Director - Manufacturing, Science and Technology

Director - Manufacturing, Science and Technology Date: Jun 5, 2020 Location: Runcorn, GB, WA7 3FA Company: Teva Pharmaceuticals Company Info We touch the lives of over 200 million patients every day, and billions every year. After all, everyone needs healthcare or medication at some point. Yet until today, you may not have heard of us. We're Teva, a global pharmaceutical company, committed to increasing access to high-quality healthcare to patients around the world. Job Description We are recruiting a Director - Manufacturing, Science and Technology to provide specialist knowledge and expertise, as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), of aseptic pharmaceutical processes and process technologies. You will work with the with all the sterile sites/regions in order to strengthen the introduction of sterile new products, to increase knowledge within the site and to help in reducing compliance risk and building best practices across the Aseptic network with TEVA TGO. Key Responsibilities: + Own the knowledge of Aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing process technologies at platform level, including any pilot scale, scale up or down, and Design of Experiments (DoE). + Act as the Network SME for the interface with Local and global MS&T network and with technical development organization to define and implement new technical standards for existing and new technologies and equipment. + Be a recognized scientific expert internally and externally by reporting and presenting scientific/technical work at internal/external meetings/conferences and publish in peer reviewed international scientific journals including patents. + Support/build a formal TGO Hand in Hand process in sterile division which will be followed to ensure robust processes/ designs, ensuring the knowledge and know-how is transferred successfully from the network to the commercial manufacturing sites + Support sites in trouble shooting / root cause investigation by providing second level of specialist expertise as SME and by harmonizing and optimizing related technical processes across the units. + Provide expert technical support in aseptic manufacturing, validation, new technologies and sterilization; facilitate IQ, OQ and PQ equipment and process qualifications upon request. + Identify and drive opportunities for improvement, making constructive suggestions to improve process effectiveness, product quality and operating efficiency. Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills + Minimum degree qualified in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry or equivalent scientific degree + Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written + Extensive experience working in GMP manufacturing - relevant to the specialist area of expertise + Proven process understanding (Pharma, GMP, Regulatory aspects). + Ability to influence andbuild cross-functional teams while setting clear business objectives + Demonstrated leadership and technical experience Function Manufacturing Sub Function Technical Transfer Already Working @TEVA? If you are a current Teva employee, please apply using the internal career site available on "Employee Central". By doing so, your application will be treated with priority. You will also be able to see opportunities that are open exclusively to Teva employees. Use the following link to search and apply: Internal Career Site The internal career site is available from your home network as well. If you have trouble accessing your EC account, please contact your local HR/IT partner. Teva's Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment At Teva, we pride ourselves on being a company where we can all thrive, and where everyone feels comfortable being their true self. Diversity and inclusion sits at the heart of everything we do. By valuing difference, we can be a better employer for our colleagues, and provide a better service for our customers and patients. That's why we're constantly looking for ways in which we can learn from each other, embrace what makes us unique and contribute to a fairer society free from discrimination and prejudice. EOE including disability/veteran