Scientist - (Visual Inspection) Sterile Specialist in North East

Overview

Scientist – (Visual Inspection) Sterile Specialist — Site Lead. Pharmaceuticals / life sciences / Sterile Technical Specialist. Salary: £55,000–£80,000 package; relocation available with this role. Full time permanent. Sector: Sterile manufacturing, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences. Location: Darlington / Tees Valley region / Teesside. This is an excellent opportunity to join a global and market leading organisation in a new Technical Scientist – Sterile (Visual Inspection) Specialist appointment. As the Sterile Technical Visual Inspection Specialist Lead you will be responsible for managing and delivering the visual inspection portfolio, including the development and validation of both inspection and leak detection equipment. Additionally, this role involves developing manual visual inspection processes, including the training and qualification of manual visual inspectors.

Key Areas

• Chemistry/ Biology/ Biotech/ Biochem/ Chemical Engineering / Process Engineering / Science based manufacturing
• GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) clinical trial, commercial manufacturing and packaging services
• Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management business processes
• Sterile Technical (Visual Inspection) environment experience

Role Responsibilities

• Serve as the expert on visual inspection and leak detection issues, offering specialised knowledge in this field.
• Maintain knowledge of innovative technology and best practices for visual inspection and leak detection.
• Coach and mentor Technologists and others working in wider technical teams, engineering teams, and quality functions.
• Continually monitor and assess process capabilities using data to enhance inspection technical process capability.
• Establish and implement standards and procedures to ensure compliance with Quality and EHS regulatory standards.
• Ensure day-to-day technical issues are resolved urgently to minimise impact on project(s)/product performance or reject/waste levels
• Analyses, undertake self-audits & development reviews

Experience / Qualifications

• Degree: Chemistry/ Biology/ Biotech/ Biochem/ Chemical Engineering / Process Engineering / Science based manufacturing
• Strong communication skills
• High standard of analytical and technical problem-solving skills
• Well organised & driven