E2E Technical Lead (Jamshoro)

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

About the role

The E2E Technical Lead will be heading the Technical organization, which is responsible to maintain and improve the scientific oversight of the manufacturing processes through validations, NPIs/technology transfer, technical changes and relevant body of technical knowledge and capabilities at the site and CMOs in Pakistan.

Key responsibilities

• Accountable to ensure the delivery of Site Validation Master Plan (SVMP) activities in their respective scope of responsibility.
• Safeguard, maintain and develop the scientific information of product processes.
• Ensure the robustness of manufacturing and packaging processes, so that all products of site and CMOs in Pakistan are validated and remain in constant state of validation throughout the product lifecycle.
• Oversee and ensure the robustness and capability of manufacturing and packaging processes by monitoring of each product’s Critical Process Parameters (CPP) and Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs) through a continued process verification program and review of Product Performance Reviews (PPRs).
• Works across Process Units and Functions within the site and CMOs in Pakistan and in close collaboration with technical team to resolve issues and to ensure process capability.
• Ensure a robust commercial scale-up of new products, technical transfer and development of local opportunity products at site and CMOs in Pakistan.
• Participate in selection of potential CMOs in Pakistan by doing Due Diligence.
• Review and releases regulatory proposals or information required for regulatory filings.
• Support and, where appropriate, lead optimization of pharmaceutical processes by applying sound scientific reasoning (first principles) and following integrated process and technology strategies, triggering post launch development, when needed.
• Ensure the site and CMOs in Pakistan has set and rigorously applies appropriate technical standards for processing, packaging and materials, where applicable, employing new/modern processes and technologies (e.g.: Quality by Design (QbD), Design of Experiment (DOE) and Process Analytical Technologies (PAT).
• Identify and support the introduction of new technologies and equipment at site and CMOs in Pakistan.
• Ensure development and deployment of technical skills and knowledge to meet the needs of the site’s product portfolio and strategy and provide the same support in CMOs in Pakistan.
• Works with other site Technical teams and networks of the relevant Region or Business Unit, driving reapplication of standard work processes, reapplication of best practices specifically in validation, training, process changes and handling of discrepancy and investigation resolution. Ensure that quality and compliance improvement and savings opportunities are ready re-applied globally.
• Ensure that quality/compliance improvements and savings projects are identified, prioritized and delivered with excellence at site and CMOs in Pakistan.
• Manage Technical career path, succession planning, training program and career progression with the site.
• Comply and ensure compliance to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), Quality and other related policies, guidelines and requirements as applicable by law and GSK Corporate Guidelines.
• Comply and ensure compliance to Environment, Health and Safety policies, guidelines and requirements as applicable by law and GSK Corporate Guidelines.

Qualifications and skills

Essential

• Doctor of Pharmacy, MSc. in Chemistry, Pharmacy or Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry

Preferred

• Pharmaceutical industry/ Quality Assurance/ Product Development
• Process Improvement, Project Management

Other Skills/Qualifications

• Excellent technical knowledge of manufacturing processes and technologies
• Strong understanding of quality systems and cGMP regulatory requirements
• Good interpersonal skills including ability to work with senior levels
• Commercial business orientation and financial competence.
• Sound analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work in high paced and constantly changing environment.
• Black Belt / Green belt level of understanding of Six Sigma
• Training & Coaching skills

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