Sterility Assurance Manager (m/w) Job in Marburg, Hessen Germany
Our company is the German site of the globally operating vaccine manufacturer Novartis Vaccines Diagnostics, affiliate of Novartis, the top seller among pharmaceutical companies on the German healthcare market. As one of the pioneers of immunology, Novartis Vaccines is one of the leaders in the researching pharmaceutical industry. Development, manufacture and distribution of modern and forward-looking vaccines are the focus of our activities.
The company is located at Marburg an der Lahn, a growing university town. The picturesque old town, the surrounding area with its excellent offer of leisure activities and a pleasant spiritual and cultural atmosphere contribute to the superior quality of life. Furthermore, it is favourably situated (90 km from the airport) and enjoys a good connection to the motorway network.
This position is a senior role in the Microbiology department. Daily duties are flexible dependant on the needs of the laboratory or manufacturing units supported and will include at a minimum: leading cross functional investigation teams, Quality oversight for media fill, performing hazard analysis and risk assessments providing routine coaching and feedback for aseptic technique, processes and equipment design in the vaccine manufacturing areas. In addition this position will review trend reports for environmental monitoring and utility system monitoring and coordinate investigations into adverse environmental trends for their assigned area.
This position will interact heavily with customer groups of the department including Manufacturing, Technical Development and Quality Assurance and will be expected to provide technical risk assessments and recommend corrective actions for microbiological issues in the laboratory as well as the manufacturing environment.
Strong leadership and communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to non-microbiologists
Strong technical knowledge and experience in Microbiology (including industrial microbiology)
Ability to work in a very dynamic and fast paced environment
Strong root cause analysis skills and the ability to perform design of experiment
Experience supporting a GMP manufacturing facility preferably a sterile product
A minimum of Diplom, prefer PhD and 5-7 years applicable experience.
Fluent German required, English a plus
We are looking forward to your detailed and meaningful application, you may submit online via our homepage www.novartis-vaccines.de .
