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Description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

Individual contributor responsible to manage continuous improvement initiatives, with a focus on projects that center around: time savings, production execution robustness and batch to batch contingency time improvement. This role drives technical and business process projects within the manufacturing department.

The Specialist level role is, cross functional, collaborative, and dynamic requiring an intermediate understanding of all elements of the Biopharmaceutical manufacturing process. The role is accountable for driving and implementing continuous process improvements and efficiency gains

This position will execute projects and monitor the production state, pre and post project implementation for one of the following areas: Upstream Cell Culture, Downstream Purification, Drug Product. Works closely with GFE, Quality, and Supply Chain functions.

Duties & Responsibilities

+ Actively identify and implement procedural improvements intended to optimize existing processes and ensure achievement of regulatory and safety requirements. Holistically assess and update GMP documentation as required.

+ Implements a wide array of lean manufacturing techniques to actively reduce process and change over cycle times. Evaluates trends and implements recommendations for improvements based on data assessment.

+ Identifies internal areas for Continuous Process Improvement and applies sophisticated operational excellence tools to reduce process variability and steadily deliver measurable efficiency gains.

+ Reports findings to team with recommendations for improvement. Influences peers and cross functional groups to make decisions of moderate scope.

+ Thoroughly researches new methods or steps in a process to make data driven recommendations to the team, including developing new and revised Standard Operating Procedures, and/or developing new processes.

+ Applies project management skills and concepts to lead or manage projects of low to moderate complexity with an interdisciplinary project team from planning stage to project completion.

Specialist Level Requirements

+ Requires a High School Degree, with 6 years’ experience in a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with positions of progressive responsibility.

+ Associate's degree plus 4 years of manufacturing experience in a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with positions of progressive responsibility.

+ Bachelors Degree plus 2 years of manufacturing experience in a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with positions of progressive responsibility.

Additional competencies include, but are not limited to:

+ Stakeholder and organizational management, influencing/motivating teams without direct authority, technical writing & presenting data, and Lean manufacturing concepts.

+ Excellent oral communication skills

+ Must exercise rapid learning ability, attention to detail, excellent computer skills, team player, organized analytical thinker with a high level of energy and self-motivation.

+ Ability to read, develop, and understand procedures and other controlled documents

+ Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

+ Must have well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to establish highly functional relationships with diverse personalities both within and outside the manufacturing.

+ Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office programs and associated computer programs.

+ Must be able to work in a team environment.

Eligibility Requirements:

+ Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.

+ Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required)

+ Must be 18 years of age or older

Senior Specialist Level Requirements

Requires a High School Degree, with 8 years’ experience in a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with positions of progressive responsibility.

OR

Associate's degree plus 6 years of manufacturing experience in a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with positions of progressive responsibility.

OR

Bachelors Degree plus 3 years of manufacturing experience in a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with positions of progressive responsibility.

OR

Masters Degree plus 2 years of professional experience or equivalent and manufacturing experience in a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with positions of progressive responsibility.

Additional competencies include, but are not limited to:

+ Stakeholder and organizational management, influencing/motivating teams without direct authority, technical writing & presenting data, and Lean manufacturing concepts.

+ Excellent oral communication skills

+ Must exercise rapid learning ability, attention to detail, excellent computer skills, team player, organized analytical thinker with a high level of energy and self-motivation.

+ Ability to read, develop, and understand procedures and other controlled documents

+ Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

+ Must have well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to establish highly functional relationships with diverse personalities both within and outside the manufacturing.

+ Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office programs and associated computer programs.

+ Must be able to work in a team environment.

This position offers a base salary typically between ($90,000) and ($147,000).  There is opportunity to consider higher compensation above this range based on business need, candidate experience and or skills.  The position may be eligible for a role specific variable or performance based bonus and or other compensation elements.  Please reach out Talent Acquisition or your HR Business Partner for more information.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.