Manufacturing Scientist x 3 - Major Blue Chip - Liverpool

Manufacturing Scientist x 3 - Major Blue Chip - Liverpool

Rates are negotiable for the right candidate as these are important hires for the company

3 positions - 2 x's 6 month rolling contract/1 x 12 month contract (maternity cover)

Provide technical oversight in a cGMP environment for a range of pharmaceutical products manufactured at contract manufacturers across Europe, with the goal of maintaining, optimising and improving product quality, product yield, process control and throughput, whilst ensuring that the validated state is maintained.

Joining a team of 10 Scientists and providing technical support scientist for contract manufacturing sites across Europe

Provide technical stewardship to manufacturing processes adhering to cGMP standards

Not a quality based role but supporting cross-functional teams

Good troubleshooting skills

Good interpersonal skills

Understand process data

Technical transfers - taking products from one place to another

Technical writing - validation, technical support, change management, statistical knowledge would be advantageous

Adaptable to change and the ability to multitask is essential

Need someone who can travel - few days or so per quarter to European sites, sometimes at short notice is there is a problem with a contract manufacturer

Deep knowledge of manufacturing processes is required

Need to know cGMP and FDA guidelines

Form strong business relationships

Experience of gathering data for manufacturing process - analyse, look for trends, investigate deviations, adhere to process low documentation

Responsible for all parts of validation and annual project review process (PQR/AQR)

Interest in continuous improvements

Products - tablets, oral solutions, creams, liquids, paste, API's, parental - wide product platform

The right base skills are more important and don't need all product skills

An analytical scientist wouldn't be suitable as these skills are readily available in the team

Skills required:

Expertise of manufacturing the following product platforms would be an advantage:

Tablets, parenteral products, oral solutions/suspensions, liquids, creams, pastes, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).

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Minimum of BSc in relevant discipline (or equivalent) and significant proven experience in the pharmaceutical industry, working in manufacturing (production/quality/engineering/technical).
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Demonstrate troubleshooting skills.
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Interpersonal and influencing skills.
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Proven ability to understand and analyse process data.
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Experience of the technical transfer or project management of production processes at manufacturing scale is desirable.
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Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work as an individual or as part of a close working team with clear business objectives delivered as required.
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Can author technical documents to a high standard and is current with cGMP requirements in aspects of process validation, process change design and process monitoring compliance.
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Can apply excellent problem solving methodology to complex technical situations within required deadlines using statistical data analysis as a tool and means to identify improvements.
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Confident in team environment to contribute and challenge the status quo and take a technical stand when required - can represent technical information to senior management in a clear and concise manner.
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Can build relationship with direct team members as well as external partners such that collaboration and influence are key to being successful in this role.
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Multi-tasking and priority management essential.
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Flexibility in travel (sometimes at short notice) to support business deadlines and customer requirement.