Senior Specialist, Pneumococcal Vaccines Technical Product Leadership

Job Description

Large Molecule Science and Technology (LMS&T) Pneumococcal Vaccine (PV) Technical Product Leadership (TPL) is seeking a highly motivated person for the role of Senior Specialist, Vaccine Technical Product Leadership. This role will provide manufacturing science and technology support across the PV sites including: West Point, PA, Brinny Ireland, Carlow Ireland and various packaging and external manufacturing facilities. 

PV TPL is a customer-focused above-site technical support group with the primary focus to partner with key business units and customers to identify and implement innovative technical solutions and operational improvements that promote both process and supply chain robustness across the lifecycle of the product. The Senior Specialist in the PV TPL will partner with groups across the Company, including Technical Operations, Operations, Quality, commercialization, process development, Regulatory-CMC, Supply Chain, and Value Chain.

Key functions:

• Work Independently and as a Team member with Integrity | Precision | Accomplishment | Motivational Ambition | Respect | Inclusion

• Coordinate technical teams across the network to achieve PV strategic goals. Participate as a technical expert and/or as a project leader in various projects.

• Ensure process robustness for the PV network through Process Monitoring, engaging with site technical teams to identify potential issues and drive rapid resolution.

• Apply vaccine product/manufacturing process Subject Matter Expertise to plan and lead complex multi-site investigations and drive proactive process improvement projects.

• Provide on-site support for critical site investigations and specialized technical requests.

• Collaborate and engages with key functional leads within LMS&T, site manufacturing, commercialization, Research Laboratories, and process development/support laboratories to identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and enhanced process robustness

• Build and maintain strong and trusting relationships with site counterparts, functional management, and other stakeholders to ensure effective communication of plans and issues

Education Minimum Requirement:  

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Pharmaceuticals, Biochemistry, or related field with six (6) years of relevant experience; or M.S. with four (4) years of relevant experience; or Ph.D. with minimum years of post-doctorate experience

Required Experience and Skills:

• Demonstrated problem solving, effective verbal and written communication, and strong interpersonal skills

• Strong scientific understanding of vaccine and/or biologic products and processes and their effective integration with relevant regulatory/GMP requirements

• Collaborate effectively, across functional boundaries, to align or influence stakeholders and sponsors to provide technical solutions

• Demonstrated leadership and ability to drive results

• Ability to work independently to drive projects to completion

• Ability to travel up to 25% depending upon critical project and site needs

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Minimum 3 years direct experience in vaccine or biologics process development, commercialization, or manufacturing

• Experience in establishing data and digital solutions

• Experience authoring technical documentation

• Experience managing small teams and project teams

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