 100 countries and providing innovative products and services that add value to things that people use or come into contact with every day. The chemistries they provide enable pharmaceuticals that excel in form and function, anti-aging ingredients in skin-care products, cleaner water in a variety of industrial and commercial settings, more sustainable building products, lighter yet stronger wind-turbine blades and advanced recycled motor oils that reduce energy consumption.

Ashland’s legacy traces back to 1924 and a refinery in Catlettsburg, Ky., USA, which later came to be known as Ashland Oil & Refining Company. This refining and marketing focus took the company

into a number of other affiliated businesses including road paving and construction, oil exploration, coal, a premium-branded motor oil business (Valvoline™), a chemicals distribution business and specialty chemical businesses – among others.

As the 1990s progressed, it became clear that Ashland’s regional position in an increasingly consolidating refining industry made its investment less than ideal. So, the company began to look for a means of exiting the refining business in a value-creating manner for its shareholders. The first

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key step in this journey was taken in the late ‘90s when Ashland formed a joint venture with Marathon Oil – a decision that would ultimately give Ashland the ability to exit fully from refining and marketing.

Shortly thereafter, in October 2002, Jim O’Brien was elected to his present role of chairman and chief executive officer. A 26-year employee of Ashland, O’Brien would lead the company through its remarkable transformation from a petroleum refiner and marketer with diversified holdings in chemicals and highway construction into today’s global specialty chemical company.

TransformationSpecialty chemicals was a business Ashland knew well through its performance materials and water technologies segments. It was also a business with attractive characteristics: long-term growth potential, strong cash generation, attractive margins and higher barriers to entry. However there were many specialty chemical companies around the world. Becoming a truly differentiated specialty chemical company demanded a fresh, strategic approach.

While most specialty chemical companies focused on a specific chemistry or manufacturing approach, Ashland chose to focus on different characteristics: gaining positions in specific, increasingly global end markets; leveraging its unique core competencies, and seeking businesses that can achieve global No. 1 or strong No. 2 market positions.

InnovationOne of the things good chemistry does is drive innovation. The

chemistry between Ashland and their customers and suppliers, and between Ashland employees who work in all areas of the company, sparks ideas and produces answers.

Ashland listens to their customers, study the trends in the marketplace, and find the ideal solution. They take

care to ensure that they don’t try to solve the problem too quickly or solve it only with the solutions that are on hand.

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They’re not afraid to alter their way of thinking and, in the process, think of something entirely new. The kind of innovation demonstrated by Ashland occurs when diverse groups of people come together to solve a problem or, as is increasingly becoming the case, rethink decades-old solutions with an enlightened view of our world and its people in mind.

Corporate CultureAt the core of Ashland’s culture, these five elements define the way they work with each other and how they create value:

They are committed to the idea that they will win, as individuals and as a company, only when their customers win in the marketplace. The core element of market focus is around knowing their customers better than any of their competitors.

Innovation is the lifeblood of Ashland. They believe the key to innovation is challenging the status quo – internally and externally – to get to new ways of thinking and then turning those ideas into the products and solutions that help customers be more successful.

The core element of agility is tricky to describe because many think it’s simply about being fast. Ashland believes it takes a combination of preparation, flexibility, fantastic teamwork, a get-it-done attitude, quick decision-making and an outward focus to become very good at being very agile.

Efficiency is about continuously working together to optimize the use of valuable resources to support their business and the ways they get things done.

People development is the foundation for all the other core elements of Ashland’s culture. They believe the legacy they leave as a company will not be in their business accomplishments; it will be in their people and their people’s accomplishments.

What these core elements have in common is a foundation grounded in people working together to do things well. Simple? Not quite. But Ashland has chosen to make it fundamental to their promise: With good chemistry great things happen.™

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Ashland PharmaceuticalAshland is a highly respected supplier of excipients and tablet film coating systems to enable the formulation and delivery of active ingredients. Using their wide range of products, developers create reliable formulas for tablet binding, controlled-release formulations, tablet film coating, drug solubilization and tablet disintegration applications.

Ashland’s utility-water chemistry solutions help their customers to improve their operational efficiencies, protect their plant assets, and minimize their impact on the environment.

