Job Description Summary

The Engineer, Manufacturing Science and Technology assists with the development and improvement activities for the cell culture, recovery,
purification, and/or aseptic fill/finish manufacturing processes used to manufacture gene therapy products at a site.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Supports the collection and interpretation of continued process verification data and collaborate with other departments on manufacturing related issues to drive resolution and process improvements.
Serve as a scientific and technical representative for process-related issues and investigations at the facility.
Performs trending and monitoring of critical quality attributes/critical process parameters to maintain product quality and to control process drift.
Supports tech transfer of new products and processes to ensure smooth transition from process development into GMP manufacturing.
Looks for opportunities to implement operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Partners with Quality to ensure a compliant manufacturing environment.
Assists the technical operations team in resolving issues related to production.
Partners with manufacturing to meet the production schedule, ensure commercial supply and uphold quality standards.
Implements potential process improvements in conjunction with operations.
Participates in start-up efforts of new equipment, software or processes in manufacturing.
Assists in documenting changes/updates to manufacturing processes and partner with manufacturing, engineering and validation to implement those changes.
Provides technical/scientific support on project deliverables, i.e. remediation initiatives, plan reports.
Utilizes small-scale production processes and scaled-down lab processes to enable process troubleshooting.
Completes requisite training, as well as applicable policies and procedures, related to the job function is an expectation to support ongoing manufacturing support.
May work on special projects related to development and improvement of business and/or manufacturing processes.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in biochemistry, chemical engineering, bioengineering, or related technical field with 4 years of experience in biopharmaceutical based GMP manufacturing operations including direct experience in cell culture, recovery, purification, and/or aseptic fill/finish, or related engineering field.
Bachelor's degree in biochemistry, chemical engineering, bioengineering, or related technical field with 3 years of direct Novartis GTx experience.
Master of Science degree in biochemistry, chemical engineering, bioengineering, or related technical field with 2 years of experience in support of biopharmaceutical manufacturing, or related engineering field.
Familiar with global regulations on cGMP manufacturing of drug substance, drug products devices, validation/qualification requirements.
Strong technical writing ability.
Proven ability to effectively participate on teams.

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EEO Statement:

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Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

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Salary Range

$97,600.00 - $146,400.00

Skills Desired

Assembly Language (ASM), Change Controls, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Continual Improvement Process, Cost Reduction, Data Analytics, Electronic Components, General Hse Knowledge , Including Gdp, Knowledge Of Capa, Knowledge Of Gmp, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Production, Pharmaceutics, Process and Cleaning Validation, Process Control, Process Engineering, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Six Sigma, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Work Schedules