Bioprocess Operations Manager

5 days ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Thermo Fisher Scientific Full time

Are you a motivated individual with a passion for bioprocess operations and inventory management?

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Bioprocess Operations Manager to join our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Brisbane. This is a challenging and rewarding role that will involve leading multiple supervisors and team leaders on a rotating 7-day roster.

The successful candidate will have tertiary education in science or engineering, with a strong background in cGMP environments and quality systems. They will also have excellent leadership and organizational skills, as well as the ability to work unsupervised.

This role offers competitive compensation and benefits packages, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. We value diversity and inclusion, and we encourage applications from candidates who share our commitment to excellence and innovation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the Upstream production team and demonstrate strong managerial proficiency in a fast-paced, complex, and dynamic regulated environment.
  • Build and nurture a hard-working team through day-to-day coaching and leadership, ensuring growth and development of the team with a focus on building talent depth and succession planning.
  • Have specialized knowledge in GMP Upstream processing and GMP facility management, with advanced knowledge in multiple subject areas across site (Downstream processing, QC, QA).
  • Responsible for ensuring the Upstream and Operational processing technology keeps pace with novel and innovative processing equipment and techniques/technologies, including Perfusion technology, new Bioreactor technology, and innovative harvesting techniques such as single-use centrifugation.
  • Ensure the USP team supports the MSAT and Operational team on new process implementation and repeat batch execution at the site.
  • Provide significant functional knowledge and tactical contribution for the operational and strategic site direction, ensuring the team can facilitate the site cadence and output requirements.
  • Translate strategy into business success through implementation of relevant policies and procedures for the team, while leveraging lean manufacturing principles/PPI principles and guiding the team to operate in a positive PPI-driven culture.
Requirements
  • Tertiary education in science/engineering-based field (biopharmaceuticals manufacture, biotechnology, process technology) or >4 years of relevant experience in the bio(pharmaceutical) fields.
  • Good knowledge and experience working within a cGMP environment.
  • Specific knowledge and experience in relevant quality systems.
  • Proven strong leadership skills to influence and build effective teams.
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills.
  • Specific knowledge of relevant bioprocess unit operations.
  • Strong organisational, scheduling, and planning skills.
  • Ability to work unsupervised.
  • Good communication, flexibility, reliability, and assertiveness.
  • Responsible and proactive.

Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per annum.

Location: Brisbane.



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