2026 Future Talent Program - Associate Specialist, Engineering - Rotational Program (Hybrid)

Job Description

Position Description:
Durham-Technology consists of the Automation/MES, Deviation Management, Manufacturing Technical Operations, Validation, and New Product Technical Transfer Departments.

The Associate Specialist – Process Engineer in the Rotational Program will support one of these Technical Departments. The Durham Technical Department is a team of dedicated engineers who strive to understand, monitor, improve and support the transfer of our manufacturing processes. Within these groups, there are opportunities to support day-to-day activities and strategic projects to ensure the Durham Bulk and Formulation/Filling facilities operate Right-First Time in a cost-effective manner, and to ensure on-going Technical Transfer activities to the site meet the financial and timeline requirements for the vaccine programs. This role requires daily problem solving with other Technical CoE groups, Operations, and Quality. The successful candidate will be expected to be a first responder to requests from the manufacturing areas when support is needed.

The well-qualified candidate must have analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. In this role, the candidate will provide support for the manufacturing of aseptic products. Furthermore, the candidate will be required to work in a fast-paced environment. Some roles may require full-time shift assignments, and some roles may require temporary shift assignments to support critical projects or manufacturing steps.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Accountable for delivering on Durham manufacturing objectives

• Accountable for providing technical support to Durham current and pipeline vaccine manufacturing 

• Lead technical and business system process improvement projects 

• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of unplanned events to ensure a reliable supply of Durham manufactured vaccines 

• Author technical documentation

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering or Sciences by December 2025 or May/Jun 2026

Required Experience and Skills:

• Ability to perform aseptic gowning during the execution of job duties

• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) are required 

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma practices and methods

• Knowledge of aseptic processing operations

• Knowledge of data analysis 

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