Lead Manufacturing Biotechnologist – Commercial Manufacturing
- Edinburgh
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The opportunity to join a rapidly expanding company which is changing lives, giving you the skills and experience to develop your career.
- A generous salary package – we reward our people at the level they deserve.
- 31 days of annual leave, plus 4 public holidays which increases with tenure.
- A competitive company pension scheme to help you save for the future.
- Group Life Cover – you are automatically covered for three times your basic salary to give you and your family peace of mind.
- Private healthcare and access to mental health/wellbeing support as your health and wellbeing means a lot to us.
- Flexible benefits such as retail discounts and access to the Cycle2Work scheme.
- An exciting opportunity for a Lead Manufacturing Biotechnologist – Commercial Manufacturing to join our team.
- You will work as part of a shift team (shifts will include evening and weekend work), providing leadership to a team of employees responsible for the manufacture of an autologous, commercially licensed, Nobel prize winning CRISPR-Cas9, gene-edited product.
- Providing line management to a team of Manufacturing Biotechnologists & Technicians by managing employee performance and development and undertaking regular 1-2-1 meetings and formal reviews with direct reports.
- Responsible for the day-to-day coordination and decision-making in respect of team, while escalating more complex matters to the Manufacturing Section Manager and / or Manufacturing Manager as required.
- Liaising with Manufacturing Training team ensuring development of relevant training pathways for direct reports.
- Serving as a Manufacturing point of contact for the client by providing written and oral technical / batch progress updates and other relevant information as required.
- Planning and undertaking the validation of new production processes and equipment.
- Completing quality related documentation including batch production records, change controls, incidents / deviations and risk assessments.
- Fostering a safety-first culture by consistently adhering to all Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Prior experience working in an aseptic sterile manufacturing environment or supporting functions.
- Experience of cell culture methods and techniques.
- Working knowledge of cGMP requirements in respect of aseptic processing, contamination control, documentation and record management.
- Working knowledge of cGMP, PICS and ISO regulations.
- Exceptional communication, organisational, time management and leadership skills.
- Flexible approach to working hours: The post will involve regular weekend and evening work.
- Life Science degree and relevant experience within a cGMP manufacturing operation.