Validation and Product Life Cycle Management

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Manages various aspects of process development, including scaling up production processes and improving established production steps for yield, quality, and cost, while coordinating optimization activities, managing resources, ensuring regulatory awareness, and driving competitiveness through cross-functional collaboration and strategic implementation.

The Process Technology Scientist – Validation and Product Life Cycle Management serves as the site Subject Matter Expert for OTC and Nutritional manufacturing formulation processes and lifecycle management activities at the Myerstown site. This role provides technical leadership for process validation, equipment qualification, cleaning validation, process optimization, troubleshooting, technology implementation, and regulatory compliance across manufacturing operations.

Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for OTC and Nutritional manufacturing formulation processes and own lifecycle management activities including validation, qualification, change control, process monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Develop and execute validation and qualification strategies including process validation, IQ/OQ protocols, bulk hold studies, and associated technical documentation.

Maintain the validated and qualified status of manufacturing equipment, processes, facilities, and critical systems in compliance with regulatory requirements and Bayer standards.

Support new product introductions, technology transfers, scale-up activities, and manufacturing process changes while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, yield, quality, and reliability.

Own and maintain the site Cleaning Validation Program, including protocols, reports, risk assessments, lifecycle documentation, cleaning acceptance criteria, and worst-case product assessments for manufacturing and packaging equipment.

Lead continuous process monitoring and data-driven improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, reliability, productivity, cost savings, innovation, and digitalization.

Provide Subject Matter Expert support for manufacturing troubleshooting and operational improvements and collaborate closely with Core Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operational Excellence, Manufacturing IT, and Center of Excellence teams.

Support a culture of Dynamic Shared Ownership and demonstrate VACC leadership as a visionary, architect, catalyst, and coach while helping evolve the site operating model.

Drive performance against key outcomes and KPIs including Right First Time compliance, OEE, UPDT, PDT, Case Fill Rate, cost savings, top-decel performance, innovation, digitalization, safety culture, and team engagement.

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related technical discipline.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical, food or FDA-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of solid-dose and/or liquid manufacturing processes and lifecycle management.
• Experience with process validation, equipment qualification, change management, continuous process monitoring, and validation of lifecycle management activities.
• Working knowledge of cGMPs, FDA requirements, OSHA standards, and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Experience supporting cleaning validation programs and risk assessments, including risk-based decision making.
• Strong…