Manufacturing Supervisor, Upstream

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES

The field of gene therapy is growing rapidly and Genezen is here to meet the exacting needs of our clients. We provide process development, produce GMP viral vectors, and provide cell transduction for gene and cell therapy clinical trials and are proud to be a part of the process that leads to new cures.

Many people have worked in environments where you feel like just another nameless part of an enormous machine. Genezen is different. We want our employees to be innovative, collaborative problem solvers who are dedicated to meeting the challenges of working at a fast-growing company. We are dedicated to empowering our employees to be their best and making Genezen a rewarding place to work.

Every employee contributes to the success of the company and you can be part of that team.

Promote a safe working environment, training, and development of the manufacturing team; plan on-time execution of batch activities; deliver quality and safe viral vector products; and continuously improve manufacturing processes.

This position is located in Indianapolis, Indiana (City of Fishers) and will report to the Director of Manufacturing.

• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring of Upstream manufacturing personnel.
• Oversee and execute Vector Upstream Manufacturing activities including the scheduling of resources, material staging, equipment preparation, batch execution, cleaning/sanitization, inventory transactions, and batch record review.
• Provide on the floor training and support for upstream manufacturing operations for clinical viral vector batches.
• Hire, coach, and develop Manufacturing team members, including performance management and periodic reviews.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP and GDP requirements for Drug Substance Manufacturing (Viral Vector Manufacturing preferred).
• Strong technical knowledge of both adherent and suspension cell lines including cell thawing, scale-up, bioreactor inoculation, transfection, harvest, and clarification.
• Preferred knowledge and experience with the use and troubleshooting of Cytiva XDR 50L, Cytiva XDR 500L, Univercells Scale-X Carbo, and Cytiva iCELLis 500 bioreactors.
• Monitor and report on area performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing process improvements.
• Design, implement, maintain, and continuously improve vector manufacturing systems, policies, procedures, and programs that ensure compliance to company and regulatory body standards for Quality and EHS.
• Identify and mitigate risks in Manufacturing operations that could negatively impact product and personnel safety.
• Manage the Manufacturing Production system including but not limited to personnel development, problem solving, investigation of deviations, root cause analysis, CAPAs, Change Controls, 6S, etc.
• Ensure safe working environment and compliance with OSHA, EHS, Quality, and cGMP procedures and policies within the Manufacturing department

• Prior leadership experience in GMP manufacturing facility
• Preferably work experience in a comparable position (similar type of work, similar group dynamics), preferentially in an industrial organization
• Ability to adhere to company internal and regulatory (EMA, FDA) policies, processes, and procedures
• Hands
  -on experience in writing and reviewing the documentation
• Experience in (bio)-manufacturing unit operations
• Good writing and oral communication skills
• The work schedule may require adjustments to support production activities

• Adaptability required as work schedule may change based on business needs
• Criminal background check required
• Other duties as assigned

BS in Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Virology, or any other relevant field of study

In-depth knowledge of aseptic processing, GxP, cell culture, and bioreactor operation and troubleshooting

4-6 years of related work experience in a GMP environment

1 year of supervisory experience

Drug Substance experience with cell culture and upstream viral vector…