SAU Senior Technical officer

SAU Senior Technical Officer

• UK – County Durham – Barnard Castle
• Secondment / Fixed Term Contract – 12 Months

GSK have a challenging and inspiring mission: to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.

In the heart of rural Teesdale, the GSK site at Barnard Castle is a key member of the Global Manufacturing and Supply (GMS) organisation producing some of the world’s leading dermatological, sterile, inhaled and oral medicines for a wide range of diseases including MRSA, leukaemia and HIV.

To help enable us to strengthen and increase capacity across the site, we are looking for a Senior Technical Officers to join the Sterility Assurance Unit (SAU) team on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract/secondment supporting the introduction and ongoing validation of sterile processes and equipment at GSK Barnard Castle site.

The job role of Senior Technical Officer requires extensive awareness of Pharmaceutical Regulatory Guidelines (FDA, MHRA, EN285, etc) and GSK procedures with a high level of experience in the thermometric and biological validation of sterilisation processes and thermometric validation of control environments.

Strong completion of documentation and computer literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc is desired and the candidate must demonstrate good interpersonal, team working and communication skills.

GSK is a science-led, global healthcare company that produces innovative medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products. We are driven by our challenging mission to help people do more, feel better and live longer.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

Responsibilities:

• Perform a comprehensive and varied range of thermal and requalification testing on autoclaves, CIP/SIP systems, depyrogenation equipment and controlled environments.
• Working to current company and regulatory GxP and safety standards
• High attention to detail for both documentation and on the job activities
• Perform equipment calibration and qualification studies;
• Problem solving/root cause analysis & propose effective solutions;
• Generation of data packs including qualification printouts and technical reports;
• Operate as a member of cross functional project team for development of equipment and processes;
• Communicate effectively with team members, management & external contacts;
• Must be able to work independently but also must be able to work with other departments
• Constructively challenge ways of working & seek improvement initiatives within team/department/process streams;
• Working without local supervision across all areas of site;
• Input into the creation and adherence to the work schedule;
• Shift working to support the needs of the business;

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE – Friday 10th September

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When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

Why you?

Here at GSK, we are seeking someone that is passionate and able to ‘roll up their sleeves’ when needed and in return we will offer fantastic career progression and the opportunity to engage with Senior Stakeholders, allowing you to shape and contribute to the success of the business.

This role has the ability to influence the communication strategy to have the appropriate impact on site as well as the reputation of GSK, particularly in the local community to be maintained.

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Competent Person (Decontamination) trained
• Experience in operation of Kaye validator equipment
• Experience within the Pharmaceutical industry

Why GSK?

GSK is a place where outstanding people do amazing things. As a science-led global healthcare company, we exist to help people do more, feel better, live longer. This special purpose – along with our goal of being one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies – helps us attract some of the best and brightest minds in the world.

We take pride in providing access to all and continually focus on our opportunity and obligation to do more to improve inclusion and diversity: for our people inside GSK; in the way we do business; and in the communities where we operate.

We want our company to be a place where diversity of people and thought is valued everywhere and where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel a sense of belonging. An inclusive organization where we all feel valued, engaged and supported, knowing that our work makes an important contribution to our mission. Reinforced by our clear values and expectations, it is part of our DNA. Together we achieve extraordinary things for our patients and consumers, who rely on us each and every day.

As a company driven by our values of Patient focus, Transparency, Respect and Integrity, we know inclusion and diversity are essential for us to be able to succeed. We want all our colleagues to thrive at GSK bringing their unique experiences, ensuring they feel good and to keep growing their careers. As a candidate for a role, we want you to feel the same way.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

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