Senior Technical Scientist - Technical Transfer

We’re currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity with a 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

• Supporting early and late phase Technical Transfer activities through generation of protocols/reports, technical writing, execution of laboratory scale studies and participation in manufacturing operations and NPI initiatives.
• Supporting early and late phase product development activities through generation of protocols/reports, execution of laboratory scale studies and participation in Lean Early Development initiatives as required.
• Supporting “process fit to plant” during early and late stages of development to provide guidance to both development and manufacturing teams.
• Supporting “man in plant” by providing support during manufacturing campaigns for new products or during process validation campaigns.
• Providing expertise to development teams on manufacturing facility design and capabilities, scale-up considerations and GMP operations.
• Participating in cross-functional project teams.
• Interpreting project plans and timelines for CMC projects, and schedule work and experiments to meet these goals.
• Assisting in manufacturing investigations as required, in particular event, deviations and CAPAs, to help meet product release specifications and timelines.
• Executing experimental plans and protocols to support product life-cycle improvements, process validation requirements, technical transfer projects and development activities as required.
• Fostering a culture of Lean and Continuous improvement within the department and with internal and external partners.


Education & Experience

• Technical transfer experience as distinct advantage
• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Biology, Pharmacy or related scientific field is required, advanced degree is preferred.
• Experience within a regulated biologics or pharma industry
• Biological process development or commercial manufacturing experience, either cell culture and/or purification.


If interested in this posting please feel free to contact Seán McCarthy on +353 (0)87 798 8480 or sean.mccarthy@lifescience.ie for further information.