Biopharmaceutical Production Manager Jobs

Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - King of Prussia
Posted Date: Aug 18 2023
We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics. We operate at impressive scale, producing over 1.7 billion packs of medicine and 767 vaccine doses in 2021.
We continue to modernize, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst turbo-charging delivery across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service. The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary. Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and we need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of automation and robotics so we can work smarter together.
As a Biopharmaceuticals Production Manager, the purpose of this role is to be a part of a dynamic operations team that brings life changing and life saving medicine to patients around the world. They will demonstrate GSK Values (Patient Focus, Transparency, Respect, & Integrity) and Expectations (Courage, Accountability, Development, & Teamwork) on a daily basis by engaging positively with team members and production support groups. Under the direction of the Value Stream Lead and Site Leadership, the Production Manager will be accountable for the safe, compliant, and cost effective execution of large scale biopharmaceutical processes. They will work with other department heads across the value stream to execute short and long term projects that will drive sustained performance for existing and new products.
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following…

• Responsible for assuring full compliance against all appropriate manufacturing and safety regulations such as local policy and procedures, GSK QMS/EHS, CFR/cGMP, OSHA standards, and all applicable environmental regulations (local, state, and federal).
• Prioritizes departmental technical objectives by using equipment and process data, historical performance, OE tools, and capacity of staff.
• Ensures the appropriate accountability of cross-functional activities, such as engineering studies, validation studies and Tech Transfer studies
• Establish production standards and manpower requirements to meet delivery schedules.
• Oversee 3-4 shifts within a 24 x 7 manufacturing facility with direct line management of Production Supervisors and indirect management of front line employees.
• Demonstrate GSK Values – Patient Focus, Transparency, Respect, and Integrity – in every interaction, in every work task, and with every responsibility of the job role. Live GSK’s Expectations of Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork to achieve and model high performing behaviors in the workplace.
• Ensures good documentation and data integrity practices, by overseeing and approving improvements to standard operating procedures, batch document instructions, and logbooks
• Partner with the NPI lead for successful implementation of new products and processes into the facility production equipment and schedules.
• Approves investigations that are the result of safety or compliance issues, and leads a values-based culture by displaying and encouraging full transparency.
• Pursues and proposes changes to current and emerging digital platforms (SAP, EBR, AR/VR, etc)
• Accountable for a workforce plan that ensures the personnel development and performance management planning for all direct and indirect reports within the department

Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• 5+ years of production in biopharm/biotech or similar technology-based industry such as cell and gene therapy
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing direct and indirect reports
• Bachelor’s degree in Science related field such as Chemical/Mechanical/Biomedical engineering, Biotechnology

Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• MS or Ph.D. in biological science or biochemical engineering desirable
• Strong quality/compliance orientation and track record. Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. Strong influence and relationship building skills with an emphasis on teamwork
• 5 years of large scale cell culture or fermentation based processing preferred as well.

Why GSK?
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 organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. 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 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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.
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 workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.
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