Specialist, Engineering

Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer? If so, then this is the opportunity for you!

Position Responsibilities

• We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Manufacturing Vaccine Engineering Specialist that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

• Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs

• Execute | Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business)

• Adapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape

• Diverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world

• Values and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us

Summary, Focus and Purpose

West Point Technical Operations – Integrated Product Team (IPT) is seeking highly motivated individuals to support a Technical Team for a multi-product vaccine manufacturing facility. This role will focus on supporting Bio Bacterial Manufacturing (BBM) operations while partnering with Operations and Quality to meet the targeted manufacturing and compliance initiatives for the IPT.

Key Functions

• Investigation of quality notifications that occur in Bio Bacterial Manufacturing (BBM).

• Conducting root cause analysis and written impact assessments/investigations for production events

• Partner across IPT functional areas to ensure robust processing, continuous improvement and cross-functional team building.

• Leading annual validation activities including cleaning and sterilization validations

• Supporting projects including continuous process improvements, Corrective/Preventative Actions (CAPAs), and value capture projects that seek to improve yield, reduce cost, or lower our processing cycle times

• Leading team and IPT safety, environmental, and compliance objectives

Education

• BS in Biological Sciences/Chemical Engineering/Biological Engineering/Chemistry with 2+ years relevant technical experience

Required Experience and Skills

• Excellent academic record 

• Principled and strong verbal and written communications, team building, personal character, and ethics 

• Familiarity with Vaccine Manufacturing Operations

• Familiarity with cGMPs, CFR, and other appropriate regulations in relation to vaccine manufacturing

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Engineering, Biology, or Chemistry educational background

• Working knowledge of cGMPs

• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to problem solving, with a bias towards going to see problems for oneself in the field

• Strong technical writing skills

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