Sr. Formulation Technician

Job Description

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.

Location/Division Specific Information:

Greenville, NC

How Will You Make an Impact?:

Support andmaintainaseptic/non-aseptic manufacturing areas. Uses appropriate interpersonal styles, training methods, and leadership to guide individuals and groups (subordinate, peers, or superiors) toward task accomplishment in the optimum operations of manufacturing areas. Coordinates the efficient operation of bulk manufacturing/filling area including compounding, sterile filtration, and maintenance of pharmaceutical products.The candidate will also need to be flexible to support other shifts as needed. Shift hours are 6pm-6am on a 2-2-3 rotating schedule.

A Day in the Life:

• Ensure pharmaceutical products are manufactured in accordancetoarea SOPs and current cGMP.
• Verify and document production activities in batch records,logbooksand controlled forms.
• Complete tasks vital to manufacture drug products in an aseptic filling area, including:
  • Cleaning cGMP Areas
  • Parts Preparation
  • Filter Integrity Testing
  • Operating Parts Washers and Autoclaves
  • Performing Tray Loading
  • Operating the Filling Isolator
  • General Material Handling
  • Troubleshooting Equipment Alarms
  • Designated Trainer/Certified SME

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

• Required: Minimum of two (2) years of work experience in a pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, operations, lab setting or sterile manufacturing is required.
• Preferred: Experience in Oral Solid Dose or Steriles or leadership experience.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Excels in a team environment.
• Basic math skills.
• Attention to detail whilemaintaininga quality product.
• Ability to perform repetitive work duties.
• Ability to follow SOPs.
• Ability to concisely communicate with Production leadership to accept daily assignments and report any relevant production-related information.
• Ability to schedule the team’s activities and drive priorities
• Strong communicationskills
• Proactive inidentifyingquality opportunities
• Flexibility/willingness to adapt to operational needs

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Position requires ordinary ambulatory skills and physical coordination sufficient to move about office locations; ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch periodically for prolonged periods of time; manipulation (lift, carry, move) of light to medium weights of 25-50 pounds, occasionally pushing or pulling more than 100 pounds; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp and type for prolonged periods of time; visual acuity to use a keyboard, computer monitor, operate equipment, and read materials for prolonged periods of time; ability to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear for prolonged periods of time.