Dunboyne, Ireland | Posted on 06/24/2025
* Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
* Work Experience 4-5 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:
This role is part of the Manufacturing Science andTechnology (MS&T) hub at our state-of-the-art, single-use,multi-productfacility. The MS&T Scientist (Specialist) is responsible for contributingto the overall running of the MS&T Bioprocess Laboratory and working acrosssite as part of a diverse and interdisciplinary team to build capability andknowledge in the manufacture of biologics .
Key responsibilities of the MS&T Scientist includethe planning and execution of scale-down model establishment inupstream/downstream, analytical testing, satellite and improvement studies inthe MS&T Bioprocess Lab, and the provision of technical expertise andleadership to support successful new product introduction.
Requirements
What you will do:
* Plan and execute upstream activities (USP) for scale-downmodel establishments, satellite runs and investigation/improvement studies inthe MS&T lab (i.e. vial thaws, shake flask passaging, benchtop bioreactoroperations including inoculation, sampling, feeding and harvest)
* Support the transfer of new products (NPI) into theMS&T laboratory.
* Provide upstream specialist support to the site and thenetwork for non-routine analysis and troubleshooting.
* Experimental design, execution, data analysis andinterpretation through DOEs.
* Author and review standard operating procedures andtechnical reports
* Supporting multidisciplinary teams (MS&T, quality,analytics, regulatory) for process improvement and troubleshooting.
* Assuring effective application of Lean SixSigma andChange Management tools in the MS&T lab team by:
* Securing continuity of an appropriate level of knowledge.
* Facilitating problem solving & risk assessment (FMEA)projects/meeting.
* Making problems visible and striving for continuousimprovement.
* Serving as an upstream specialist during internal auditsand external inspections/audits.
* Supporting alignment and knowledge exchange withdevelopment organizations, other commercial nodes and external manufacturingpartners.
* Ability to lead and coach others to solve problems andtake new perspectives on existing solutions with a desire to continuouslylearn, improve and develop.
* Excellent trouble shooting and problem-solving skills aswell as influencing, collaboration skills and teamworking ability to representMS&T on global and interdisciplinary teams.
* Complete product robustness monitoring in partnershipwith global technical teams and provide leadership for investigations.
* Demonstrate “safety first, quality always” mindset in allresponsibilities.
Educational & Experience Requirements:
* Bachelor of Science degree qualification with minimum 5years of experience, Master of Science degree qualification with minimum of 3years experience, or PhD degree qualification (scientific discipline inbiotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacy, process engineering or equivalent).
* Technical expertise with biologics drug substanceupstream and downstream operations, analytical testing, process development andtech transfer.
* Proven ability to work as part of a team but also on owninitiative as well.
* Ability to think logically and be proactive underpressure.
* Effective communicator and deep technical expertise inscience.
* Proven ability around working cross functionally,focusing on meeting and tracking to schedules and embracing an interdependentwork culture.
* Experience working in a GMP / regulated environment isdesirable.
* Organisation Skills – Ability to manage multiplepriorities and know when to escalate issues for resolution.
Other Job Requirements:
* This role is a site and lab-based role.
* Approximately 1x weekend shift per month required (days)
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