Dunboyne, Ireland | Posted on 10/24/2025
* Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
* Work Experience 1-3 years
* City Dunboyne
* State/Province Meath
* Country Ireland
Job Description
About PSC Biotech
Who are we?
PSC Biotech is a leading Biotech Consultancy firm foundedin 1996, headquartered in Pomona, California, USA, with Global operations inIreland, India, Singapore, Australia and the US, serving 350 clients in morethan 23 countries worldwide. We provide cloud-based software solutions forQuality Management and Regulatory Inspections, pharmaceuticals contractmanufacturing professionals, and metrology services to our clients.
‘Take your Career to a new Level’
PSC Biotech disrupts the conventional consultancy modelby aligning our EVP as one of the unique selling point which includes theopportunity to work with the most talented cohort of like-minded professionalsoperating in the Pharma/ Biotech Industry. We offer a permanent contract ofemployment giving exposure of working in Top Pharmaceutical client sites in adiverse-cultural work setting.
Employee Value Proposition
Employees are the “heartbeat” of PSC Biotech, we provideunparalleled empowering career development though Learning & Developmentin-house training mentorship through constant guidance to facilitate careerprogression. We believe in creating high performing teams that can exceed ourclient’s expectations with regards to quality of all scalable and business unitdeliverables, staying under budget and ensuring timelines for our deliverablesare being met.
Overview:
As a Manufacturing Biotech Associate you will be part ofa self-directed work team in Downstream Operations, responsible for allprocedures and processes associated with the manufacture of Drug Substance. TheManufacturing Biotech Associate leads by example by always upholding thehighest standards of Safety, Quality, GMP, Right First Time and Compliance.
Key responsibilities include the execution of anautomated recipe using paperless technology to progress the drug substancethrough inoculation and cell culturing activities, leading to filtration andpurification of the product in a single use technology-based facility.
The Biotech Associate will also be involved in optimisingand improving processing activities through use of standard work and leanprocessing techniques, while consistently delivering on specific KPI’s.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
* Be strong technically, with an excellent ability to graspprocesses and procedures. Aspiring to be an SME across the Downstream businessunit, be strongly motivated to acquire knowledge and understand all Downstreamprocesses to a micro level
* Be approachable, supportive, inclusive to other teammembers, while striving to work in a cohesive and proactive team, with a ‘neverlet a teammate fail’ mindset
* Display flexibility, adaptability, innovation, with anability to think on your feet, also possess a strong skill set for logical rootcause analysis, and problem solving
* Be an excellent communicator, and true team player withconcern for others
* Be able to deliver business unit goals through closecollaboration with their team members, but also with colleagues across otherdepartments
* Display high initiative, daily seeks the productionschedule, and helps lay plans to achieve it
* Takes part in shift handovers and Tier meetings, raisingany concerns or issues promptly and providing options for resolutions.
* Be actively involved by participating in inspections,GEMBA’s and Go-See’s, improvement projects and other initiatives
* Perform documentation tasks as authorised, and any otheradministrative tasks as directed by your manager
* Aspire to become proficient with production systems suchas MES, DeltaV, SAP, GLIMS, PROCAL and others
* Deputised if required, to represent the department atmeetings and discussions, and performs any other duties as appropriate whenassigned by the Manager
What skills you will need:
* A Level 7, or higher, qualification in a science,engineering or technical discipline
* Experience in a GMP, or regulated manufacturing orbusiness environment a definite advantage
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to work ina cross functional collaborative team
* Be able to demonstrate research or knowledge of theoverall Upstream and Downstream processes, and in particular Downstreamprocesses
* Good PC skills, with an ability to work with automatedbusiness or manufacturing systems
* Knowledge and understanding of GMP and quality systems
* Troubleshooting and problem-solving competency
* Desire to learn and develop.Ability to interact with multiplestakeholders across numerous departments
* Knowledge and experience of Kanban, JIT, 5S and LeanManufacturing methodologies would be an advantage
* Ability to manage multiple priorities and know when toescalate issues for resolution.
* A proven ability to deliver on tight timelines
Shift Pattern: Willingness and ability to work 24/7 shift operations, which include 12-hour shifts of days, nights and weekendwork in rotation
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