Product Technologist

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Hertfordshire - UK

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: Yesterday
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Technical function provides best in class processes that ensure the product inputs are understood and maintained through the product life-cycle within the wider manufacturing and production operations at the GSK Ware manufacturing Site. This entails all elements of the manufacture testing and supply process from launch through to planned changes and to transfers.

Job Purpose:

This role supports oral solid dose and respiratory products. Reporting to the Product Technical Execution Lead you will provide scientific understanding of product performance and help resolve technical issues across Global Supply and New Product Introduction. You will also support the implementation of changes and drive continuous product improvements.

You will work closely with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders including Product Owners Platform Leads and addition you will contribute to Product Lifecycle Management by overseeing the ongoing performance of assigned products.

Key responsibility (include..):

  • Deliver Product Lifecycle Management by overseeing product performance across the full lifecycle including conducting risk assessments driving continuous improvement initiatives and translating Control Strategies into standard work within the GSK Production System (GPS).

  • Monitor Global Supply product performance using approved digital platforms identifying trends issues and optimisation opportunities and escalating concerns where required.

  • Manage / support technical activities such as New Product Introduction (NPI) trials continuous improvement projects and Root Cause Analyses (RCAs).

  • Provide expert product troubleshooting manage technical investigations and ensure timely completion of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

  • Manage cleaning development activities and deliver technical expertise for generating initial cleaning documentation.

  • Support internal and external audits/inspections and maintain compliance with all relevant GSK regulatory and quality system requirements.

About You:

This role would suit a self-motivated person who has experience of working in a cross-functional oral solid dose and/ or respiratory manufacturing. You will be resilient and calm under pressure with good people skills and a proven ability to influence people to achieve and drive performance. You will have a strong continuous improvement mindset. Ideally you will have experience / knowledge of product development and transfer and a track record in driving change.

During the application process we are looking to see that applicants have a clear understanding of the complexities and importance of supporting production within a pharmaceutical manufacturing process.

About Ware Manufacturing Site:
Medicines at Ware are presented as either Respiratory devices or in Oral Solid Dose form and the site has circa 1500 highly motivated and capable people working at it. The Ware site holds a unique position in our network as the only site responsible for launching the companys pipeline of new medicines in oral and solid dose forms as well as operating a high-volume commercial production for respiratory devices.

CLOSING DATE for applications: Tuesday 7th of April 2026 (COB).

Basic Qualifications:

  • Relevant experience of working in a highly regulated technical industry (ideally the pharmaceutical industry) with relevant qualifications in Scientific Technical or Engineering discipline.

  • Track record in driving change

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Operational knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes

  • Experience working in a cGMP aligned pharmaceutical environment

  • Data analysis skills

Benefits:

GSK offers a range of benefits to its employees which include but are not limited to:

  • Competitive base Salary

  • Annual bonus based on company performance

  • Opportunities to partake in on the job training courses

  • Opportunities to attend and partake in industry conferences

  • Opportunities for support for professional development/chartership

  • Access to healthcare and wellbeing programmes

  • Employee recognition programmes

  • Hybrid (onsite/remote) working within GSK policies (post training period)

If you would like to learn more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK we would suggest looking at our webpage Life at GSK GSK.

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.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) parental status national origin age disability genetic information (including family medical history) military service or any basis prohibited under federal state or local law.

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