MS&T Scientist
- Dunboyne, Co Meath
- Contract
- Full-time
- Work Location: Dunboyne, Piercetown, Ireland
- Work model: On-site
- Contract type: 11 months temporary fixed-term contract
- Client: a global healthcare leader dedicated to improving health and well-being worldwide. The company focuses on innovative medicines, vaccines, and animal health products
- Plan and execute upstream activities (USP) for scale-down model establishments, satellite runs and investigation/improvement studies in the MS&T lab (i.e. vial thaws, shake flask passaging, benchtop bioreactor operations including inoculation, sampling, feeding and harvest)
- Support the transfer of new products (NPI) into the MS&T laboratory.
- Provide upstream specialist support to the site and the network for non-routine analysis and troubleshooting.
- Experimental design, execution, data analysis and interpretation through DOEs.
- Author and review standard operating procedures and technical reports
- Supporting multidisciplinary teams (MS&T, quality, analytics, regulatory) for process improvement and troubleshooting.
- Assuring effective application of Lean SixSigma and Change Management tools in the MS&T lab team by:
- Securing continuity of an appropriate level of knowledge.
- Facilitating problem solving & risk assessment (FMEA) projects/meeting.
- Making problems visible and striving for continuous improvement.
- Serving as an upstream specialist during internal audits and external inspections/audits.
- Supporting alignment and knowledge exchange with development organizations, other commercial nodes and external manufacturing partners.
- Ability to lead and coach others to solve problems and take new perspectives on existing solutions with a desire to continuously learn, improve and develop.
- Excellent trouble shooting and problem-solving skills as well as influencing, collaboration skills and teamworking ability to represent MS&T on global and interdisciplinary teams.
- Complete product robustness monitoring in partnership with global technical teams and provide leadership for investigations.
- Demonstrate “safety first, quality always” mindset in all responsibilities.
- Bachelor of Science degree qualification with minimum 5 years of experience, Master of Science degree qualification with minimum of 3 years experience, or PhD degree qualification (scientific discipline in biotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacy, process engineering or equivalent).
- Technical expertise with biologics drug substance upstream and downstream operations, analytical testing, process development and tech transfer.
- Proven ability to work as part of a team but also on own initiative as well.
- Ability to think logically and be proactive under pressure.
- Effective communicator and deep technical expertise in science.
- Proven ability around working cross functionally, focusing on meeting and tracking to schedules and embracing an interdependent work culture.
- Experience working in a GMP / regulated environment is desirable.
- Organisation Skills – Ability to manage multiple priorities and know when to escalate issues for resolution.
- This role is a site and lab-based role.
- Approximately 1x weekend shift per month required (days)