Senior Engineer Manufacturing Support
Arbetsgivare Valneva Sweden AB Uppdragstyp Rekrytering Område Produktion Ort Stockholm Platser 1 Sista ansökningsdag 2016-01-15
Valneva is a biotechnology company developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative vaccines. Valneva´s portfolio includes two commercial vaccines for travelers: (IXIARO®) and (Dukoral®). The company has proprietary vaccines in development including candidates against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium difficile and Lyme Borreliosis. The company is headquartered in Lyon, France, and operates out of France, Austria, Scotland and Sweden with approximately 400 employees. Valneva Sweden AB (formerly Crucell Sweden AB) is since February 2015 part of the Valneva group. In Sweden Valneva has offices in Solna, where also Dukoral®, the drinkable travel vaccine against cholera, is manufactured. More information is available at www.valneva.com .
Job description
The role holder will be a general supportive function to manufacturing operations including bulk manufacturing of API, pharmaceutical production (formulation & filling) and packaging.
Key responsibilities
Technical, scientific and general production support.
Owner for CC, CAPA and deviations.
Author/reviewer/technical approver of SOPs, validation/qualification plans and reports and other reports.
Lead and coordinate cross-functional activities and projects, ensuring efficient cross-functional collaboration.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone who is a civil engineer with specialization in biotechnology, chemical engineering or similar and have experience from production in the biopharmaceutical industry. You have experience in technology transfer of biotechnology processes for API manufacturing and/or pharmaceutical processes. You are used to work in a cGMP commercial production environment and has experience from working with validation and qualification as well as working in a clean room environment. It is an advantage if you have worked with implementing new processes and validations. You have to have expertise in one or preferably several of the areas fermentation, protein purification, aseptic techniques (aseptic filling of A and B class) and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Furthermore, it is required that you can express yourself well in Swedish and English in speech and writing.
About you
Comfortable taking leadership/ownership
Structured, accurate & analytical
Ability to manage/coordinate several activities/projects simultaneously
Solution-oriented - willing to analyze problems and work on developing solutions
Flexible & service minded in order to get the job done
Extrovert and ability to build relationships within own department but also with related departments & functions at ease
In this recruitment Valneva collaborates with PharmaRelations. The application process is ongoing, so please apply as soon as convenient. If you have any questions about the positions, don’t hesitate to get in contact with Business Unit Manager Torbjörn Ströberg at PharmaRelations; 070-165 22 78 or Torbjorn.stroberg@pharmarelations.se You apply by register your cv at www.pharmarelations.se