Senior Validation Engineer, Scientist (Sterilization), Sterile Drug Product Manufacturing, Science & Technology

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Bristol Myers Squibb Ireland

Bristol Myers Squibb has been in operation in Ireland since 1964, employing over 650 people across a range of activities and business units

Located in Dublin, Cruiserath Biologics Campus, a one billion Multi-Product Cell Culture Biologics Manufacturing facility plays a central role in the Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) network as the company’s first European biologics manufacturing facility.  This state of the art facility will produce multiple therapies for the company’s growing biologics portfolio. Global Biologics Laboratory (GBL) responsible for the release testing of Biologics Drug product for the network, is also based on the Cruiserath Biologics Campus.

BMS Cruiserath has been awarded “Biopharma Company of the Year 2019” in the Irish Pharma Industry Awards and is certified as a Great Place to Work since 2017, including as a Great Place to Work for Women in 2020, 2021 and 2022.  

 
Position Summary 

BMS Cruiserath Biologics is seeking to recruit a permanent Senior Validation Engineer/Scientist (Sterilization), Sterile Drug Product Manufacturing, Science & Technology. Reporting to the Associate Director process engineering, Sterile Drug Product Manufacturing, Science & Technology, this role will be the Validation Lead for all validation aspects of all process equipment being installed in a new Sterile Drug Product Manufacturing Facility being built on the Cruiserath campus. The successful candidate will be part of a multi-functional team charged with the delivery of the significant capital investment and will be accountable for all sterilization and cleaning validation aspects of the process equipment. Upon completion of the project, you will continue to support the sustaining operation on site as well as acting as a global Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the organization.  

   
Key Responsibilities 

• Develop a strategy to ensure that the validation approach for the new SDP facility satisfies the requirements of all regulatory bodies; regulations, standards, guidance and GMP, including effective and appropriate use of process development. 

• Development and execution of allocated validations according to the SDP Validation Master Plan. 

• Produce and maintain appropriate and comprehensive validation policies and procedures. 

• Act as lead for all technical and equipment validation activities from design to successful PPQ of products within the SDP facility, and after which will support routine production of the facility. 

• Manage the activities of a defined team of Validation Engineers. Management responsibilities to include day to day work allocation and prioritisation of work, performance and output quality review, coaching, training, internal communications, and general personnel assistance during their duties