Work Schedule
Standard Office Hours (40/wk)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Position: MS&T Director Sterile Technical SME (Visual Inspection)
Reports To: DPD Division MSAT Head
Location: Remote (EU/US)
Preferred Locations:
- Italy: Monza & Ferentino
- UK: Swindon
- North Carolina (US): Greenville
- France: Bourgoin
These locations are key sites for our operations
POSITION SUMMARY
Work for Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Global Technical SME in Visual Inspection. Contribute to improve visual inspection process globally.
Key responsibilities
Manufacturing Support:
- Offer expertise in visual inspection for pharmaceutical processes assist in strategy creation set global standards and ensure consistency in DPD sterile sites
- Offer significant expertise on common VI technologies/equipment (Manual/Semi-automatic/Automatic) and Leak Detection systems
- Knowledgeable about AI application to AVI (e.g. recipes creation/optimization support to validation)
- Perform process characterization of related pharmaceutical processes to increase robustness and sustainability
- Support sites in troubleshooting/root cause investigation by providing second-level specialist expertise and harmonizing related technical processes across units
- Review sterile site aseptic practices and set a plan for improvements and adaptations
- Work closely with sterile manufacturing site teams to efficiently implement new technologies and ensure timely product launches
- Monitor GMP EU and FDA regulatory changes and requirements review industry-specific journals and periodicals
- Support projects requiring expertise in aseptic manufacturing and lyophilization technology
- Provide technical support in aseptic manufacturing validation new technologies and sterilization; facilitate IQ OQ and PQ equipment and process qualifications upon request
- Identify and drive opportunities for improvement suggesting ways to improve process effectiveness product quality and operating efficiency
- Support the development of Training Curriculum for Site SMEs and assure alignment across sites
- Provide training and education on related technologies to site employees
Stewardship for Aseptic Network & New Product Launch:
- Serve as the Network SME collaborating with local and global MSAT networks to establish technical standards for current and upcoming technologies and equipment.
- Assure internal and external benchmarking to stimulate knowledge growing associates know-how and spreading it across the organization
- Author and implement GOPs for assigned technologies
Qualifications and requirements
- MSc or equivalent experience in Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Technology Chemistry or a related scientific field
- Significant career experience in GMP manufacturing relevant to the specialist area of expertise
- Validated process understanding (Pharma GMP Regulatory aspects)
- Up to 30-40% travel as needed
- Confident communicator both verbally and in writing
- Able to influence others and build cross-functional teams while setting clear business objectives
- Proven leadership and technical experience
Required Experience:
Director