Active Ingredients, Excipients and Tablet Film Coating SystemsHaving served the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical markets since the 1950s, Ashland offers an unparalleled excipient portfolio and a global research and development team focused on all of the major formulation trends and solutions, including:

� improving the efficacy of poorly soluble drugs;

� increasing use of controlled-release technology;

� orally disintegrating tablet forms for improved patient compliance, and

� continuous manufacturing of oral dosage forms.

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Ashland to expand pharmaceutical Center of Excellence in Delaware:March 5, 2013

WILMINGTON, Del. - Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced plans to expand its pharmaceutical research and development Center of Excellence at the Ashland Research Center in Wilmington. Ashland will be expanding its existing capabilities to include formulation development and Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) contract manufacturing services for solid dispersions and oral solid dosages. To support early-stage clinical trials, the expansion will include spray drying and extrusion processes previously located in Columbia, Md. Approximately 20 positions will be relocated from Columbia to Wilmington in connection with the expansion.

The company expects the new facility to be operational by summer 2014, reinforcing Ashland’s leading position in solubilization technologies and enabling the company to further support the evolving needs of its pharmaceutical customers. As a global leader, Ashland currently has pharmaceutical technology centers in Buenos Aires, Argentina; São Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Düsseldorf, Germany; Hyderabad, India; Istanbul, Turkey; and Mexico City, Mexico, in addition to Wilmington.

“This relocation and expansion supports Ashland’s commitment to ongoing investment in drug solubilization to help our customers capitalize on future growth opportunities,” said John Panichella, president, Ashland Specialty Ingredients. “Delaware’s recent decision to provide incentives to encourage Ashland’s growth demonstrates the state’s positive outlook and its commitment to business expansion in Delaware. I am extremely excited about the growth opportunities for our pharmaceutical product line and recognize that the state’s actions were integral to our decision.”

“This expansion highlights our ability to provide high-value ingredients backed with superior technical support,” added May Shana’a, vice president, Technology and Growth Strategy, Ashland Specialty Ingredients. “This Center of Excellence, combined with our multiple technical support labs around the world, will enable Ashland to deepen our relationship with customers and allow us to quickly solve customer problems.”

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Ashland Specialty Ingredients offers industry-leading products, technologies and resources for solving formulation and product performance challenges in key markets including personal care, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, coatings and energy. Using natural, synthetic and semi-synthetic polymers derived from plant and seed extract, cellulose ethers and vinyl pyrrolidones, Ashland Specialty Ingredients offers comprehensive and innovative solutions for today’s demanding consumer and industrial applications.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical, tissue and towel, and water treatment. Visit ashland.com to see the innovations we offer through our four commercial units - Ashland Specialty Ingredients, Ashland Water Technologies, Ashland Performance Materials and Ashland Consumer Markets.

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Vivian Bi, Technical Director of Solubilization & Contract ResearchVivian Bi earned her B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University followed by her Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Meijo University. She went on to become a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Utah. She joined the Ashland team in 2011, and built her career working with industry leaders such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

Thomas Durig, Senior Director, Pharmaceutical & Nutrition SpecialtiesThomas received his Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Rhodes University and his Ph.D in Pharmaceutics from Temple University. He joined the Ashland team in 2001, and is currently responsible for new product and new applications development aimed at the global ASI customer base, expertise in building technical teams, aligning technical programs with global business strategy, and establishing new capabilities. Thomas has received several achievement awards, including the 2007 Aqualon Presidents Award for outstanding technology achievement in recognition of the development and launch of the Aquarius™ coating systems business.

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Senior Project LeaderResponsibilities

� Responsible for leading customer projects including coordinating team members, equipment, technologies, materials, testing facilities, and related staff functions to accomplish assigned goals and project time-lines.

� Coordinate activities with other Project Leaders and other departments (QA, QC, etc.) as warranted ensuring quality results in a timely manner.

� Communicate with assigned client(s) on a regular basis to ensure the progress of their project.

� Evaluate data and documentation from project trials and testing, and prepare reports summarizing the R&D and/or CTM manufacturing activities and providing recommendations for product/process improvement, wherever applicable.

