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AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

Lead / Principal Engineer - Packaging Process

Regulatory & Quality (Life Sciences)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWuxi, Jiangsu, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree or higher is required.
  • Professional pharmaceutical knowledge and experience, including production processes, validation, troubleshooting, investigation, and continuous improvement, are required.
  • Knowledge of specific dosage forms is required: oral solid dosage for formulation lead process engineers; sterile/aseptic processes and microbiology for sterile lead process engineers; and blister, bottle, vial, and composite-bag packaging for packaging lead process engineers.
  • Good Manufacturing Practices and regulatory knowledge are required.
  • Professional knowledge of process and cleaning validation is required.
  • Excellent written and spoken English is required.
  • High-level computer skills are required.
  • Strong statistical knowledge and experience in Design of Experiments and limit setting are required.
  • Project management or technical support experience with CMC variations and technology transfer is required.
  • At least one year of experience creating and updating GMBR, PVL, and PMBR is required.
  • At least five years of pharmaceutical process experience is required.
  • Risk management, analysis, and problem-solving capabilities are required.
  • Project management capabilities are required.
  • Pharmaceutical process and data analysis capabilities are required.
  • Writing capability is required.
  • GxP and quality management capabilities are required.
  • Analytical methods and specification capabilities are required.
  • CMC and regulatory capabilities are required.
  • Finance evaluation capability is required.
  • Leadership capabilities in communication, coordination, influence, judgment, coaching, and emotional intelligence are required.
  • At least Level 2 MBR author skill is required.

Responsibilities

  • Update the site validation master plan and ensure visibility of validation plan execution status.
  • Coordinate implementation of site quality system requirements.
  • Provide training on validation concepts and local validation document requirements as requested.
  • Draft validation master plans and validation plans as appropriate.
  • Review and approve validation documents as appropriate.
  • Represent validation and facilitate validation work across projects.
  • Assess validation for each change control using a risk-based approach.
  • Generate and maintain validation document templates for each validation type.
  • Generate and maintain validation training packages.
  • Manage qualification- and validation-related change activities, including supply switch-over management and validation-batch release management.
  • Investigate issues encountered during routine production and provide technical evaluations and studies, such as Design of Experiments, to improve process robustness.
  • Take product and process ownership to conduct continued process verification, identify improvement opportunities, address risks, and take proactive actions.
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders, including quality, supply chain, manufacturing, M&ST, operations regulatory, and China regulatory affairs, to manage technical matters such as generic consistency evaluation and CMC variation projects.
  • Act as a process and regulatory expert and coach quality, technical, and manufacturing teams to improve their capabilities.
  • During contract manufacturing, supervise production activities related to company products on site to ensure compliance with manufacturing processes, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • Author technical standard operating procedures, work instructions, batch records, electronic batch records, technical reports, validation documents, and other technical documents, and ensure master data accuracy.
  • Author technical training materials and manage product knowledge.
  • Lead or support technical project deliverables on time and in full, in compliance with the company project management framework, including CMC variations, technology transfer, and continuous improvement.
  • Comply with the company code of conduct and safety, health, and environment requirements.
  • Maintain existing technical layouts and create technical layouts for new products.
  • Ensure the Gazelle system works properly at the Wuxi site.
  • Issue specifications for new materials and components.
  • Update GMBR and create and update PVL and PMBR.
  • Deliver training to Wuxi site operators at different levels as required.
  • Handle technical issues with the PAS-X system during business-as-usual operations.

About the Company

AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

AstraZeneca develops and markets prescription medicines and vaccines worldwide, with a focus on oncology, cardiovascular/metabolic, respiratory, and infectious diseases. Its products work by targeting specific biological pathways or cells, using small-molecule therapies, biologics, and vaccines to treat diseases or prevent infections. It differentiates itself through its dual heritage from Sweden and the UK, a broad pipeline, and strong R&D and collaborations that move from discovery to patient access. Its goal is to improve people’s health by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines to patients worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Founded
1913

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