Project Engineer

This role will manage up to $2m of capital across multiple projects involving commercial-scale process equipment and manufacturing suites. Responsibilities are inclusive of project management, design, installation, qualification, and improvement of equipment and facilities in an EHS- / Regulatory- / GEP-compliant manner at the Upper Merion GSC Biopharm site.

Responsibilities

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Lead and/or participate in the design and installation of new, or modifications to existing, process and/or utility systems, including bioreactors, chromatography skids, depth filtration skids, UFDF skids, etc., to meet technical, budget, and schedule goals.
• Demonstrate good project management skills (schedule, cost, communications) and coordinate outside and internal resources to safely execute projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Ensure projects are completed in compliance with applicable standards, policies, and regulations (Engineering Standards, GSK policies, cGMP, Project Management Framework (PMF) and other regulatory requirements).
• Lead discussions and recommend solutions with key customer groups in order to gain a consensus on project scope and execution plan.
• Be personally responsible for the coordination of all Engineering activities from implementation to handover to customer for a given project, including management of third party engineering firms and/or trades.
• In cooperation with the Validation Group, develop commissioning and validation documentation, including test protocols, and implement validation plans on new process and utility systems and changes to existing systems, in order to maintain the validated status of existing systems.
• Stay current with developments in the field of biopharm technology. Support the transfer of technology from development into manufacturing.
• Follow up on projects’ status and arising issues/changes with all relevant parties (customer, finance, procurement and engineering departments).
• Be fluent in site safety procedures (LOTO, PTW, etc) and engineering standards to deliver projects aligned with EHS and engineering compliance requirements. Apply corporate EHS standards related to employee’s safety during construction/ demolition processes to achieve zero reportable injury rate, with continuous supervision and control on contractors’ activities.

Why You?

Basic Qualification

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• BS in Engineering or Life Sciences
• 2+ years of experience working in a cGMP or FDA regulatory Pharmaceutical environment
• OR 2+ years of experience in project and/or process engineering experience

Preferred Qualification

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Demonstrated ability to manage projects to completion on time and within budget.
• Familiar with cGMPs and GEPs for large scale biological processing.
• Must be able to interact well with peers, subordinates, and senior personnel in scientific, engineering, and operational disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to participate as a leader or member on cross-functional and self-directed work teams.
• Project experience in the design, construction, start-up and operation of large bulk biopharmaceutical facilities including cell culture, or protein recovery and purification.
• Experience in Design, Installation, and Commissioning / Qualification / Validation
• Sense of Urgency / Decision making.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Must be able to generate options to resolve problems, prioritize solutions and implement decisions.
• Must be competent in handling simultaneously occurring tasks and smaller projects, and have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good Computer Skills (MS Office, MS Projects).
• Project Management Professional Program Certification or Professional Engineer license (Preferable).
• undefined

Skills

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact the appropriate Recruitment Staff by emailing us at - [email protected]

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies

GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/