Biopharmaceutical Associate I

The Rockville Biopharm site exists to produce and deliver biopharmaceutical drug substance of the highest quality in a safe compliant reliable and cost-effective manner for our patients. Our vision is to be wholly entrusted to make innovative high quality medicines by leveraging the best talent and technology on a platform of continuous improvement to supply every patient every time.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

Basic understanding and knowledge of the following areas and ability to perform the activity with some supervisory guidance:

• Preparation cleaning sterilization batching pasteurization or filtration and delivery of media and solutions for cell culture and purification operations.

• Perform the set-up operation cleaning and break-down of process equipment.

• Perform sampling procedures on various analytical instruments to analyze cell culture solution and/or product concentration characteristics. Operate Filter integrity devices to confirm the integrity of filters pre and post use.

• Perform process operations equipment and instrument monitoring and trending to enable proactive identification of issues to escalate and correct with applicable departments.

• Set-up of fixed and mobile process equipment and parts with CIP skids to carry out validated cleaning and sterilization processes.

• Follow appropriate standard operating procedures (SOPs) protocols and batch records/logbooks to safely perform process operations and document compliantly with good documentation and data integrity practices.

• Follow all related safety policies and procedures and Put safety first by playing an active role in identifying and correcting unsafe behaviors and conditions.

• Ability to choose a type of communication that is most effective in a given situation.

General familiarity with the following areas:

• Knowledge and application of standard ERP processes in M-ERP following global and local procedures.

• Understanding of the GSK Production System (GPS) continuous improvement system and apply the GPS mindsets and behaviors.

• Knowledge and skill required to manage and use automation and emerging digital platforms.

• General knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Excel Word and Outlook)

Why you

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• High School Diploma or equivalency

• High School Diploma or GED

• Ability to work shifts that cover a 24/7 production operation.

• Ability to lift and carry materials up to 50 lbs.

• Ability to work in a clean environment adhering to all cleanliness standards established at site

• The selected candidate will be considered at the appropriate level based on experience

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics it would be a plus:

• Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Art / Associates Degree in biological sciences chemical sciences engineering or equivalent technical discipline.

• Must be able to follow detailed processing instructions as well as accurately documenting any necessary information

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team

• Ability to speak read write and understand English

• Strong verbal and written skills

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK

Uniting science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade as a successful growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make so were committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how together we deliver for patients shareholders and our people.

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