Sr. Specialist, Technology Transfer Task Force Animal Health Vaccines

Job Description

Join our Global Science & Technology Network as a Senior Specialist Technology Transfer for Animal Health Vaccines. Our team is focused on delivering site-to-site technology transfers for Large Molecule Animal Health vaccines across our US manufacturing network. The Sr. Specialist will ensure successful site-to site transfer and provide project management support to our US manufacturing sites. Your expertise will ensure on-time in-budget delivery and compliant unconstrained supply.

Key Responsibilities

• Support site-to-site technology transfer activities for Large Molecule vaccine processes (drug substance and drug product) assisting transfer leads from scoping/siting through engineering runs PPQ and commercial readiness
• Assist with Block 1 scoping and siting assessments by gathering data contributing to fit-to-plant and gap analyses and preparing inputs for decision-making
• Coordinate day-to-day logistics and cross-functional tasks across Blocks 26 maintaining schedules action trackers and risk/issue logs; flag delays and help drive follow-ups
• Draft organize and maintain transfer documentation and packages (process descriptions CQAs/CPPs control strategy sampling plans bill of materials) using standardized methodology and templates
• Provide technical support in partnership with site SMEs for upstream/downstream operations formulation fill-finish and lyophilization; help compile process information and translate it for receiving sites
• Serve as a communication hub between donor and receiving site teams and global functions; schedule meetings prepare agendas/minutes and ensure clear stakeholder updates
• Contribute to governance and reporting by updating dashboards KPIs and status summaries; consolidate inputs for portfolio visibility and leadership reviews
• Support continuous improvement by collecting lessons learned refining tools/training/playbooks and sharing best practices across the network

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Biotechnology Chemical/Biochemical Engineering or relevant science/business field
• 3 years of experience in vaccine manufacturing within the pharmaceutical/biologics industry

• Direct exposure to site transfer activities within Large Molecule processes (drug substance and/or drug product)
• Strong project coordination skills: building timelines tracking tasks managing risks/issues and supporting on-time delivery
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical/biologics operations (e.g. upstream/downstream processing formulation fill-finish lyophilization) and cGMP practices
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with manufacturing sites and cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication; skilled at clear reporting and facilitating cross-site meetings

Preferred Skills and Attributes

• Experience preparing transfer documentation and supporting fit-to-plant assessments and gap closure plans
• Familiarity with validation and PPQ concepts; understanding of sampling plans and process performance monitoring
• Ability to support multiple concurrent projects focus on critical path activities and contribute to risk-based decision making
• Proficiency with project and documentation tools (e.g. MS Project/Smartsheet SharePoint eQMS/MES/data historians)
• Willingness to travel to donor and receiving sites as needed

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