Specialist Manufacturing
Aequor JD ·www.aequor.com
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100% Onsite supporting *** Thousand Oaks Drug Product Manufacturing Facility
Standard business hours, M-F 8-5pm PST
You ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At ***, our shared mission to serve patients drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.
Role: Specialist Manufacturing, New Product Introduction
Let s do this! At *** we strive to serve every patient, every time.
In this critical role for the Thousand Oaks Drug Product (DP) facility, - also known as ATO B20 - you will be responsible for the introduction of new products into the manufacturing plant. This Specialist Manufacturing role will serve as a New Product Introduction Lead within the New Product Introduction, Manufacturing Execution Systems, and Digital team at ATO B20.
The NPI Lead is expected to have ownership over the Technology Transfer Project Planning, an activity that is vital to the impact that ATO B20 with a clinical and commercial product mix has to the *** network. This role will function as a vital interface between the 5 key functions that enable the B20 plant to add value to the *** network: Manufacturing, Process Development, Supply Chain, Quality, and Facilities & Engineering. A high degree of interactions and collaboration is required across these groups, and the NPI Lead needs to be able to understand their business and manufacturing processes with enough confidence to drive decision-making and impose timelines.
Candidates will need to demonstrate knowledge of DP technical process, manufacturing operations, scientific method, basic regulatory compliance expectations, and quantitative / analytical troubleshooting skills. The NPI Lead will be responsible for leading cross-functional projects to deliver NPIs on time through effective indirect people management and effective communication, both within and outside of the immediate team.
The NPI Lead will be primarily responsible for:
Working with NPI support groups to develop, maintain, and implement the NPI project plan(s), being accountable for NPI scope, schedule, risk management, and leading matrixed teams through influence to meet NPI project milestones.
Resolving issues in a timely manner and elevating cross-functional customer concern to various levels of management as appropriate.
Owning Change Controls in Trackwise, ensuring records are comprehensive and compliant per GMP regulatory procedures. This must occur through a Right-First-Time approach.
Proactively leading cross-functional team meetings, to ensure NPI project(s) and other relevant business cases execute per schedule.
Succinctly communicating verbally, in writing, and through presentations to peers and senior leadership team.
Additional Responsibilities include:
Engaging with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure alignment and compliance across the network and with various agency submissions while delivering NPI project(s).
Holding supporting functions accountable for delivery of NPI project tasks through documentation of Lessons Learned and presentation to management when appropriate.
Reviewing protocols for manufacturing activities and partnering with Quality Assurance to ensure that GMP standards are maintained in line with current SOPs, batch record documentation, and licenses.
Identifying improvement opportunities within the organization and taking proactive steps to build consensus to implement those opportunities.
Performing purposeful presence Gemba walks in the manufacturing plant to identify process improvement opportunities as pertaining to NPIs and relevant lifecycle management strategies.
Reporting on team and plant metrics to ensure visibility to team operations and deliverables.
Representing the team at plant-wide and network-wide forums, as needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
Project Management experience
Direct and/or indirect people management / leadership experience
Understanding of Drug Product Formulation and Vial/Syringe Filling operations
Experience with various quality systems including change control, deviations, corrective and preventative actions, and/or validation practices
Strong organization and technical writing skills; able to articulate complex problems concisely with technical and management staff
Independent, self-motivated, able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Team-player
Demonstrated flexibility and ability to manage change
Direct experience with regulated environments (e.g., cGMP etc.)
100% Onsite supporting *** Thousand Oaks Drug Product Manufacturing Facility
Standard business hours, M-F 8-5pm PST
You ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At ***, our shared mission to serve patients drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.
Role: Specialist Manufacturing, New Product Introduction
Let s do this! At *** we strive to serve every patient, every time.
In this critical role for the Thousand Oaks Drug Product (DP) facility, - also known as ATO B20 - you will be responsible for the introduction of new products into the manufacturing plant. This Specialist Manufacturing role will serve as a New Product Introduction Lead within the New Product Introduction, Manufacturing Execution Systems, and Digital team at ATO B20.
The NPI Lead is expected to have ownership over the Technology Transfer Project Planning, an activity that is vital to the impact that ATO B20 with a clinical and commercial product mix has to the *** network. This role will function as a vital interface between the 5 key functions that enable the B20 plant to add value to the *** network: Manufacturing, Process Development, Supply Chain, Quality, and Facilities & Engineering. A high degree of interactions and collaboration is required across these groups, and the NPI Lead needs to be able to understand their business and manufacturing processes with enough confidence to drive decision-making and impose timelines.
Candidates will need to demonstrate knowledge of DP technical process, manufacturing operations, scientific method, basic regulatory compliance expectations, and quantitative / analytical troubleshooting skills. The NPI Lead will be responsible for leading cross-functional projects to deliver NPIs on time through effective indirect people management and effective communication, both within and outside of the immediate team.
The NPI Lead will be primarily responsible for:
Working with NPI support groups to develop, maintain, and implement the NPI project plan(s), being accountable for NPI scope, schedule, risk management, and leading matrixed teams through influence to meet NPI project milestones.
Resolving issues in a timely manner and elevating cross-functional customer concern to various levels of management as appropriate.
Owning Change Controls in Trackwise, ensuring records are comprehensive and compliant per GMP regulatory procedures. This must occur through a Right-First-Time approach.
Proactively leading cross-functional team meetings, to ensure NPI project(s) and other relevant business cases execute per schedule.
Succinctly communicating verbally, in writing, and through presentations to peers and senior leadership team.
Additional Responsibilities include:
Engaging with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure alignment and compliance across the network and with various agency submissions while delivering NPI project(s).
Holding supporting functions accountable for delivery of NPI project tasks through documentation of Lessons Learned and presentation to management when appropriate.
Reviewing protocols for manufacturing activities and partnering with Quality Assurance to ensure that GMP standards are maintained in line with current SOPs, batch record documentation, and licenses.
Identifying improvement opportunities within the organization and taking proactive steps to build consensus to implement those opportunities.
Performing purposeful presence Gemba walks in the manufacturing plant to identify process improvement opportunities as pertaining to NPIs and relevant lifecycle management strategies.
Reporting on team and plant metrics to ensure visibility to team operations and deliverables.
Representing the team at plant-wide and network-wide forums, as needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
Project Management experience
Direct and/or indirect people management / leadership experience
Understanding of Drug Product Formulation and Vial/Syringe Filling operations
Experience with various quality systems including change control, deviations, corrective and preventative actions, and/or validation practices
Strong organization and technical writing skills; able to articulate complex problems concisely with technical and management staff
Independent, self-motivated, able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Team-player
Demonstrated flexibility and ability to manage change
Direct experience with regulated environments (e.g., cGMP etc.)
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