Bulk Bio Subject Matter Expert; SME

PM Group Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bulk Bio SME to join our team.

The role is to work as a Subject Matter Expert providing technical leadership on Bulk Bio. As a member of the global SME Group the person employed can be located in one of the PM Group offices in Ireland, UK, Belgium, The Netherlands or Poland. We work a hybrid work model while the role will require travel to project meetings/workshops as required.

Overview



The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bulk Bio SME to join our team.

The role is to work as a Subject Matter Expert providing technical leadership on Bulk Bio. As a member of the global SME Group the person employed can be located in one of the PM Group offices in Ireland, UK, Belgium, The Netherlands or Poland. We work a hybrid work model while the role will require travel to project meetings/workshops as required.

Who We Are

PM Group is an employee owned, international project delivery firm with a team of 3,800+ people. We are world leaders in the pharma, food, medtech and mission critical sectors. From our network of offices in Europe, Asia and the US, we work with the world's leading organisations. We are focused on growing a sustainable business centred around our people, our clients and trade partners.

Responsibilities

• To be a technology leader in nominated area(s) which includes:
• Being current in technical and subject knowledge
• Being aware of upcoming technology changes, developments, innovations
• Writing papers, presenting at industry conferences
• Being involved with industry bodies such as the ISPE, ICHEME, Bio Phorum
• Promoting knowledge exchange within the company using appropriate forums, COPs, and teams
• To perform as an SME for the early project phases (i.e. ideally Site Master Planning, Feasibility, Concept and Basic Design phases). Typically this will include production and/or checking of early phase project deliverables appropriate to discipline speciality. This will include scoping and philosophy documents, production throughput analysis, process flow diagrams, equipment requirements, P&’s and layout philosophies, early phase project reports
• To technically assist project teams as required.
• To undertake Peer Reviews of work performed by other companies.
• To perform in appropriate SMEs reviews of client sites.
• To engage with global network of SMEs and other staff and assist in the training and mentoring of the next generation of Subject Matter Experts in the company
• To participate and/or chair technical design reviews as appropriate
• To actively support and participate in the PM Group’s R&D Team (Tech Team) and associated development and innovation activities.
• To support BD as required. This may include client visits, client pitches, proposal writing, and preparation of appropriate supporting materials.
• Travel to Project meetings /workshops as required
• Other special projects as assigned

• Upstream and downstream unit operations and support functions, as well as familiarity of equipment options available and the selection criteria as to when such options should be chosen.
• Principles of facility layout such as:
• Area classifications associated with the required process steps
• Layout adjacencies
• Segregation approaches
• Aspects related to technologies such as:
• Process closure technologies and approaches
• Connected and continuous processing
• Stainless steel and single-use systems
• Bulk bio automation concepts
• CIP/SIP
• Clean utility generation and distribution
• Waste systems
• Aspects related to facility operations such as:
• Operating philosophies
• GMP Regulatory framework
• Aspects related to project delivery such as:
• Basis of design
• Basis of safety
• Simulation tools
• Tech Transfer
• Commissioning and Qualification
• Good experience of various modalities and expression systems which may include:
  Mammalian cells, microbial systems, plant cells,…