Technology Transfer Specialist

Technology Transfer Specialist (Technical Operations)
SMC21237
Contract – 11 months
Cork
We’re currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity with an award-winning Pharmaceutical organization based in Cork. This is an excellent position for anyone who is looking to join a leading multinational who are one of the best at what they do.

Duties:

• Ensure the highest Quality, Compliance and Safety standards primarily with Technology Transfer but relating to all activities.
• Work within a team to enable the team’s performance within the Vaccine Technology Transfer group in the Technical Operations Dept.
• Responsible for the technical transfer and scale–up of a new process into Vaccines IPT.
• Input into Technical planning and decisions for the Vaccines IPT, to ensure supply of high quality product through tactical planning and execution of production schedules.
• Technical Review, ownership of and approval of Change Control, Quality Notification, deviation and investigation records as required.
• Recommend technical approaches in line with global and local standards.
• Benchmark and remain current with development of new technologies in the vaccine and biopharmaceutical processing field of expertise and seek to deploy process improvements through innovation and utilization of these technological advances.
• Contribute for driving a culture of Continuous Improvement by deploying MPS within the IPT on projects such as: problem solving, reducing cycle time, Lean principles within the new processes.
• Stakeholder management of multiple decision makers, corporate colleagues, cross-functional team by demonstrating the ability to maintain and strengthen trust relationships with people on all levels
• Participate and comply with the MMD Quality Management System (QMS) requirements, including ownership, as relevant.
• Responsible for supporting a culture of Continuous Improvement by championing problem solving tools within Technology Transfer for Vaccines IPT.

Experience and Education:

• Degree or Masters in a Science or Engineering discipline (preferably Biotechnology).
• 4 years’ experience in biopharmaceutical/vaccines environment
• Preference for Lean Six Sigma qualification or experience of application of Lean principles
• Project management qualification such as, Project Management Professional is desirable

If interested in this posting please feel free to contact Sean McCarthy on or for further information.