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We are looking for a candidate for a VIE mission:

Process Engineering Site Initiative Leader - VIE Contract (W/M)

Target start date: 01/09/2024

About the Team:

In a highly competitive environment, Manufacturing & Supply Vaccines (M&S V) is accelerating its transformation by improving the industrial performance on different streams: Yield Improvement, Procurement, Supplier Excellence, Engineering excellence, Yield Improvement, Supplier Excellence, Quality Control Excellence, Quality Assurance Excellence, Digital 4.0, and Write Offs Improvement.

In the context of this Vaccines Performance trajectory plan, the position holder will assume a technical leadership role for one or a few initiatives within the Yield Improvement workstream at the Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, United States site. In this role, the incumbent is accountable for developing, planning and managing the site performance execution for his/her initiatives under the supervision of the strategic initiative leader and in collaboration with above-site support (Global M&S, Global Vaccines M&S) and the site Continuous Improvement (CI) specialists: 

Lead technical process improvements in execution of assigned portfolio within the Formulation, Filling, and Visual Inspection Process Centric Units (PCUs):

• Conduct technical analysis of equipment, processes, and procedures to identify gaps and understand requirements to meet project expectations
• Contribute to qualification of new materials or equipment and process validation 
• Lead the development, qualification, and validation activities, within an aseptic environment, to achieve project objectives to include:
  • Change Control leadership and execution.
  • Execution of production process studies and risk assessments.
  • Protocol development for Performance Qualification.
  • Execution of Performance Qualification.
  • Writing Validation Reports.
  • Supporting regulatory agency submission.
  • Other technical duties as assigned by the strategic initiative leader.

Drive initiative detailed design at his/her site level with the support of the Global function Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Vaccines transformation Leader: 

• Drive diagnosis of current state including data crunching and design explicit future state (perf, organization, process).
• Set performance/financial targets in alignment with Compelling Business Needs (CBN) and site performance trajectory.
• Drives workshops according to defined methodology and playbook.
• Determines resources required to deliver project (FTE, OPEX, CAPEX) and acts towards funding/staffing of his/her initiatives in scope.
• Plan execution with lean manufacturing methodology.
• Coordinate work of various CI specialists to ensure progress on plan and prioritize according the value.
• Participate to appropriate CI meetings or site tactical initiative committees.
• Ensure deployment of site practices consistent with the ecosystem and broader network.

Manage Change:

• Drives competency upskilling, planning and dynamic staffing of local deployment teams.
• Provide required training and coaching to defined group of people.
• Communicates on Site CBN/CI objective /financial impact cascading and change story.
• Engaging the Site/Function Leadership Team and Make sure key successes are celebrated and also leverages recognition system.

Key “MUST HAVE” competencies, skills & experiences:

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Health Science or Engineering.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of full-time work experience in process development/validation position in a bio-pharmaceutical work environment.
• Understanding of vaccines industrial requirements.
• Experience in operational roles.
• Demonstrated success in leading and evaluating performance improvement initiatives.

Soft skills:

• Change management skills.
• Disrupts the status quo while remaining pragmatic and focus on priorities.
• Able to lead teams, experts - Strong communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills to engage direct team as well as manage teams and to ensure discipline in execution.
• Persuasion / bringing other together to gain consensus on stakeholder management to drive decision making process.
• Results-oriented.
• Give feedback and empower teams.

Technical skills:

• Knowledgeable in development, qualification, and validation requirements within bio-pharmaceutical operating environments.
• Knowledgeable in aseptic filling and high-speed visual inspection environments with demonstrated ability to drive initiatives from concept to execution, to distill complex data into a compelling visual story and manage continuous improvement and problem solving would be preferred.
• Experience in Industrial Performance or Site Manufacturing with proven track record in Lean Manufacturing Principles / Lean transformation would be preferred.

Languages:

• Ability to read, write and interact in English.

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