Principal Manufacturing Scientist
Arlington Heights, WA - USA
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
The Principal Manufacturing Scientist is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and radiochemistry. The role acts as global technical product owner for PET radiopharmaceuticals manufactured on the FastLab platform with endtoend accountability from latestage development through validation and lifecycle management (LCM).The position combines handson technical work with scientific leadership CMC contribution and GMP documentation ownership supporting commercialization sustained supply and continuous improvement across GE HealthCares global PET manufacturing network and the AH SPECT facility.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Act as technical manufacturing product owner for assigned PET products ensuring robust compliant processes across development validation and LCM.
Serve as an SME in radiochemistry and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing providing expert input for deviations investigations change controls and process improvements.
Perform handson manufacturing and technical work including troubleshooting / problem solving experimental work engineering runs and validation activities.
Lead and execute engineering batches and process validation ensuring process capability and regulatory alignment.
Author review and maintain GMP documentation including SOPs manuals troubleshooting guides risk assessments validation documentation protocols and technical reports.
Analyze batch and process data to identify trends share learnings across the network and drive continuous improvement and reliability.
Contribute as a member of latestage development and CMC teams supporting regulatory submissions and health authority interactions.
Provide technical leadership and project support for technology transfers to internal and external manufacturing partners.
Act as the voice of manufacturing for NPI and LCM projects translating commercial manufacturing requirements into R&D and process design inputs.
Build LCM frameworks and promote standardization across the global.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelors degree in Radiochemistry Chemistry Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related discipline.
Minimum 5 years of experience in PET or radiopharmaceutical manufacturing within a GMP environment.
Demonstrated experience with FastLab or automated PET synthesis platforms.
Working knowledge of CMC requirements including manufacturing sections of IMPD NDA or MAA dossiers.
Practical experience in radiopharmaceutical manufacturing.
Desired Skills & Characteristics
Masters Degree or PhD in Radiochemistry Chemistry Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related discipline.
Strong problemsolving and rootcause analysis skills including remote troubleshooting support.
Strong technical writing skills for clear compliant GMP documentation.
Datadriven mindset with strong data analysis and statistical skills.
Ability to work independently and with high autonomy in a global matrixed organization.
Strong communication and influencing skills in English (Dutch preferred).
Customerfocused approach with the ability to build effective relationships with global manufacturing partners and stakeholders.
Ability to travel to other manufacturing sites for problem solving and project support.
GE HealthCare offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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About Company
GE HealthCare provides digital infrastructure, data analytics & decision support tools helps in diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients