GSK is currently looking for a Bioprocess Engineer in Rockville, MD to join our team. In this role, you’ll provide technical support and oversight for ongoing commercial drug substance biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Support efforts to continuously improve product yields and robustness, while improving COGS and product quality for products supplied by Rockville. Manage certain elements (such as upstream or downstream etc.) of the transfer of drug substance biopharmaceutical production technologies from R&D, third party clients or Contract Manufacturing Organizations to Rockville and from Rockville to other biopharmaceutical manufacturing sites. Support delivery of new biopharmaceutical applications and technologies as well as on delivering improvements to the existing supply chains supported.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical oversight of manufacturing operations, facility changes and coordinating technical activities for specific products at Rockville.
• Responsible for process trend analysis and assurance that processes remain within control parameters. Responsible for resolving process issues/ problems in a manner and timeframe consistent with production and quality goals for specific products.
• Propose and implement process and yield improvements to existing commercial production at Rockville.
• Ensure technical accuracy of process documentation and related documentation for specific products. Responsible for ensuring that new technologies are properly validated in Rockville and that related regulatory documents to support licensing of specific products are prepared.
• Provide technical training to production staff for new equipment and process technologies as required.
• Support the introduction and possible scale-up of drug substance processes transferred from R&D or third-party clients for specific products new within Rockville. Act as technical Rockville representative on the technology transfer teams and product development project team for specific products.
• Evaluate new technologies for GSK and define technology introduction strategies. Define long-term and near-term process improvements within area of expertise.
• Demonstrate the use of GPS (continuous improvement) tools and philosophies.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• BS/BA in biological or chemical science or engineering or equivalent technical discipline

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Knowledge in biopharmaceutical technologies including large scale cell culture/microbial technology, biopseparations technologies, and pharmaceutical manufacturing of proteins. Understanding of analytical technologies related to the above.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong Analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Able to interact well with peers and senior personnel in scientific, quality, engineering, and operational disciplines.
• Committed team player prepared to work in and embrace a team-based culture.

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.

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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 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 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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