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(Archived) Scientist/Sr. Scientist Bacterial Process and Analytical Development
Job Description
Zoetis is the world’s largest Manufacturer and Supplier of Animal Pharmaceuticals.
At Zoetis in Lincoln, NE, we manufacture high quality medicines for dogs, cats, and livestock. Our plant has been recognized as one of the Nebraska’s Safest Companies, with a long-standing presence in Lincoln and we continue to grow.
Benefits Include:
Great Health Benefits from day 1!
4 weeks accrued paid vacation and 13 paid holidays
401(k) match with company profit sharing
Tuition reimbursement
Student Loan Repayment Program
Position Summary
This is primarily a site-based role where the focus of the individual’s attention will be on
- Supporting the site GMT team in New Product Introductions (NPI) from VMRD into the site,
- Technology Transfers of current processes from one site to another within the network
- Support manufacturing teams in maintaining and improving the performance of viral vaccine production
This position typically requires at least 5 years of experience in a biological or biopharma manufacturing or research environment, hence the expectation is that the individual will apply their technical skills and knowledge independently and work on multiple NPI’s, manufacturing transfer projects and/or continuous improvement projects in parallel.
Position Responsibilities
You will be a member of multiple new product introduction team’s (NPI), where you will be responsible for:
- Working closely with VMRD to co-develop new products suitable for transfer into the production facility
- Understanding the capacity of your current facility and requirements to process fit a new product
- Identify product constraints during development and make suggestions for improvements to facilitate the scale up and commercial manufacture of a process
- Be a member of the site transfer team to transfer the process into manufacturing
- Take accountability for transferring the process “as is” from VMRD into manufacturing
- Train production personnel on the new process and ensure knowledge of the process is passed onto production teams
- Support manufacturing in preparing batch records for new products
You will be a member of the site-to-site technology transfer teams where you will be responsible for the
- Assessment of the process or analytical gaps in the sending and receiving site
- If a member of the sending site provides technical support to receiving site
- Potentially travel to receiving site to support transfer of knowledge
You will work on a number of continuous improvement projects to support the sites priorities
- Develop process control charts for the appropriate vaccine processes
- Take ownership and champion the performance of a range of formulation and lyophilization manufacturing processes
- Identify process improvements that result in improved supply reliability, reduction in zero yields, reduction in scrap, improvement in process yields
- Support Procurement in sourcing alternative raw material, component, and primary packaging suppliers to help reduce cost for the site and maintain supply
Provide Technical support to immediate site investigations that may have an impact on supply of product to the market
Investigate new technologies and implement changes to site where beneficial
Organizational Relationships
This position will report into the GMT Bacterial and BPM Process Development leader. This position may also take direction and / or guidance from more senior scientists in the GMT team and Technical Project Managers.
You will also be expected to build close relationships with the members of the manufacturing, QC, QA and VMRD teams in order to ensure your projects get completed on time and within budget.
Education and Experience
BS or MS in a life science, (virology, bacteriology, or immunology), related engineering, or equivalent biological experience is required. Demonstrated competency in process and analytical methods development, process/cleaning validation, cell culture, and media optimization. This position requires a minimum of 5 years process or analytical development experience
Previous experience in developing and scaling up mammalian cell culture processes and bioreactor experience is highly desirable.
Technical Skills and Competencies Required
- Laboratory and/or manufacturing experience in biological manufacturing and/or testing is highly desirable. A working knowledge of vaccine production methods and experimental design and experience in GLP or GMP is also desirable.
- Basic knowledge of USDA and EU regulatory systems desired.
- Strong technical/analytical skills and possess a high degree of personal motivation.
- Strong oral and written communication, excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to interact across divisional boundaries.
- Strong commitment to product quality, continuous improvement and working knowledge of RFT (Right First Time) and Lean principles.
- Strong commitment to customer service.
Physical Position Requirements
- Lifting
- Sitting
- Travel to domestic and international sites may be required <10%
- Standing
- Walking
- Gowning into production areas
- Work some weekends due to experimental designs