Group Operations Sterile Technical Specialist

2 weeks ago

Durban North, South Africa Aspen Pharma Group Full time

**JOB PURPOSE**

To manage the integration of technical projects across the Aspen Group with high focus on sterile products.

Responsible for taking cost saving, supply sustainability, technical transfer and regulator initiated projects and converting them into relevant product supply, through designing, problem solving and executing technically sound delivery solutions

Overseeing and managing all aspects of project scope, timelines, cost, resolving technical related issues ensuring successful product transfer.

**KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS**

**Manage the technical transfer process, according to the relevant department procedures and SOPs, from initiation to completion**
- Facilitate processes which include feasibility, planning scoping and initiation of new projects
- Manage delivery of site technical project plans and generate overall timeline from project initiation to first supply for review by sponsors and stakeholders
- Design and fix processing of products to improve the product quality

**Management of overall project costs and budget**
- Direct site for technically challenging issues and generating business case models to implement new or enhance existing processes.
- Management of technical service providers, challenging the costs and benchmarking quotes.
- Manage project budget through the Project Budget Management Process, including decisions on approval of forecasted expenditure and assessing impact of scope and timeline changes on yearly and overall Project Budget

**Collaborate**& communicate with all stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of Project Metrics**
- Manage Project and technical meetings including Kick off, close out, weekly progress and ad hoc technical meetings with Ownership of agendas, minutes & action item repository
- Provide monthly status updates for projects to facilitate the monthly dashboard reporting, quarterly Board reports and risk registers
- Assist Group or site procurement by providing information required to source quotes for components / raw materials or alternate material sources
- Manage technical queries/issues between sending and receiving sites and act as Product SME when in house expertise is not available
- Troubleshoot process problems, Support sites with Root cause investigations, writing of reports and closing CAPA’s
- Manage project risks and escalate significant changes in timelines to manager
- General project communications keeping stakeholders informed and directing daily workflow across sites
- Provide Technical inputs into Site and Project Portfolio Steercom meetings

**Provide **support to Regulatory teams to ensure submission timelines, Requests For Information (RFI’s) and technical related queries are actioned within the stipulated**timelines**
- Manage technical queries from supply and Regulatory hubs and support strategies concerning submission. Provide review of compiled dossier sections
- Manage responses and closure of RFI’s from regulators by directing and coordinating site responses and authoring justifications where relevant.

**Deliver Group KPI’s though successful completion of critical milestones associated with project plans and meeting scheduled implementation dates within defined budget**
- Risk mitigations to prevent impacts on timeline and cost

**Sterile Subject Matter Expert (SME)**
- Aseptic and terminal sterilized products, (solutions, emulsions, lyophilized products,
- Primary packaging components (Vials, ampoules, stoppers, caps, PFS, Blow fill seal products, Single dose & Multi-dose)
- Filters & Filter validations,
- Autoclave cycles;
- Single use technology;
- Extractible and leachable studies / Antimicrobial effectiveness testing / Elemental impurities / Delamination studies
- Visual inspection & leak detection;
- Provide internal training on key aspects related to sterile products pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Guiding and Mentoring of the junior members of the projects team

**Ad Hoc / Specific Activities**
- Keep abreast of latest technical developments and GMP requirements
- Provide Support / assistance to other Project managers in the Group Operations Technical projects and Group Operations Projects Team as and when required

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**

**EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE**
- Degree in Science, Process Engineering or Biochemical Engineering
- University qualification
- 5 - 10 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical, biological or biochemical environment dealing with sterile product processing

**SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND REGISTRATIONS**
- 5 years relevant project management experience
- Working knowledge of pharmaceutical standards/ compliance
- High technical expertise in sterile products: process, sterilisation, materials and primary packing components

**WORK-SPECIFIC SKILLS & EXPOSURE**
- Pharmaceutical industry work experience in a manufacturing facility
- Pharmaceutical supply chain, regulatory, laboratory and Quality knowledge preferable
- Core knowledge of pharma

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