We're currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity with a Biopharmaceutical organization based in Dublin. This is an excellent position for anyone who is looking to join a leading multinational who are one of the best at what they do.
This role is part of the global Process Development team and will require the candidate to support manufacturing at various aseptic drug product contract manufacturing sites around Europe. Assignments may include support for new product introductions, lifecycle changes and ongoing commercial production.
Duties
1. 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.
2. Work with contract manufacturing partner SME's, Global Operations, Contract Manufacturing Quality and drug product process teams.
3. Work as a member of cross site teams to support contract manufacturers and to identify and resolve potential issues
4. Provide process development expertise for commercial drug product processing in specific areas such as aseptic processing, process characterisation, technology transfer, and process validation.
5. Troubleshoot issues with drug product processing technologies and equipment.
6. Identify and implement operational improvements for current and new sterile operations.
7. Support commercial drug product manufacturing operations and contract manufacturing quality with technical evaluation of NC/CAPA.
8. Visit contract manufacturing sites to observe production operations and build relationships
Education & Experience
9. 5-8 years' pharmaceutical manufacturing experience in either a drug product or drug substance manufacturing environment
10. Masters or PhD in a Science or Engineering or related discipline
11. Experience 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 inspection
12. Experience with different aseptic drug product presentations such as pre-filled syringes, cartridges, lyophilised vials and liquid vials
13. Experience with the quality testing methods and interpretation of results for biological molecules
14. Aseptic drug product validation experience such as; media fill, sterilisation validation, equipment qualification, process validation
15. Experience dealing with contract manufacturing organisations
If interested in this posting please feel free to contact Seán McCarthy on +353 (0)87 798 8480 or sean.mccarthy@lifescience.ie for further information.