PurposeThis role will be part of the global Process Development organisation. This role will require the candidate to support manufacturing at various aseptic drug product contract manufacturing sites around Europe. Assignments may include support for new productintroductions, lifecycle changes and ongoing commercial production.Depending on assignments, the candidate may support a broad range of product formats (cartridges, syringes, freeze dried and liquid vials) and a broad range of product types (including monoclonal antibodies, therapeutic proteins, small molecules and more Client modalities), across multiple manufacturing sites. International travel will be required to visit contract manufacturing partner sites in Europe.Responsibilities Develop as a drug product technical expert, to provide leadership and solutions troubleshooting parenteral drug product manufacturing, for all processing stages from drug substance thawing, formulation, filling, lyophilisation, inspection, and transportation of vials, syringes and devices for parenteral products through the new product introduction (NPI) or commercial phases.Work with contract manufacturing partner SME's, Global Operations, Contract Manufacturing Quality and drug product process teams.Work as a member of cross site teams to support contract manufacturers and to identify and resolve potential issuesProvide process development expertise for commercial drug product processing in specific areas such as aseptic processing, process characterisation, technology transfer, and process validation.Troubleshoot issues with drug product processing technologies and equipment.Identify and implement operational improvements for current and new sterile operations.Support commercial drug product manufacturing operations and contract manufacturing quality with technical evaluation of NC/CAPA.Visit contract manufacturing sites to observe production operations and build relationshipsBasic Qualifications:5-8 years' pharmaceutical manufacturing experience in either a drug product or drug substance manufacturing environmentKnowledge of cGMP'sProven problem-solving abilityExcellent oral and written communications skillsStrong academic results in a third level bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering or a relevant quality disciplineFull clean driving licence required to facilitate travelPreferred Qualifications and Experience:Language skills such as Italian or German.Masters or PhD in a Science or Engineering or related disciplineExperience with aseptic drug product processes such as; component preparation (siliconization, autoclaving, depyrogenation), sterile filtration, filter integrity testing, filling, freeze drying, capping, manual and automated visual inspectionExperience with different aseptic drug product presentations such as pre-filled syringes, cartridges, lyophilised vials and liquid vialsExperience with the quality testing methods and interpretation of results for biological moleculesAseptic drug product validation experience such as; media fill, sterilisation validation, equipment qualification, process validationExperience dealing with contract manufacturing organisationsProject management experienceDemonstrated ability to lead and take responsibility