Lead, mRNA Manufacturing

ThermoFisher Scientific; Monza; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ThermoFisher mRNA unit in Monza seeks a Manufacturing Lead to support shift operations, ensuring GMP compliance and timely production.

You will lead shift resources, coordinate activities, maintain batch documentation, and ensure Right First Time and On Time Delivery KPIs are met. Strong leadership, 5+ years in pharma manufacturing, and English/Italian fluency are required.

Qualifications

• MS degree preferred in life sciences or engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Italian.

Responsibilities

• Manage Manufacturing resources on shift and coordinate activities, ensuring GMP batches supply.
• Support day-to-day operations, align production schedule with KPIs (On Time Delivery, Right First Time).
• Ensure regulatory compliance through accurate batch documentation and SOPs, with calibrated equipment and clean facilities.
• Act as a liaison with internal functions (MSAT, PM, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance).
• Handle anomalies and deviations with MSAT and Manufacturing Manager support.
• Promote safety and engagement within the team/shift.
• Share business objectives and EHS information.

Skills

GMP manufacturing

Upstream/Downstream

Leadership

Communication

Shift availability

English and Italian

Education

MS in life sciences or engineering

Job description

Work Schedule

Rotational shift nights

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving analytical challenges, growing efficiency in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our distributed team delivers an outstanding combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

ThermoFisher mRNA unit in Monza is looking for a Manufacturing Lead role!

As Lead in our mRNA Manufacturing Unit, you will be responsible for supporting Operations Teams in planning and managing production activities during shifts, ensuring adherence to all quality and regulatory control and documentation procedures, according to schedule, cost and quality standards.

You will have the chance to prove your leadership skills in a highly multifaceted and result-driven environment.

What will you do?

• Managing the Manufacturing resources on shift and assigning/coordinating manufacturing and ancillary activities, defining work priorities, ensuring GMP Batches supply in a safe environment.

• Supporting in coordinating operatives in day-to-day operations, making sure the production schedule and Right First Time and On Time Delivery KPIs are met.

• Making sure that the production operations are controlled, and regulatory compliance requirements are met by guaranteeing batch documentation is accurate, Standard Operating Procedures are accurate, critical documentation templates are accurate, equipment is in good repair and current calibration, and high standards of housekeeping are maintained in all areas of responsibility.

• Acting as a point of contact with every internal function (MSAT, PM, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance…).

• Supporting in handling anomalies and deviations, solving production problems with the support of the MSAT Team and Manufacturing Manager.

• Ensuring high standards of safety and engagement amongst his team/shift.

• Sharing business objectives and EHS information.

Education/ Experience

• Preferred MS in the life sciences, engineering, or equivalent technical field.

• 5+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong experience with GMP manufacturing.

• Progressed experience in main Upstream (Media Preparation and Enzymatic reactions in Bioreactors) and in Downstream steps (TFF, Chromatography, Encapsulation, Clarifications/Filtrations).

• Good communication and leadership skills.

• Proactive approach, focus on prevention and problem solving.

• Availability to work on shifts.

• English and Italian.

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