Manager Technical Services - Pharmaceutical

MRINetwork; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonus

Annual bonus

Day-one benefits

H1B visa transfer support

Job summary

MRINetwork client, a global BioPharma CDMO, seeks a Manager – Technical Services with Pharmaceutical Industry experience at their Spokane, WA plant. The role oversees pharmaceutical process engineering, tech transfer and multi-disciplinary teams to drive large-scale projects.

This permanent direct-hire position offers salary between $115k and $175k, annual bonus, weekend shift differential, relocation support, and day-one benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical process engineering and technical transfer.
• Experience managing large-scale projects and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, optimization and implementation of site manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality and sustainability.
• Oversee and assess existing processes and workflows.
• Lead team to establish and track process metrics.
• Oversee Technical Transfer of new products from internal and external clients.
• Drive team ownership from quote to product retirement.
• Review and approve validation study documents and protocols.
• Lead troubleshooting, off-shift support, and data review to ensure process quality.
• Oversee development and execution of validation studies and ensure continuous improvement.

Skills

Pharmaceutical process engineering

Technical transfer

Project management

Team leadership

Process optimization

Validation

Communication

Job description

Our client – a global and growing BioPharma CDMO company needs a Manager – Technical Services with Pharmaceutical Industry experience at their expanding plant in WA state. Excellent Salary + weekend shift Differential + Annual Bonus. Excellent Benefits (starting day 1) + Generous Relocation Bonus. If needed client will support H1B visa transfer.

Job Posting # 2719

Job Title: Manager – Technical Services - Pharmaceutical

Location: Spokane, WA

Relocation: Generous lumpsum bonus for relocation assistance. Weekend Day Shift – See note 2.

Compensation: Salary range $115K – 175K + Annual Bonus – 10% Target + Shift Differential + 7.5%

Full Benefits (starting Day 1) = Medical, Vision, Dental, 15 days - PTO, 10 - Holidays, 401k (match up to 4%).

Our client is a growing CDMO company in the Pharmaceutical Industry. They are a part of a global parent company with sites in many countries.
This is an integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) offering specialized Aseptic Sterile manufacturing, filling, lyophilization, packaging of drug products in Vials.

Group Info: Be part of the Plant Technical Services Group of around 20 people. This group supports New Product Introductions from R/D to manufacturing and also existing manufactured products.

Note 1: This person will have around 5 technical staff reporting to this role working Weekend shift. This role will report to the Assoc Dir of Technical Services.

Note 2: Weekend Day shift. 10 hours each for 4 days from Fri. – Mon. Shift differential adder pay + 7.5%

Note 3: The company recently completed their 3rd state-of-the-art Sterile Liquid compounding & Vial Filling line and are currently expanding again with a 4th line at this growing plant site.

Note 4: Client will support transfer of existing H1B Visa for this permanent direct hire role, but will not sponsor for a new H1B visa.

Summary:

• TheManager of Technical Servicesprovides oversight and expertise primarily in the areas of pharmaceutical process engineering and technical transfer.
• This position will manage large scale projects and multi-disciplinary teams.
• The Manager will also provide technical direction for complex projects and exhibit superior communication skills with all levels of employees.
• The individual will be responsible for refining department and site processes and provide leadership.
• Process Engineers will report directly to Technical Services manager.

Job Description:

• Oversee design, optimization and implementation of site manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality and sustainability
• Oversee and assess existing processes and workflows
• Lead team to establish and track process metrics to monitor process stability and discover areas for improvement
• Oversee Technical Transfer of new products from both internal and external clients
• Drive team ownership of product processes from initial quote to product retirement
• Evaluate incoming processes for robustness, efficiency.
• Lead team to perform appropriate development work to define CPPs and CQAs to allow strong execution upon transfer to Manufacturing.
• Review and approve validation study documents that demonstrate manufacturing processes are capable of consistently making acceptable product.
• Oversee development and execution of validation studies to test and qualify new and improved manufacturing processes.
• Lead team through troubleshooting, oversight and/or sampling of events within Manufacturing; will require occasional off-shift at-location or remote support.
• Review and approve reports summarizing results of studies to document data collected; overview utilization of data obtained to qualify site processes.
• Review and approve protocols, SOPs, reports, deviations requiring Technical Services approval.
• Oversee team review of data summaries generated by other departments, assessment of the data for potential trends or conditions that may adversely impact the quality of the sterile products being manufactured, and ensure that corrective action measures are implemented when required/warranted.