Technical Lead - Lyophilization/ Fill-Finish
Technical Lead - Lyophilization/ Fill-Finish
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Join our Global Animal Health Manufacturing (GAHM) Biotechnology Solutions (BTS) team as a leading scientific Commercial Lyophilization (Freeze Drying) expert! The Technical Lead Lyophilization/ Fill-Finish will provide guidance recommendations and judgment for strategic technical issues and decisions pertaining to the following domains commercial freeze drying (lyophilization) and fill-finish. The Technical Lead will ensure a robust first principles-based tech-transfer and scale-up of lyophilization while working cross functionally with our Animal Health Large Molecule strategy team regional operations team and engineering teams involved in capital investment technology transfer and operational readiness to ensure scientific rigor.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain strong and trusting relationships with our Manufacturing Division and Global Engineering leadership and other stakeholders to ensure effective communication for scoping planning and change management.
- Stay abreast of scientific developments and trends in fill-finish domain and participate in external industry/regulatory forums to maintain an industry-leading level of subject proficiency resulting in continuous improvement culture.
- Support scoping planning of network manufacturing operations at a strategic level within our companys Animal Health division.
- Serve as a leading scientific expert providing strategic guidance recommendations and judgment for technical issues and decisions pertaining to freeze drying equipment technology-transfer of inline cycles and broader aseptic fill-finish technology with regards to Global Animal Health Manufacturing (GAHM) strategy. This position will not have employee management responsibilities.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor of Science or equivalent in a technical or scientific discipline such as Biology Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
- Preferred: PhD or advanced degree with specialization in a subject pertinent to vaccine/large molecule manufacture
Skills:
- At least seven years of relevant work experience in the vaccines pharmaceutical biotech or related field.
- Experience in analysis of commercial lyophilization processes for vaccines/large molecules/small molecules either in development operational or in technical support role.
- Strong scientific understanding of Animal Health vaccine and/or biologic products and processes and their effective integration with relevant regulatory/GMP requirements.
Preferred:
- Ability to collaborate effectively across functional boundaries to align stakeholders and sponsors on technical strategies.
- Demonstrated problem solving effective verbal and written communication and people management skills.
- Proficiency with pharmaceutical industry technical business processes: change control deviation management technical protocols/reports and regulatory license documents.
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The salary range for this role is
$126500.00 - $199100.00This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills geographic location government requirements and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical dental vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family) retirement benefits including 401(k) paid holidays vacation and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at can apply for this role through (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
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Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
10%Flexible Work Arrangements:
HybridShift:
1st - DayValid Driving License:
YesHazardous Material(s):
N/ARequired Skills:
Animal Health Care Biologics Change Management Decision Making Driving Continuous Improvement Fill and Finish Freeze Dry Freeze Drying Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Interpersonal Relationships Manufacturing Manufacturing Operations Strategic Thinking Technical Issues Technical Problem-Solving Technology TransferPreferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date:
08/27/2025*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Employment Type
Full-Time
