Senior Material Scientist

Overview

The Scientist in Manufacturing Sciences & Technology will support the Materials and Cryogenics Science group in the life cycle management of raw materials, consumables and single-use systems utilized for biopharmaceuticals commercial manufacturing operations. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supply Chain, and Global Procurement groups on cross-functional teams.

• Qualify alternative raw material suppliers:
• Work with procurement to identify new suppliers
• Recommend and/or lead necessary testing to qualify material for use in GMP manufacturing
• Author technical equivalency assessments, specification comparisons and material characterization reports
• Author change controls
• Additional tasks include:
• Support material and consumable manufacturing investigations
• Evaluate and manage material associated supplier changes notifications to maintain GMP compliance

• Demonstrated Technical Writing Ability
• Worked in Cross matrix Teams
• Project Management - fast paced environment and can manage multiple projects at once
• Independent Contributor - personable and can work with multiple stakeholders
• Change Controls - GMP environments preferred

• Minimum BS/MS with 2+ years of industry experience post-graduation or PhD in Material Science Engineering, Chemistry or equivalent scientific background.
• Awareness of cGMP compliance and regulatory agency requirements.
• Demonstrated problem solving ability (familiarity with root cause analysis techniques and CAPAs a plus)
• Strong organizational, oral communication and technical writing skills
• Effective team player and strong individual contributor
• Familiarity with analytical techniques (FTIR, SEM-EDS, etc.)
• Knowledge of data trending and tracking, including use of statistical analysis software a plus
• Physical requirements:
  
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Additional

Job Requirements:

Lab w/o blood & animal

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level
• Employment type Contract
• Job function Research
• Industries Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Biotechnology Research