Job Description Site Name: UK - County Durham -
Barnard CastlePosted Date: Apr 29 2025Lead, Site MSAT Location:
Barnard Castle, UKLead the Manufacturing Science and Technology
(MSAT Team) for Barnard Castle, portfolio of products in New
Product Introduction, Sterile manufacturing, clean liquids and
dermatological products applications and technologies and managing
product lifecycle, including delivering improvements to the
existing supply chains. The MSAT lead will focus on performance,
delivery, capability, development, and talent management to enable
the site to meet business goals.This individual will develop
strategy for technical products at Barnard Castle, aligning with
central teams and technical stewards. The director will lead a team
of technical individuals, focused on developing technical
capability and future leaders within the technical organization.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Ownership of
the core technical business processes for site Product Lifecycle
Management (Technical Risk Assessment, Product Control Strategies,
Continued Process Verification, Process Robustness Assessment), New
Product Introduction, Scale Up and Technical Transfer to other
sites/third party manufacturers.Serve as a member of the site
leadership team by supporting site initiatives, providing input to
the site strategic direction, and supporting matrix leadership
across other core business functions.Oversee product technical
lifecycle management with regards to process/yield improvement,
process knowledge management, batch deviations, and ensuring
accuracy of regulatory CMC registered detail. Champion business
cases for manufacturing technology implementation or other
strategic projects.Be accountable for activities to facilitate
Continued Process Verification (CPV) for products manufactured at
the Barnard Castle site.Provide technical leadership for the rapid
resolution of technical issues impacting supply through and product
performance investigations through use of root cause analysis (RCA)
tools and appropriate Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA)
and escalate key site technical issues to the wider GSC technical
community for timely resolution.Serve as part of the GSK MSAT
community, providing input to technical discussions and strategic
programs.Proactive Talent Management, including succession planning
and capability build within the MSAT team.Why you? Basic
Qualifications:We are looking for professionals with these required
skills to achieve our goals: Extensive industrial experience in
technology/biopharmaceutical process development, technical project
management and process transfer to production in a
biopharmaceutical/biotechnology manufacturing environment.Prior
experience leading groups in a biopharmaceutical/ biotechnology
manufacturing environment involved with technology development and
process transfer expected to exceed 5 years.Prior experience with
biopharmaceutical product registration preferably with FDA and/or
EMEA.Knowledge of current GMP's, ICH Guidelines and FDA/EU
validation practices for biopharmaceutical processes required.
Preferred Qualifications:If you have the following characteristics,
it would be a plus:Strong interpersonal and senior leadership
skills. Committed team player prepared to work in and embrace a
team-based culture.Able to interact well with peers, subordinates,
and senior personnel in scientific, quality, engineering and
operational disciplines.Strong verbal and written communication
skills which emphasize teamwork with a strong quality
orientation.Excellent judgment. Able to prioritize and decide
appropriate courses of actions. Effective at implementing
decisions. Proven track record of accomplishment.Closing Date for
Applications: 26th May 2025 (COB)We create a place where people can
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