Tech Transfer Specialist

Hobson Prior are currently recruiting for a Tech Transfer Specialist to lead the transfer of processes, projects and knowledge between the organisation and external facilities. Our client is a leading pharmaceutical organisation who are committed to providing life-changing therapies that can be developed for use in health services throughout the world.

Please note that to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in this location.

Job Responsibilities:

• Accountable to contribute to both internal and external Tech Transfer activities (outsourced manufacturing and or GMP process development).
• Delivery of, on-time project goals and milestones from external CMOs through technical collaboration and direct input to the project activities.
• Delivery of on-time, "technology transfer projects" through technical and operational input to the projects.
• Tech transfer of processes both into and out of the Manufacturing Centre.
• Delivering protocols, policies and service level plans in relation to cell therapy medicinal products whilst ensuring the delivery of programme objectives.
• Solid interaction with the Process Development group and the Innovation Team to enable the transfer and scale-up of manufacturing processes.
• Maintenance of the site wide QMS to enable the outsourced activities of projects to be included and overseen.
• Interaction with industry and / or academic based groups to provide practical engineering /science-based solutions for tech transfer activities of cell therapy products.
• Use of a sound, detailed, and in-depth knowledge of technical and technology transfer processes, both in and out, to enable the Braintree Centre to deliver robust and scale-able processes.
• Input into the design and establishment of operating principles at the Braintree site.

Key Skills:

• Proven self-starter with an innovative mindset.
• Passion for learning and developing new skills.
• Confident communicator with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent oral and written presentational and communication skills.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately, with limited supervision, good user of initiative when required.
• Good IT skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Accurate with a strong focus on attention to detail.
• Keeps up to date with professional knowledge, expertise and best practice.

Requirements:

• BSc within Chemical / Biochemical Engineering or Life Sciences subject.
• Industrial experience is essential.
• Proven experience of working to GMP regulations to manufacture cell therapies or biologics.
• Experienced in either drug substance or drug product operations.
• Experience of cell culture of human and / or mammalian cell lines.
• Expertise in upstream or downstream processing.
• Experience in QMS.
• Experience in writing and following GMP production protocols / batch records.
• Validation, trouble shooting and development and scale-up within novel medicinal products environment.
• Demonstrable experience of working in process development, scale-up and GMP Tech Transfer of manufacturing processes involving QC or assay development.

Apply now:

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