Biomanufacturing Associate II

GlaxoSmithKline; Upper Merion Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline is seeking a Biopharm Manufacturing Associate II in the United States to support large-scale production including fermentation or cell culture, solution prep, chromatography, filtration, and autoclave work. You will work under supervision to build competency across production areas while contributing to safety and compliance initiatives.

You will engage with automated equipment, monitor process data, document with accuracy, and participate in investigations and tech transfers.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree with cGMP manufacturing experience.
• Associate’s degree in Biotechnology or related technical field with cGMP experience.
• High School diploma with 1+ years of cGMP manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate large-scale production tasks including fermentation or cell culture.
• Document data with good documentation and data integrity practices.
• Participate in safety and compliance initiatives and investigations.
• Support cross-functional activities such as engineering actions and Technology Transfer.
• Monitor equipment and process parameters and troubleshoot issues.
• Work with digital platforms like SAP/EBR/AR‑VR to support production.

Skills

Strong teamwork

Verbal and written communication

Attention to detail

Safety and compliance

Education

BS/BA degree

Associate’s degree in Biotechnology

High School diploma with cGMP experience

Tools

SAP

EBR

AR/VR

Job description

We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics. We operate at impressive scale, producing over 1.7 billion packs of medicine and 767 vaccine doses in 2021. We continue to modernize, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst turbo-charging delivery across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service. The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary. Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and we need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of automation and robotics so we can work smarter together.

As a Biopharm Manufacturing Associate II, you will perform production operations including fermentation or cell culture operations, preparation of solutions, chromatographic separation, filtration and concentration operations, autoclave and parts washing of process assemblies, and area cleaning/upkeep. Will be responsible for completing daily manufacturing tasks, and increasing competency in different production areas over time. Will participate in safety and compliance initiatives, as well as investigations. Will engage in the GSK Production System to continuously improve safety, quality, and schedule/cost performance. The purpose of this role is to be a part of a dynamic, multi-tiered operations team that brings life changing and life saving medicine to patients around the world. They will demonstrate GSK Values (Patient Focus, Transparency, Respect, & Integrity) and Expectations (Courage, Accountability, Development, & Teamwork) on a daily basis by engaging positively with team members and production support groups.

Under the direction of senior personnel, the biopharmaceutical manufacturing associate II performs a variety of largescale production operations, interacting with automated equipment and monitoring/processing data. Will be responsible for completing daily manufacturing tasks, and increasing competency in different production areas over time. They will participate in safety and compliance initiatives, investigations, and help solve technical and organizational problems while working with different teams of experts. Will work within these teams to continuously improve safety, quality, and schedule/cost performance. This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate GSK Values – Patient Focus, Transparency, Respect, and Integrity – in every interaction, in every work task, and with every responsibility of the job role.
• Live GSK’s Expectations of Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork to achieve high performing behaviors in the workplace.
• With good documentation and data integrity practices, safely and compliantly completes and documents daily manufacturing tasks per standard operating procedures, batch document instructions, and logbooks.
• Proactively works with senior staff to achieve competency in production operations.
• Supports in cross-functional activities, such as engineering actions, validation actions and Tech Transfer actions, including proactive safety and compliance input prior to execution.
• Primarily these activities are within the production suite, but sometimes require out of suite or off-site work (i.e. FAT support).
• Monitors equipment and critical process parameters, and escalates any issues or abnormalities and participating the resulting troubleshooting activities.
• Strives to maintain a high level of competency with current and emerging digital platforms (SAP, EBR, AR/VR, etc).
• By learning the production schedule and assessing it daily, proactively ensures all processing equipment and necessary materials are adequate and available to set the team up for success.
• Transparently participates in investigations that are the result of safety or compliance issues.

Basic Qualifications

• BS/BA degree, with cGMP manufacturing experience
• Associate’s degree from Montgomery county community college in Biotechnology or related technical field with cGMP manufacturing experience
• High School degree, 1+ years of cGMP manufacturing experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated level of high performance
• Strong verbal and written skills
• The ability to work well in a team environment
• Must be able to follow detailed processing instructions as well as accurately documenting all necessary documentation
• Skills: Biopharmaceuticals, Bioprocessing, Cell Line Development, Experimental Methods, Technology Transfer

Benefits

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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