MSAT Technical Standards & Execution Lead
This is a site-based role in Worthing, UK.
At our GSC Worthing site, we have a proud heritage in global manufacture of oral antibiotics (solid dose and dry powder suspension), The site also manufactures bulk export material for use at other manufacturing sites in our network.
This role is responsible for managing the implementation and ensuring the ongoing sustainability of MSAT technical standards across the manufacturing site. It includes accountability for providing subject matter expertise to support these standards.
Key responsibilities include leading and managing a technical team within the MSAT (Manufacturing Science and Technology) department, with a focus on supporting the Orals Value Stream. The role entails addressing daily technical challenges, investigating plant issues and customer complaints, and executing projects aligned with the site’s breakthrough objectives.
The position also provides expert site-wide support for strategic projects and priorities, including the implementation of manufacturing processes. Collaboration with process and product owners across the manufacturing space is essential to drive process transformation and successful implementation, while also supporting day-to-day manufacturing operations.
We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.
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In this role you will:
1. Support Product Owner in the delivery of:Ensuring product control strategy is in placeLocal delivery of the technical agendaAssessing impact of any changes to the productLeading investigations and Root Cause Analysis supporting deviations
2. Identify opportunities to improve the Worthing Orals Business through robust problem solving and continuous improvement, tracking and ensuring beneficial delivery of corrective actions, preventative actions and minor projects for department against measurable targets.
3. Support critical compliance processes and activities including inspection readiness process ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and internal standards.
4. Manage talent, capability and development of the team to support the business needs including the development of capabilities including Subject Matter Experts in the following areas:Technical and Material Risk AssessmentsProduct Lifecycle Management (PLM) including Continuous Process Verification (CPV) and ValidationCleaning ValidationContamination Control, Including Extractables & Leachables (E&L) and other associated topics
5. Lead the manufacturing support team to ensure robust delivery of:Day to day support of the Suspension and Tablet Operational areas and associated systems.Provision of troubleshooting support for production processes and equipment.Support process and technical investigations, including corrective and preventative actions.Provide responses with the appropriate sense of urgency, dealing effectively with conflicting priorities, to enable the production and release of quality product in line with production schedules
6. Ownership of knowledge management related to the product and process, encompassing the development of implementation strategies for deepening process-related expertise within the production areas and process confirmations to ensure Product Control Strategy (PCS) is in place.
This role is a great opportunity to be instrumental in delivering GSK Worthing’s site strategic objectives. As this role is multi-faceted and includes liaising with a wide variety of stakeholders (including on-site operations teams and senior managers), you must be a highly motivated person who has strong experience of working in complex technical and/or manufacturing situations. You will be resilient and calm under pressure, with a proven ability to influence people to achieve and drive performance. You will have a strong continuous improvement mindset and be hands-on in your approach.
Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
7. Degree level qualification (or strong equivalent experience) in an appropriate scientific, technical or engineering discipline.
8. Thorough knowledge of GMP and Regulatory requirements in a pharmaceutical environment.
9. Thorough operational knowledge of manufacturing unit operations and plant/laboratory equipment
10. Ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels of the organisation
11. Proven capabilities in enabling and driving change, delivering solutions, developing people, and building relationships across multiple interfaces and in a matrix environment.
12. Strong ability to manage and influence stakeholder at site and the wider business
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
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