Lead Pharmaceutical Technologist

Main Responsibilities

• Leads and executes daily activities in Central Services (API) in order to assure materials are available on-time, in-full and right first time.

• Handles materials, sampling and tank farm activities to ensure materials are available on-time, in-full and right first time.

• Ensures compliance to SOPs, EHS guidelines, GDP or ALCOA+ principles and lead junior Pharmaceutical Technologists by examples.

• Communicates on-going activities and issues with Supervisor/Manufacturing Lead for all task being executed and communicates any anomalies/exceptions and suggest possible solutions (5S/Root Cause Analysis).

• Independently verifies and support other Pharmaceutical Technologists to ensure all activities in Central Services are carried out smoothly.  

• Primary contact for troubleshooting, on-floor issue resolution and escalations of Central Services activities.

• Assists Supervisor/Manufacturing Lead in planning and leading Central Services activities.

• In the absence of supervisor, deputize the supervisor while on the shopfloor.

• Performs reviews of executed batch records and worksheets. Work with QA to resolve potential compliance issues.

• Support the team to ensure housekeeping, facilities fitness to achieve audit readiness. 

Safety

• Anticipate or communicate any irregularities or risks that could affect safety, quality, or production schedule

• Leads safety risks assessments or participates in process hazard analysis as an operations representative (PHA)

• Works on safety related assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgement in resolving issues or in making recommendations

• Exercises good judgment when handling process safety related issues

• Had the ability to recognize when accepted practices and deviated from.

Quality

• Perform routine housekeeping and facilities fitness checks by ensuring all areas are always in an audit ready state

• Sufficient know-how in Central Services’ routine tasks and system for regulatory audits and inspections support.

• Partakes in quality risks assessments and walkdowns with Quality Operations team. Resolves exceptions under minimum supervision or independently.

• Possesses an excellent understanding of material handling systems (e.g. DeltaV, POMSnet, etc.)

Schedule

• Plans daily shift deliverables ahead, anticipate complexities and prevent potential delays

• Ensures processes are running as per planned schedule with minimal delays. Highlights effectively to supervisor if delays are expected.

• Clear ghost inventory regularly to ensure inventory accuracy.

• Familiar with INFOR and able to perform Central Services daily task planning.

People and Culture

• Sets a positive team environment and exemplifies the AbbVie Ways We Work behaviors.

• Highlight potential engagement risks to Production Support Supervisor.

• Act as Trainer for other Pharmaceutical Technologists

• Assists in developing JSTM training materials

• Diploma in Engineering field or equivalent required with at least 2 years' experience as a team leader in Manufacturing required.

• Degree in relevant field preferred.

• GMP and GDP knowledge required.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills required.

• Experience as trainer for operations procedures required.

• Excellent team player, with experience in shift work preferred.

• Leadership experience in leading a small team preferred.

• Agile and able to work in a fast-paced environment preferred.

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