� Generate and maintain documentation required of projects and cGMP pharmaceutical operations and cGMP pharmaceutical operations of Clinical Trial Materials including (but not limited to) batch records, SOPs, protocols, manufacturing orders, material item numbers, etc.

� Design technical programs to advance solid dispersion technology; review, revise and issue experimental protocols and final reports.

� Provide technical review of marketing literature and presentations.

� Support training to Ashland global sales and technical team on solubilization technology and new data developments.

� Present research findings at major technical conferences globally.

� Provide technical support to global key accounts on solid dispersion technology, including spray drying and hot melt extrusion.

� Supervise and mentor one or more direct reports.

Requirements � Master degree, (Ph.D. degree preferred) in Pharmaceutical Sciences

or Chemical Engineering or related field from an accredited institution with 8 to 12 years experience in pharmaceutical solid-dosage product/process development and manufacturing.

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� Thorough knowledge of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical materials science and physical chemistry, with emphasis on solid dispersion technology and analytical techniques used to characterize amorphous solid dispersions.

� Extensive hands-on experience with hot melt extrusion and / or spray drying.

� Proven project management track record and ability to successfully manage multiple activities.

� Exhibit excellent mechanical aptitude.

� Demonstrates good interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills with both direct reports and clients.

� Ability to successfully supervise and motivate direct reports to achieve goals and objectives.

� An extensive understanding of cGMP requirements and their application.

� Travel domestic and international up to 30% of working time.

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Location Information Columbia, MDColumbia Maryland, developed by The Rouse Company, is the nation’s most successful planned community. What began in 1962 as 14,100 acres of rural land has become a city of more than 97,000 residents, spread over 10 separate villages, with 2,500 businesses, more than 60,000 jobs, 21 million square feet of commercial space and a wide array of social, cultural, educational, entertainment and recreational programs and facilities. Columbia is managed by the Columbia Association. Columbia is situated in the thriving Baltimore - Washington corridor and has received international recognition for its innovative planning. In 2010, Money magazine ranked Columbia #2 among the 100 “Best Places to Live” in the US!

Recreation has always been an important part of the Columbia concept. The homeowners association, the Columbia Association, known to Columbians as “CA,” builds, operates a variety of recreational facilities, including 23 outdoor swimming pools, six indoor pools, two water slides, ice and roller skating rinks, an equestrian center, a sports park with miniature golf, a skateboard park, batting cages, picnic pavilions, clubhouse and playground, three athletic clubs including the 24/7 Supreme Sports Club, numerous indoor and outdoor tennis, basketball, volleyball, squash and racquetball courts, and running tracks. There are three lakes (Lake Kittamaqundi, Lake Elkhorn, and Wilde Lake) surrounded by parkland for sailing, fishing, and boating; 80 miles of paths for jogging, strolling and biking; and 148 total lots and play areas.

In the absence of nightclubs, Columbia relies on local bars to bring in bands. Clyde’s, Sonoma’s, along with Nottingham’s Tavern and The Green Turtle (near Dobbin Center) regularly bring in groups to perform. Merriweather Post Pavilion, a well-known outdoor concert venue, attracts many prominent performers. In addition, there are several performing arts organizations that present professional theater, including Toby’s Dinner Theatre, which has produced the area premieres of several musicals.

Shopping abounds in Columbia. The Mall in Columbia is a large regional shopping mall with five anchor department stores (Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, Sears, Macy’s, and JCPenney) and over 200 stores and restaurants. Also containing a 14-screen AMC movie theater, an L.L.Bean retail store, a Cheesecake Factory restaurant, and a Bank of America, in an outside extension area, the mall is a societal center for the community and is located in Town Center. There are several other major shopping centers in the Columbia area, including Snowden Square, Columbia Crossing I

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and II, Dobbin Center, and Gateway Overlook. Columbia’s nine “village centers” provide residents with nearby shopping as well, often including supermarkets, dry cleaners, restaurants, hair salons, and more.

