Senior Specialist, Aseptic Process Solutions

About the role

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Animal Health
Our company's Animal Health division is investing $895 million in expanding our manufacturing and research & development facilities in De Soto, Kansas — the state’s largest economic development project to date.

Responsibilities

• Support operational leadership in the development, implementation, and maintenance of aseptic practices within dedicated sites of our Company's Animal Health network
• Establish and direct deployment/implementation of proactive measures across our Company's Animal Health Sterile facilities to enhance and sustain aseptic programs
• Solve problems on the shop floor with urgency and ownership
• Provide Media Simulation and Sterility Failures Investigation support for selected sites
• Provide hands on support in implementation of Aseptic Processing Policies and Standards

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Microbiology, Process engineering, Quality/Process management or related discipline AND – 8 years of experience in the Manufacturing Industry working in sterile environments with background in microbiology and sterile process equipment design.
• Or – Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Process engineering, Quality/Process management or related discipline AND – 5 years of experience in the Manufacturing Industry working in sterile environments with background in microbiology and sterile process equipment design.
• Hands on experience in the development of aseptic programs include media simulation, smoke studies, Clean Room Qualification, Steam-in-Place validation, Environmental Monitoring, etc.
• Possess analytical, problem solving, and technical writing skills required to provide quality, microbiological and technical expertise for sterility assurance investigations related to media challenge/sterility failures, product deviations, and contamination control.
• Must also possess interpersonal skills: coaching and development, performance management, motivation and effective communication.
• Able and experienced to think at a global level and be able to develop risk assessments, action plans, and position papers.
• Hands on experience in the development and enhancement of sterile standards within the Animal Health environment.

Skills

• Aseptic Operations
• Aseptic Processing
• Contamination Control
• Detail-Oriented
• Environmental Monitoring
• Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Quality Control
• Microbiology
• Process Improvements
• Project Planning