MS&T Scientist

Manufacturing Science & Technology Specialist
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Title: Manufacturing Science & Technology Specialist
Location: Davie, FL
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Shifts Available: Monday - Friday 8:00am 5:00pm
Salary: Up to $45.00/hr.
Employment Type: 12 month contract

Environment:
Our client is a global leader in generics and biopharmaceuticals, improving the lives of patients across the world. Today, our portfolio of around 3,500 products is among the largest of any pharmaceutical company in the world. Nearly 200 million people in 60 countries benefit from one of our quality medicines every day. We invest in research and development of generic medicines and biopharmaceuticals, carrying on the legacy of more than a century of finding new ways to help patients improve their lives.

Overview:
This position is responsible for performing activities related to critical aspects of products and processes, including process development, pre-validation and optimization of solid oral dosage forms after Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) filing throughout product launch and commercial lifecycle including validation. Executes studies with Research and Development (R & D), Laboratory Technical Services (LTS), manufacturing and planning. Maintains of expertise related to formulation, raw material properties and manufacturing processes. Identifies, analyzes and suggests corrective actions to optimize procedures, processes, materials, technology and regulatory compliance issues. Provides direction and training to other staff, technicians and manufacturing operators.

Requirements:

• At least 1 year experience as a MS&T Specialist
• PhD in chemistry

• Responsible for maintaining work areas and performing job functions in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP s), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP s) and Batch Record instructions.
• Responsible for completing all training requirements and maintaining 100% compliance with all assignments.
• Adapting Operational Excellence (OpEx) initiatives to improve throughput, reduce waste, improve safety of the existing commercial products. Coordinate manufacturing of additional batches if required and prepare technical reports.
• Performing Annual Product Reviews (APRs), statistical assessments and trend analysis for the commercial products.
• Performing investigations to identify the root causes and actively seek remediation approaches and implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs)
• Provide Technical assessments/ product impact assessment summaries on time to avoid back order situation
• Evaluate the Supplier Material Evaluation team changes (SMET) such as changes to the manufacturing process of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) or site manufacturing changes for raw materials (API, excipients) and packaging components.
• Coordinate the manufacturing activities and prepare technical reports.
• Execute the experimental and process confirmation studies in coordination with planning, manufacturing, quality, LTS and PM groups.
• Review and analysis of the analytical and statistical data to support the pre-validation work. Analysis of data to ascertain the data meets protocol and product acceptance criteria: writes deviation reports and technical assessments as required.
• Supports pre-validation commercial scale report that includes detailed summary of the equipment and qualified equipment parameters (QEPs) assessment, CPPs and CQAs identified during pre-validation work.
• Identify and coordinate the equipment requirements with R & D, Engineering, Employee Health and Safety (EHS), and PM groups in preparation of Capital Expenditure Request (CER) for the commercial scale pre-validation development/ scale up of the ANDA lots.
• Participation in internal (Corporate and QA audits) and external (FDA, MHRA) audits.
• Remediation of the audit related observations (if any) and timely completion of the action items (if any)
• Maintenance of appropriate documentation of protocols, reports and laboratory note books as required by Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and internal policies.

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