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Leader, Technical Shift

AbbVie · Pharma & life sciences

Summary

The Technical Shift Leader will lead, develop, and guide a team in a biologics fill-finish facility, ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and financial performance. This role involves technical expertise, coaching, and collaboration with various departments to meet operational objectives.

Key facts

Status
Available
Location
Sligo
Posted
10 days ago
Contract
Full-time
Work arrangement
On-site
Level
Lead
Experience
5+ years
Education
Bachelor's
Benefits
private health insurance · pension contribution · bonus

Required skills

batch processingautomationcommissioningvalidationcGMPcontamination controlaseptic processingpharmaceutical industry

Full description

Job Description

Our Ballytivnan team invites technical experts to join our growing team as a Technical Shift Leader. In the role, you will have the opportunity to lead, develop and guide team members both technically and professionally.

This is a shift-based role, you will be required to work rotational shifts between days and evenings.

Delivering high levels of customer service, in this role, you will ensure the quality of the product, comply with all regulatory requirements, achieve desired financial performance, including cost reductions, and build a high-performance culture for the team.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Act as your team's key point of contact and technical expert.
  • Lead and support your team to deliver compounding, filling, lyophilization, equipment preparation, formulation, buffer preparation and processing activities in the biologics fill-finish facility to meet clearly stated operating objectives
  • Coach & mentor your manufacturing team to maximize its effectiveness through clear and effective communication
  • Promote and develop a culture of contamination control and compliance with aseptic best practices
  • Communicate departmental goals to provide cost-effective quality compliant products in a safe, effective manner
  • Collaborate with program management, supply chain, technical operations, quality, and engineering groups to ensure effective planning, scheduling and execution of commercial and NPI clinical manufacturing
  • Resolve operations/project issues with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.
  • Drive operations excellence and key operations targets, including OEE where applicable
  • Provide direct interface as a subject matter expert with the QA department to interact with HPRA, FDA and applicable health authorities and internal audits.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years experience in batch processing, automation, commissioning, and/or validation in an FDA/HHPRA-regulated industry.
  • A minimum of 1 year of direct supervisory experience in a team environment is preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, pharmacy, engineering or a related scientific field is required; an advanced degree is preferred.
  • Detailed knowledge of cGMP and regulatory requirements relating to the pharmaceutical industry is essential.
  • Comprehensive understanding of contamination control principles and regulatory expectations for aseptic processing.
  • Technical background in pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries.

Additional Information

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