About us
We are in the animal health business, partnering with our clients in the areas of research and development (R&D) and manufacturing to produce pharmaceuticals for both farm and companion animals. Originally founded in 2006 by a New Zealand chemist, Argenta’s vision is “Healthier Animals, Sustainably”. Our recipe for success has been the uniqueness of our vision and our people. Argenta now has operations across the globe with locations in New Zealand, the United States, Scotland, Germany and Spain with over 600 employees and still continuing to grow!
About you
You will be The Maestro behind the scenes, orchestrating technical excellence in Argenta's pharmaceutical manufacturing at our Dundee facility. In this role, you will be the guardian of knowledge, ensuring that every product manufactured here at Dundee, flows seamlessly though it's commercial lifecycle. Your expertise will be the secret sauce driving productivity improvements and transforming projects into triumphs.
But that is not all, you will achieve excellence by managing KPI's and ensuring preventative actions are robustly implemented improving quality and safety while slashingwaste and operating costs. And it doesn't end there. your technical expertise will guide our team ensuring every achievement leaves a lasting legacy of success here at Argenta.
To ensure the persona described above is successful, there are the specific competencies we are on the lookout for you will be required to demonstrate. This includes as a minimum, experience in a technical role within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, preferably with a green belt or equivalent certification, along with excellent statistical, written, and verbal communication skills, and proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of products.
In addition to this, you will also be able to demonstrate your passion for what you do, which drives you to being a top performer, consistently exceed your goals by utilizing yours and others skills, maximising productivity and challenging your team to take it to the next level.
Key Deliverables of the role:
1. Provide technical product / process oversight, from raw materials to primary packaging. Ensuring that current, and historical knowledge pertaining to product lifecycle is documented in accordance with cGxP, regulatory and internal frameworks.
2. Act as a SPOC (Single Point of Contact), for assigned products – for both local and global partners.
3. Project manage the technical introduction of new technology / equipment, ensuring activities are completed to internal & external framework(s)
4. Perform technical deviation investigation(s) – including, but not limited to customer complaints; OOS (Out of Specification); OOE (Out of Expectation) – ensuring robust CAPA’s (Corrective Action; Preventive Action) plans are defined and implemented.
5. Collaborating with internal stakeholders, participate in the APR (Annual Product Review) – providing technical expertise on product parameters & deviation trends.
6. Complete product specific risk analysis; identify critical product parameters and prepare internal reports as required that monitor, analyse & recommend corrective action.
7. Oversee & monitor the process of cleaning methods for assigned products.
8. Collaborating with key local & global stakeholders, ensure continuous process / product / cleaning validation to ensure products assigned are in a constant state of validation.
9. Support continued process verification using data trending and statistical analysis, including tracking and trending of critical parameters and in process controls.
10. Manage the technical transfer of products to third party manufacturing partners.
11. Author technical documents (i.e. Process Instructions; Policies & Procedures) for the Dundee facility, in accordance with cGxP standards.
12. Support the continuous improvement platform, by role modelling, coaching & training associates to build technical knowledge, identify trends / gaps and develop solutions.
13. Comply with all company local and global policies including Quality frameworks, Red Book, and health, safety and environment (HSE) policies.
14. Perform any other duties or serve in such other capacity as may be determined by Company management.
Relationship Management
15. Develop and nurture strong relationships to ensure optimal performance.
16. Work collaboratively, engaging with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the manufacturing frameworks.
17. Communicate with stakeholders the impact of market change and potential effects on manufacturingdesign and development, recommending solutions without compromising quality or service whileoptimising costs.
18. Contribute to new business initiatives and projects, review and communicate the impact on manufacturing activities.
Qualifications
19. BSc. in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering or equivalent scientific discipline.
20. MSc or PhD, desirable
Here is what is in it for you!
Apart from joining a remarkable team you will have the opportunity to lead through change and growth and you will receive these great day 1 benefits:
21. Health Insurance
22. Group income protection
23. Cycle to work scheme
24. Tech scheme
25. Death in service
26. Free parking
27. EAP
If this is you, we would love to hear from you, so send us your CV along with a covering letter telling us about a previous achievements, where you are now and what your aspirations are for the future Begin your journey towards becoming part of our outstanding team here at Argenta - Dundee today and join us on our mission, improving the health of animals, small and large.