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Position Summary

The BioProcess Engineer, is responsible for assisting with organizing, running, and sustaining the manufacturing operations process at the plant/site.

Key Responsibilities
•    Assists in manufacturing led investigations through partnerships with Quality and other business units at the site.
•    Produces product, media/buffer preparation, learn to troubleshoot equipment, participate in interviews on deviations, stocking of items in supply/ production / warehouse area, and standardizing equipment and cleaning production area.
•    Assists in determine root cause, implement a solution and a verification check to ensure the fix was effective.
•    Assists with creation and on-going maintenance of all pertinent equipment, policies, and procedures.
•    Produce product, media/buffer preparation, learn to troubleshoot equipment, participate in interviews on deviations, stocking of items in supply/ production / warehouse area, and standardizing equipment and cleaning production area.
•    Learn aseptic techniques, cell culture, recovery, purification, aseptic fill/finish (upstream and downstream).
•    Assists in producing clinical and commercial material on an annual basis that meets the site’s strategic objectives and is compliant with cGMPs.
•    Supports the product requirements to ensure that all products are produced according to plan. Learn cGMP and cGDP and ensure cGMP documentation is being filled out correctly, training is current, and all Quality requirements are being followed.
•    Maintains quality standards to meet cGMP requirements, CFR’s, and internal company policies directly related to the manufacturing process.
•    Partners with Quality to ensure a quality and compliant manufacturing environment.
•    Assists the technical operations team to resolve any issues related to production.
•    Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience
·       Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology or applicable field with 2 years’ experience in cGMP experience in biologics, pharmaceutical and/or vaccine manufacturing operations, including experience in cell culture, recovery, purification, bulk formulation and/or fill finish environment;

Other related duties as assigned.

• Produces clinical and commercial material on an annual basis that meets the site’s strategic objectives and is compliant with cGMPs.
• Works on the manufacturing floor to produce product, troubleshoot equipment, and provide ownership for specific pieces of processing equipment.
• Ensures cGMP documentation is being filled out correctly, training is current and all Quality requirements are being followed.
• Participates in tours or information requests for all FDA and internal audits of the manufacturing facilities/processes and respond to any observations received per procedure.
• Maintains quality standards to meet cGMP requirements, CFR’s, and internal company policies related to the manufacturing process.
• Supports tech transfer of new products and processes to ensure smooth transition from process development into GMP manufacturing.
• Provides hands on technical leadership to the manufacturing staff members.
• Looks for opportunities to implement operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Partners with Quality to ensure a quality and compliant manufacturing environment.
• Supports leadership to meet information requirements for quality, compliance, and management reporting.
• Assists the technical operations team to resolve any issues related to production.
• Ability to routinely lift over 35lbs.
• Ability to work M-F 8-5 and weekend occcasionally
• Approximately 10% travel.

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On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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