Company Description
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow.
We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.
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Job Description
We ate looking for a
Process Scientist
to join our
Technical Operations
team in
Manorhamilton, Sligo
.
The Process Scientist provides
technical support
and program management to
API manufacturing operations
.
This is a shift based position.
The role involves providing technical support to manufacturing operations from a chemistry and chemical engineering perspective, and developing new and innovative processes to deliver cost reductions.
Execution of process development on existing products or new late stage clinical products including scale up to plant equipment.
Provide on-the-floor technical support to the Production Team Leaders for process/equipment optimization and troubleshooting.
Provide technical support to all manufacturing and chemistry related issues.
Tasks include, daily trouble shooting, optimisation, cost reduction, training and coaching of manufacturing personnel.
Planning and leadership of technical transfers for future product introductions to AbbVie.
Identification and laboratory development of continuous improvement projects.
Work closely with process engineers and other departments to deliver these continuous improvement projects.
Process and equipment optimisation in order to sustain and improve process chemistry, cleaning, product quality, yields and throughput.
Making recommendations and implementing measures to improve production systems, equipment performance, efficiency and quality of product.
Support of process front runs / use tests for both NPI and commercial processes.
Development of process control recipes for NPIs and optimization of existing commercial process recipes
Provide engineering support to all manufacturing and digital control system related issues.
Tasks include, daily trouble shooting, optimization, training and coaching of manufacturing personnel.
Support of all commissioning and validation activities during project start-up.
Development and update of batch and cleaning documentation for NPIs
Preparation of feasibility studies and operating budgets for future product introductions to AbbVie.
Qualifications
A relevant third level Degree or higher qualification in chemical engineering, process engineering or related technical discipline.
2 plus years' experience in process engineering in the relevant manufacturing area and/or 3 plus years' experience in process chemistry with relevant experience of batch processing, automation, technical transfers, scale up, commissioning and validation in a cGMP pharmaceutical industry.
Experience of start-ups and/or new product introductions to pharmaceutical facilities is desirable.
Detailed Knowledge of cGMP and regulatory requirements relating to the pharmaceutical industry preferred.
Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and meeting the predefined quality requirements are required.
Note: May hire graduates if suitable experience already on site.
Additional Information
This is a shift based position.
Applicants must be willing to work shift patterns detailed below:
Shift pattern: Manufacturing Operate 4 shifts A, B, C, D.
12hrs rotating between days and nights with the pattern repeating every 4 weeks.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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