Senior Blood Virus Manufacturing Scientist & Process Lead

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics; Munster; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics in Ireland, Co. Clare, near Tulla, seeks a Senior Representative, Production Operations to act as Blood Virus product SME and lead manufacturing testing and validation activities.

This hands-on role emphasizes quality, compliance and continuous improvement within a regulated environment. You will drive scale-up projects, support new product introductions, and develop training, ensuring high-quality BV products meet customer and regulatory requirements across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Level 8) with a minimum of 5 years' relevant industry experience, or Master's with 3 years.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environment, preferably medical device, diagnostics, biotechnology or life sciences.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, GMP requirements and experience supporting audits.
• Technical expertise in Blood Virus and/or Immunoassay products, manufacturing processes or related technologies.
• Experience leading technical investigations, validation activities and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Blood Virus (BV) Product Subject Matter Expert, supporting safe, compliant and efficient manufacturing operations.
• Provide technical oversight and support for the manufacture and testing of BV products to ensure delivery of high-quality products that meet customer and regulatory requirements.
• Drive validation, process scale-up and continuous improvement projects to enhance operational performance.
• Partner with Technical Operations to support new product and process introductions from concept through implementation.
• Provide leadership for technical investigations and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain training programmes, supporting capability building and cross-functional flexibility within the team.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve documentation and strengthen operational excellence across the department.
• Coach and support colleagues in the application of manufacturing processes, problem solving techniques and quality system requirements.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree (Level 8)

Master's degree

Job description

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics in Ireland, Co. Clare, near Tulla, seeks a Senior Representative, Production Operations to act as Blood Virus product SME and lead manufacturing testing and validation activities.

This hands-on role emphasizes quality, compliance and continuous improvement within a regulated environment. You will drive scale-up projects, support new product introductions, and develop training, ensuring high-quality BV products meet customer and regulatory requirements across sites.