Conveniently located just outside of the Baltimore metropolis area, Columbia has access to all of the great professional sporting events and teams of Baltimore. Locals can enjoy a world-class variety of professional, college and amateur sports teams. Professional Baltimore sports teams include Baltimore Ravens football, Baltimore Orioles baseball and Baltimore Blast soccer. Baltimore-area college sports teams are highly competitive and include famous names such as the Maryland Terps, Towson Tigers, Goucher Gophers, Mount St Mary’s Mountaineers and the Naval Academy Midshipmen. Amateur and high school teams can be found year-round in every corner of the state. All of these teams are supported by well-established sports programs and passionate, loyal fans.

Columbia’s public schools are operated by the Howard County Public School System. Howard Community College is located near the town center, while the University of Phoenix, American Career Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, Loyola University Maryland and Johns Hopkins University have facilities on the east side of town. Howard County Library is consistently top rated among the nation’s public library systems according to Hennen’s American Public Library Ratings.

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Columbia, MDLocation Links

General Area LinksCity of Columbia www.columbiamd.org

Explore Columbia www.columbia.exploremd.us

Columbia Association www.columbiaassociation.com

ShoppingThe Mall in Columbia www.themallincolumbia.com

Dobbin Center www.dobbincenter.com

Arts & EntertainmentColumbia Festival of the Arts www.columbiafestival.com

Merriweather Post Pavilion www.merriweathermusic.com

Columbia Golf www.columbiagolf.net

SportsBaltimore Ravens www.baltimoreravens.com

Baltimore Orioles www.baltimore.orioles.mlb.com

EducationHoward County School System www.hcpss.org

Howard Community College www.howardcc.edu

NewsHoward County News www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard

WBAL TV www.wbaltv.com

Real EstateWeichert www.weichert.com/MD/Howard/Columbia

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Location Information Wilmington, DEWilmington, being the largest city in the state of Delaware, is home to more than 72,000 people of diverse backgrounds. Located centrally, this city is surrounded by one third of the nation’s population and income is within a 350-mile radius. Wilmington is often referred to as the “corporate capital of the world,” because over half of the Fortune 500 companies call Wilmington their corporate home. The unique synergism that exists between government, business, and labor has successfully addressed the issue of infrastructure rebuilding, leading the city to its position as financial, governmental, and corporate hub of the state and region.

Saturated in history and poised for the future, Wilmington offers its residents a unique blend of the old and new. The rebirth of the city’s Waterfront is a reflection of the City’s past, president and future. Though Wilmington was the “last stop to freedom” on the Underground Railroad - today, residents can cruise in one of the many water taxis or stroll the 1.2-mile landscaped and lighted Riverwalk to the Amtrak station - which serves more than 700,000 passengers annually. Wilmington’s downtown is dotted with historical attractions: Old Swedes Church, erected in 1698 and still in use, Willingtown Square, where several of Wilmington’s oldest residential structures have been relocated and reconstructed, and Rodney Square. Wilmington is proud of its history and excited about its future.

From high-dollar electronics, to jewelry, to five-star dining and a night out on the town, it’s all tax-free in Delaware! And Wilmington shopping has it all. Conveniently located off I-95 and just minutes from neighboring Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland is Christiana Mall, Delaware’s largest and one of the top-shopped malls in the country. Just north of downtown Wilmington and a stone’s throw from the Pennsylvania border, you’ll find the 90-store Concord Mall. And on weekends, you won’t want to miss the New Castle Farmers Market, a modern-day treasure hunt with lots of indoor shops and a sprawling outdoor flea market. For souvenirs, fine arts, and one-of-a-kind creations, don’t miss the area’s fine museum shops and art galleries - some of which rival small department stores.

Wilmington is truly “in the middle of it all.” Wilmington is home to the Playhouse and The Grand Opera House, preeminent centers for the performing arts. The Delaware Theater Company, the state’s first professional theater group, occupies a newly constructed facility along the city’s Christina River. Performances of fully staged professional opera may be enjoyed at the Grand Opera House. Visit the historic DuPont Theatre where performers who have graced the stage with their

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talent include an eclectic variety of stars from Broadway veterans to an American Idol. From exciting performance venues to art galleries to an eclectic mix of restaurants, Wilmington is on its way to becoming a world-class city.

