RMF Senior Production Technician

Job Title:  RMF Senior Production Technician

Location: Swiftwater, PA

This is a off shift position. Must be able to work weekends and holidays as needed.

About the Job

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster. 

This position is to become part of the Production team to support the engineering, construction, qualification, validation, and licensure of the B55 Recombinant Manufacturing Facility. This position contributes as a member of a cross-functional team to support the startup of the cGMP manufacturing facility for Flublok /Panblok drug substance in Swiftwater PA and will later continue to support the cGMP commercial. manufacturing of drug substances requiring a high degree of relationship building, communication, technical knowledge, and leadership. 

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. Your job, as a Production Technician - Vaccine within our Biologics Team, will have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Sanofi is seeking a motivated professional candidate to operate within Biologics production and perform manufacturing activities. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate to develop technical skills and learn about the biopharmaceutical industry.   The production technician will operate in a cGMP manufacturing area performing equipment set up and operations tasks to meet all standards for safety, quality, and efficiency.  The candidate will perform production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need, and effective procedures. 

This position may be required to be moved or temporarily flexed to another department or building within the Biologics operations due to business needs. Additionally, candidates should expect to work in multiple buildings. Some overtime/off shift work hours may be required based on business needs.

Major Responsibilities:

The Senior Manufacturing Technician is a technical contributor to Flublok / Panblok manufacturing operations. The role is responsible for supporting the startup of the cGMP manufacturing facility for Flublok / Panblok drug substance in Swiftwater PA and will later continue to support the cGMP commercial manufacturing of drug substances. This role contributes to the overall safety, quality, compliance, productivity, and performance of the Sanofi / Protein Sciences Manufacturing group.  

Activities associated with the facility development and project execution will include, but will not be limited to the following:  

• Support the commissioning, set-up, testing, and qualification of new and existing manufacturing equipment.  
• Support implementation of Manufacturing Executions System (MES) to optimize control of process management an execution, systems and equipment management, electronic documentation systems, and data historian.  
• Assist in development of electronic logbooks (eLogbooks) and electronic BRs (eBRs). 
• Setup, cleaning, and preparation of the manufacturing space to begin the performance of engineering production runs, and lead to process qualification runs and cGMP commercial production. 
• Participate in execution of Environmental Monitoring Performance Qualification.  
• Work collaboratively with engineering, validation, quality assurance, quality control, and manufacturing technology groups as well as external stakeholders to accomplish business needs. 
• Testing of single-use bags and components. 
• Proactive anticipation and effective communication of successes, constraints, conflicts, solutions, and actions for resolution. 
• Follows all procedures put into effect to ensure your safety as well as the safety of others.  Reports all safety issues, concerns, incidents, and near misses to the team leadership. Provides input for potential safety issues as well as contributing ideas for corrective