Senior Technical Specialist

Technical Services Senior Specialist - Ireland - Contract

Ireland is a hive of activity for the Life Sciences Industry at present with no shortage of major expansion/ new-build facilities. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Specialist with tech transfer and upstream cell culture experience to join a project for a global pharmaceutical organisation, located in the midlands, with great longevity of employment possibility.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a Senior Technical Specialist with upstream cell culture and tech transfer experience to join this new project, located in the midlands, for a period of 12 months initially.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in technical services support in the manufacture of mammalian drug substance cell culture and purification and/or process development and/or manufacturing support
• Experienced in relevant unit operations including vial thaw and scale-up, seed train and production bioreactors, harvest, chromatography, UF/DF, viral filtration and inactivation, final formulation and media and buffer preparations. 
• Comprehensive understanding of cGMP requirements for clinical and commercial biopharmaceutical manufacturing and the ability to implement best practices.
• Experience of technology transfers and implementing new clinical and commercial biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, specifically in the manufacture of mammalian bulk drug substance operations.
• Prior experience of single-use systems (bioreactors, single-use mixers) would be an advantage
• Ability to present and defend the technical aspects of manufacturing operations.
• Self-motivated, detail orientated enjoys the fast pace environment of a startup.

Due to Travel Restrictions, we can only accept applications from candidates residing in Ireland

For more information on this project/position, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV today! 



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