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Associate Director, Vaccines and Advanced Biotechnologies PR&D
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.
The Vaccines and Advanced Biotechnologies Process R&D (VAXPR&D) department in West Point, PA is seeking a highly motivated scientist/engineer for our newly formed Operations team in support of our company's expanding vaccine pipeline. The successful candidate will have a background in support operations for a technical/scientific environment and will be responsible for developing and maintaining an the various operational aspects of the process development laboratories. They will have experience with the strategic aspects of establishing a newly formed team with line of sight to potential managerial responsibilities. They will be part of a team that will work closely with process development teams to provide support in the areas of equipment, facilities, procurement, and safety. They are expected to work well in teams, including cross-functional collaboration with various support functions (e.g. maintenance, safety, environmental). They will lead projects to renovate and improve capital assets to keep pace with changing requirements.
Position Qualifications:
Education Minimum Requirement:
BS/MS in Chemical Engineering, Biological Sciences or Facilities Management
Required Experience and Skills:
Minimum 5 years (or 3 years with MS degree) experience in support operations for a scientific/technical environment (e.g. facilities, equipment)
Strong collaboration and negotiation skills
Ability to balance long and short-term objectives.
Well-developed organizational, record-keeping, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Experience with business methodologies to increase efficiency (e.g., Six Sigma, Kaizen)
Experience with building and environmental monitoring systems
Experience with procurement systems
Prior people management and recruitment experience
Experience with establishing newly formed teams
Knowledgeable in bioprocess unit operations and associated equipment, such as fermentation and cell cultures, ultrafiltration, normal-flow filtration, chromatography, and centrifugation.
Familiarity with GxP principles and regulations.
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Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.
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Requisition ID:R287893
