Technical Specialist

12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: Competitive

Ref No: HRJOB9462

Business Unit: Pharma Services

Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire

Open To: Internal and external candidates

Please note this is a re-advertisement, if you have applied for this position within the past 6 months, we will be unable to accept your application at this time.

About The Role

To work as part of the Manufacturing Process Development team at Almac Pharma Service’s Charnwood facility in Loughborough, UK

The Technical Specialist (Manufacturing Process Development) will be responsible for delivery and implementation of lean manufacturing principles in Manufacturing Operations (e.g. 5S, housekeeping, poke yoke, standard work instructions), training support, supporting technical investigations, and monitoring of the EMS and PW system.

In addition, the individual will be responsible for co-ordinating and executing procurement and qualification activity during validation and continued lifecycle support for equipment (e.g. parts and modifications) or introduction of new commercial manufacturing processes. The individual will be responsible for supporting technical transfer and validation of commercial manufacturing processes.

About You

To be successful in this role, we’re looking for you to have:

• Bachelor’s degree (or above) in a scientific (Chemistry, Biology or Pharmacy) or technical (Engineering) or significant relevant experience working within the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry in an Operations environment
• Experience within a pharmaceutical/GxP environment in technical operations.
• Experience in the technical transfer, scale-up and process validation of equipment and processes
• Proven ability to work effectively on own initiative as well as effectively contributing to the team environment
• Excellent attention to detail
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal)

The following criteria would also be beneficial to your application, but is not essential:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a related Scientific/Technical Discipline
• Significant experience in OSD (compression, capsule filling, stick pack)
• Knowledge of cGMP and manufacturing processes of pharmaceutical products
• Experience in technical work and/or significant hands on experience in pharmaceutical development and GMP manufacture
• Knowledge and application of Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Experience of working to aggressive timelines

Reward

For the successful candidate, we offer an attractive benefits package which includes a competitive salary, annual bonus, employer pension contributions, 34 days paid annual leave, healthcare benefits and much more.

To Apply: Apply online by submitting a CV that details how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.

Closing Date: 19 April 2024 at 1700 hours

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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