Associate Engineering Specialist

Job Description

We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Associate Engineering Specialist | Bio Technology Solutions that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

• Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs
• Execute | Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business)
• Adapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape
• Diverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world
• Values and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us

Summary, Focus and Purpose

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our Global Team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

At our Company's Animal Health campus in Elkhorn, NE, we currently have an Associate Engineering Specialist | Bio Technology Solutions position available within our BTS Team (A part of the Global Technical Operations Team).

You will have the opportunity to apply your enthusiasm and technical skills as a member of a multidisciplinary team supporting the operation of vaccine product manufacturing facility and will be working with a Team of 10-20 scientists, select manufacturing managers, highly talented shop floor personnel and on-site engineers (Mechanical and Industrial) as well as off-site Global Engineering.

Key Functions

• Work independently and as a Team member with Integrity | Precision | Accomplishment | Motivational Ambition | Respect | Inclusion
• Provide technical support for vaccine, biologic, and sterile manufacturing processes in the form of troubleshooting, problem-solving, and report writing
• Develop and implement data analysis techniques to support manufacturing intelligence
• Support seamless and rapid technology transfers from Upstream Process Development through the review of upstream technology transfer protocols
• Support change control implementation for both site and global changes
• Support manufacturing areas including Cell Culture and Fermentation, Filling and Packaging, Production Lyophilization processes within group as well as Production
• Learn new processes and procedures
• Recommending and supporting the creation of automation and process control
• May need to work overtime/off-shift to meet business needs
• Support technical investigations and analyses such as selected process non-conformances (OOS) and deviations
• Review and troubleshoot, with the help of the team, to recommend and implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs)
• Write and review procedures for operation of equipment and processes
• Contribute to process and equipment safety reviews, process hazard analysis, and feasibility studies

Education

• B.S. degree in engineering, science or math-based field

Experience | Skills | Knowledge

Required

• One-year industrial experience with manufacturing, process development, R&D, automation or data analytics experience
• Principled technical, organizational, interpersonal, collaborative and verbal/written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to problem-solving, with a bias towards going to see problems for oneself
• Ability to examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, maintenance, ergonomic risks, potential to automate process)
• Enthusiasm to be part of a team and work together to solve complex issues and continuous learning
• Knowledge in the principles of process development and scale up
• Experience in advanced mathematical techniques such as regressions, analysis of variance and correlations to support manufacturing intelligence
• Knowledge of appropriate methods to conduct process analytics including simulations, machine learning, and statistical analyses
• Ability to interact effectively with safety, business development, manufacturing, sales and marketing and administration
• Good conceptual, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills | Detail-oriented, well organized and able to work independently and in a team environment
• Energetic individual with direct experience and who enjoys challenges, a quick pace and is capable and dedicated to getting the job done | Strong motivation to succeed and to help others to do the same

Preferred

• Two years industrial experience with manufacturing, process development, R&D, automation or data analytics experience
• cGMP experience
• Biologics or vaccine processing experience
• Sterile processing
• Packaging and Lyo Support Experience
• Leadership roles
• Participation in regulatory agency inspections
• Familiarity with microbiological, molecular or biochemistry principals
• Familiarity or experience with maintenance and engineering of production equipment/systems
• Familiarity or experience working with freezer dryers

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If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Requisition ID:R308423