Associate Specialist, Bio Technology Solutions

Job Description

Our Animal Health Manufacturing teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local/regional plants connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates, and finished products.

The focus of an Associate Specialist within the Site Support (SS) team in the Bio Technology Solutions (BTS) department is on Vaccine and Biopharmaceutical process improvement/troubleshooting in support of commercial antigen/antibody manufacturing and sterile biopharmaceutical product fill-finish. The BTS-SS team is also responsible for supporting the BTS Process Development (PD) team during new process/product introductions. Within a multidisciplinary environment you will cooperate with your colleagues from BTS-SS, BTS-PD, BTS-Analytical, Operations, Engineering, Quality Control/Assurance, Supply Chain or Planning, Regulatory Affairs, Safety, and Research.

Your main field of attention is to provide all‑round technical support to Vaccine and Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing for commercial Animal Health products.

Our Company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

At the campus in De Soto, Kansas, we have an Associate Specialist, Engineering position available on our Bio Technology Solutions Team. The manufacturing facility is located in the Kansas City area a short distance from the University of Kansas.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to apply their enthusiasm and technical skills as a member of a multidisciplinary team supporting the operation of pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, vaccine product manufacturing facilities.

• Leads and/or works independently to optimize and/or troubleshoot manufacturing processes for microbial, virus or cell cultures followed by purification/concentration and blending/fill of veterinary vaccines and biopharmaceuticals (antibody therapeutics).
• Leads and/or works independently and/or supports a team member with focus on technology transfer within or between manufacturing sites.
• Works at the speed of business to resolve manufacturing challenges while always ensuring timelines meet the requirements of the customer regarding safety, quality, cost‑efficiency, practical applicability, and consistency.
• Leads and/or works independently as a team member on technical investigations, validation and/or process improvement projects.
• Examines issues from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process and people) in order to best understand and resolve the root cause.
• Whether working independently or in collaboration with other departments (e.g. Quality, Research, Production, BTS – Analytical and /or Process Development), must ensure sound scientific data/literature/evaluation and integrity drives every decision/recommendation.
• Collaborates and interfaces with Research, Process/Analytical Development, Manufacturing and other departments to ensure commercial products are produced to keep up with commercial needs.
• Develops project charters and project plans and align with all sponsors and stakeholders.
• Key capabilities include project management skills: development of timelines, use of project tracking tools, definition of deliverables, definition of roles and responsibilities, risk identification/tracking/mitigation and business acumen.
• Coordinates and tracks team activities by leading or participating in core team meetings, communicates project…