Job Description
Title: Manufacturing Process Manager
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Division/Site Specific Information
Position will sit onsite at the Florence, SC site and will support the Drug Substance Division (DSD) at Thermo Fisher Scientific. This role, reporting to the Production Planning Manager, ensures the flawless import of materials and goods at our Florence, South Carolina locations.
Discover Impactful Work:
Join us as a Process Manager (Area Manager) in Manufacturing and contribute to excellence in process development and manufacturing optimization of active pharmaceutical ingredients. You'll provide technical leadership in developing, validating, and implementing robust manufacturing processes while collaborating across multiple departments to ensure successful scaling and optimization of new and existing processes. Make meaningful contributions to innovative solutions that help our customers make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
A Day in the Life:
- As a key technical expert, you'll lead complex projects, provide manufacturing support, conduct process improvements, and drive technology transfer initiatives.
- You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, Quality, Engineering, and Production to achieve project goals and maintain high quality standards.
- Your expertise will be essential in troubleshooting, optimizing processes, and implementing data-driven solutions while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Keys to Success:
Education
- BS Degree Required. Preferred Fields of Study: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Process Engineering, or a similar background.
- Advanced degree preferred.
Experience
- Advanced degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in process development, scale-up, and manufacturing optimization required.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex technical projects.
- Experience with quality systems and risk assessment methodologies.
- Experience developing and supporting team members.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Deep technical expertise in process development, scale-up, and manufacturing optimization
- Strong background in GMP manufacturing and regulatory compliance (FDA, EMA, ISO)
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with expertise in statistical analysis and DOE
- Proven ability to troubleshoot complex process issues and implement corrective actions
- Strong documentation skills including SOPs, batch records, validation protocols and reports
- Expertise in data analysis, process modeling, and trending
- Excellence in technical writing and presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication abilities for collaborating with internal/external stakeholders
- Ability to work in cleanroom/GMP manufacturing environments
- Proficiency with statistical software and standard business applications
- Travel may be required (<20%) to other sites
- Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma methodologies preferred
