Job Description

Position Description:

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineering Specialist to join our Technical Support Operations department within the Manufacturing Division (MD), supporting the manufacturing facility in Durham, NC.

In this role, you will serve on the Technical Operations Integrated Process Team (IPT) support team focusing on process related problems, projects, and initiatives. You must be able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and be hands-on when called for by the situation. The position requires strong leadership, technical writing, and problem solving skills.

You may lead and/or support critical project initiatives at the site, support the manufacturing process, and maybe involved in conducting scientific investigations and data analysis to determine root cause, product impact and develop corrective actions for unexpected results. The ability to design and strengthen process systems meeting both Quality and Supply needs is a must. Enthusiasm for continuously learning is a requirement. The individual must embrace and be committed to establishing an empowered team culture, with the goal of each employee reaching their fullest potential and having accountability, authority and responsibility to one another, our community and our patients. Off-shift or weekend coverage may be required occasionally, based on project-specific assignments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives supporting the End to End manufacturing process

• Lead as Technical Operations Subject Matter Expert (SME)

• Leads/Supports production and quality projects and process system improvements

• Facilitates real-time formal problem solving techniques, such as root cause analysis and/or Lean Six Sigma tools.

• Support investigations of process deviation events

• Provide technical expertise and oversight on the production floor, understanding the full process requirements (safety, compliance, equipment, regulatory) in order to best understand and resolve production issues.

Education Minimum Requirement

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Engineering (such as Chemical, Mechanical, Bio-Engineering, Bio-Medical Engineering, industrial Engineering, etc.) or Science Fields (such as Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, etc.) with relevant experience.

Required Experience and Skills

• Minimum six (6) years of experience in a pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) related environment.

• Working knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and of regulatory requirements as they apply to the vaccine/pharmaceutical industry.

• Experience with formal problem solving techniques and a hands-on approach to problem solving, such as root cause analysis and/or Lean Six Sigma tools.

• Experience in project management

• Technical writing experience, i.e. investigations, change requests, standard operating procedures, batch records, protocols.

• Must be able to work both independently and within multi-functional teams in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Experience with presenting to an internal / regulatory auditor.

• Skills in design of experiments (DOE)

• Experience leading and/or facilitating a team for problem solving / investigative purposes.

• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Minitab, JMP, and/or Statistical analysis

• Sterile manufacturing experience

• Six Sigma certification

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Requisition ID:R322513