Scientist I, Manufacturing Sciences

Job Description

Manufacturing Sciences Technologist

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment and speeding up the manufacturing of treatments for various products. Your work will have real-world impact for patients that are waiting for life-saving medicines, and you will be supported in achieving your career goals!

How you will make an impact:

You enjoy working with people. You are collaborative, upbeat and optimistic. You are passionate about science, eager to learn and develop your career in the pharmaceutical industry.  As part of the Pharma services team group, our Cincinnati site develops and manufactures oral drug products for a wide range of small and large pharma companies, including tablets, capsules, and other complex dosage forms employing a wide range of manufacturing processes.

As a Manufacturing Sciences Technologist, you will support the manufacturing science projects within a manufacturing setting. Included will be the report writing and execution of the manufacturing of solids, liquids, and semi-solid oral dosage forms in a GMP production environment. Work with team members and support scientists and engineers on multiple projects in order to meet project timelines. Be able to assume work daily and maintain standard work practices in a diverse environment of work activities.

You will closely work with a team of scientists and engineers to support manufacturing projects in an operations setting that included pre-validation, validation and commercialization of pharmaceutical activities. Under the supervision of an experienced supervisor and manager, you will be primarily responsible to maintain reports, documents and data in order to complete necessary projects on time in full. You will assist in process development of small and large scale batch production that includes blending, wet granulation, fluid bed granulation, tablet compression, tablet coating, encapsulation and provide hands-on support with equipment in a GMP setting.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assist with small-scale and large-scale manufacturing of solid oral, liquid and semi-solid formulations using early development equipment in close cooperation with formulation
• Assist in the Set up, operate and clean up various equipment within operation environment as directed by process qualification, operating qualification and batch protocols to achieve goals and objectives of client based outlines.
• Assist the Scientists/Engineers in implementing process qualifications, documentation activities and collect data for technical reports. Help to develop and implement tools and processes for scheduling work and monitoring equipment productivity.
• Establish and maintain sample management practices, inventory and supply of API's, excipients and other components per spreadsheets and outlines. Maintains accurate, neat, error free records such as batch records and logbooks.
• Ensure policies are followed regarding environmental health & safety, hazardous waste disposal and DEA compliance within the early development areas.
• Assist in implementing technical improvements designed to improve the efficiency, reliability, and productivity of early development equipment conforming to applicable regulatory standards.
• Occasional overtime is needed for this role depending on manufacturing activities. Which may include night and weekend shift support for small-scale and large-scale batch production within operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or a state high school equivalent Diploma
• 3-5 years’ experience of manufacturing experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in a Science or Engineering related field.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals oral solid dosage manufacturing or Pharmaceutical formulation development is preferred.

Experience:

An equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant work experience will be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Familiarity with Good Documentation Practices (GDP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Basic knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes
• Communicates and co-operates with others to meet objectives
• Proficiency using Microsoft (MS) Office applications
• Good organizational and interpersonal skills, strong written communication, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently, multi-task and adjust to changing priorities related technical issues will not receive a response.