Outdoor enthusiasts appreciate Wilmington’s 552 acres of picturesque parklands, which include the Brandywine Zoo, jogging trails, and wooded picnic and recreation areas. Named by the League of American Bicyclists as one of America’s top-10 bicycle friendly states, visitors can enjoy a wide range of challenging road and mountain bike trails throughout Greater Wilmington. In addition, many state and county parks offer excellent tennis facilities, as well as wonderful opportunities for hiking, bird watching, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing.

Greater Wilmington is also home to a number of professional sports including Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball, the single-A affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals. And, each year the city streets fill with fans, enthusiast, visitors and residents as the annual Wilmington Grand Prix and Delaware Marathon take place.

From kindergarten to college, Wilmington offers quality education, with curricula focused on employment opportunities. Wilmington is served by the Brandywine, Colonial, Christina, and Red Clay school districts for elementary, junior high, and high school public education. The New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District operates Howard High School of Technology in the city of Wilmington. There are several private elementary and secondary schools in Wilmington: Salesianum School, Serviam Girls Academy, Nativity Preparatory of Wilmington, Ursuline Academy, Wilmington Friends School, The Tatnall School, Tower Hill School, St. Elizabeth High School, and Padua Academy. Wilmington also hosts two charter schools as well as institutions of higher learning such as Wilmington University, Delaware State University, and the Delaware College of Art & Design.

There’s energy for innovation, restoration and reinvention in Wilmington. It can be seen in the new businesses, influx of fresh college students, residents and employees, and hot new happenings in arts, entertainment, and culture. Be here, see it for yourself, and be part of all of the excitement that Wilmington has to offer.

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Wilmington, DELocation Links

General Area LinksCity of Wilmington www.ci.wilmington.de.us

Visit Wilmington www.visitwilmingtonde.com

ShoppingChristiana Mall www.christianamall.com

Concord Mall www.concordmall.com

New Castle Farmers Market www.newcastlefarmersmarket.com

The Shoppes at Louviers www.shopsatlouviers.com

Arts & EntertainmentThe Delaware Symphony Orchestra www.delawaresymphony.org

DuPont Theatre www.duponttheatre.com

Delaware Historical Society & Museum www.hsd.org/dhm.htm

Brandywine Creek State Park www.destateparks.com/park/brandywine-creek/index.asp

SportsWillmington Grand Prix www.wilmingtongrandprix.com

Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t426

EducationWilmington Area School District www.wilmington.k12.pa.us

The Charter School of Wilmington www.charterschool.org

Wilmington University www.wilmu.edu

NewsWECT6 www.wect.com

Delaware Online www.delawareonline.com

Real EstatePatterson-Schwartz Real Estate www.pattersonschwartz.com

Riverfront Wilmington www.riverfrontwilm.com

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Skill Survey

Senior Project Leader - Contract Services

Name: Date: 1. Outline University Degree(s) with date(s): (Please provide the Name, the Location and the

Phone # of each Institution & YOUR BIRTHDATE – so we can conduct degree confirmation check.) Note: This date is required by colleges/universities in degree confirmation checks and will only be used for that purpose. Your birth date will not be supplied to the client.

2. Give an overview of your experience in Solid Dosage Form and Pharmaceutical Product Development. (Please attach a separate list of patents and publications that supports your expertise in this area).

3. Outline your specific experience with solid dispersions as well as other solubilization technologies.

4. Do you have any experience with spray drying and/or melt extrusion? If so please describe in detail.

5. Describe your experience leading pharmaceutical contract manufacturing projects; include the average size of team you were coordinating as well as your role in identifying and utilizing the most appropriate equipment, technologies, materials and testing procedures to finish projects within the predetermined timeline.

6. Provide an example of a technically difficult project you managed where you extensively used your problem solving skills and technical aptitude to bring about a positive result.

7. What is your average number of concurrent active projects? What was the largest number of projects you were responsible for at one time?

8. Share an example where you used your expertise in explaining technical data to clients to promote the sale of the products and/or services of your employer.

9. What is your comfort level with travel? Do you have a maximum % level of travel or # of days away from home that you could sustain?

10. Describe your leadership/mentoring experience. How do you think those under your direction would describe your leadership style?

11. Tell us about any non-compete and/or employer restrictions that you may have. Please provide these documents for our review.

12. Are you a US Citizen? If no, what is your Visa status and provide the type of Visa that you are currently working under and any restrictions/issues our client will have to deal with.

13. If asked one of the following questions during an interview, how would you answer? Why are you considering this opportunity? (or)

What’s motivated you to consider a job change at this time?

Relocation Acknowledge Agreement I , acknowledge that accepting this role with Ashland requires a temporary (12 month) stay in Columbia, Maryland, followed by a permanent relocation to Wilmington, Delaware. As evidenced by my initials below, I fully understand that this acknowledgment is a requirement for the interview process and states that I have already spoken with any parties (i.e. spouse, significant other, children, parents, etc.) who may directly be impacted by my final decision to relocate.

Print Name Initials

References Please provide at least three references. The first priority is past bosses, then employees, and then peers.

Example: Bob Smith, currently – VP of Contract Services at ABC Pharmaceutical 412-123-4567, Email: [email protected]. Was Director of Product Development, my direct boss, while I was Product Development Lead at ABC Pharmaceutical.

We will NOT contact any references until after completing the

interview process and not without notifying you first.

1) 2) 3)

Our Candidate Scorecard is a form you complete on every candidate you have now screened as a potential fit. If you can tell that some of the candidate’s are probably C level in a superficial overview in comparison to others you set those aside now and grade the rest. The grading sheet will help you objectively weigh all the Must Haves and even the preferences in such a way that at the end of using the grading sheet process you can be pretty sure who the A plus candidates are, who the A candidates are, and who the B candidates are. Then we focus on scheduling for the A’s.

Candidate Comparison-Scorecard Grade:_____ Grader’s Name:________

Candidate Name:

Client Name: Ashland Hiring Mgr: Vivian Bi HR: Michelle McGowen

Position: Senior Project Leader-Contract Services

Attribute A/B/C Comment 1. Education A = MS or PhD Chemistry/ChemEng/Pharmac B = MS or PhD in closely related C = BS Degree only

2. Exp in Pharmaceutical Solid Dosage Forms A = 7-10 yrs exp or more B = 5-7 yrs exp C = < 5 yrs exp

3. Exp. with solid dispersions as well as other solubilization technologies A = Yes B = limited or academic knowledge only C = No

4. Exp. with spray drying and/or hot melt extrusion

A = Yes B = limited or academic knowledge only C = No

5. Experience leading multiple pharmaceutical contract manufacturing projects A = Yes 6+ concurrent projects B = Somewhat - 1-5 concurrent projects average C = Limited Project management experience

6. Expertise in explaining technical data to clients A = Yes B = Somewhat

C = None or very little

7. Comfort level with travel A = Yes B = less than 30% C = No

Our Candidate Scorecard is a form you complete on every candidate you have now screened as a potential fit. If you can tell that some of the candidate’s are probably C level in a superficial overview in comparison to others you set those aside now and grade the rest. The grading sheet will help you objectively weigh all the Must Haves and even the preferences in such a way that at the end of using the grading sheet process you can be pretty sure who the A plus candidates are, who the A candidates are, and who the B candidates are. Then we focus on scheduling for the A’s.

8. Exp. leading a multifunctional team A=Yes - Extensive B=Somewhat C=Limited or None

9.Work Limitations A=No non-compete or applicable nondisclosure B=Unenforceable non-compete or limited

nondisclosure C=Non-compete and/or limiting Nondisclosure

10. Citizenship A=US Citizen B=Green Card in progress/limited sponsorship needed C=In need of full sponsorship

11. Relocation to Columbia, Maryland, followed by a permanent relocation to Wilmington, Delaware A = Yes, no issues and/or lives in the area.

B = Some issues but nothing major. C = Will have major issues relocating because of mortgage and/or relocation assistance from employer.

12. Compensation: 120K to 140K A = 110K to 130K B = 100K to 110K or 131K to 140K C = below 100K or over 140K

Grading Point System: A’s = 4 B’s = 3

C’s = 2 Bonus Points = 1 Now add up the numerical value of each grade and then divide by the total number of grades

Total Points Divided by __ grades =

Avg. Grade

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