Senior Specialist, MTS

Ferring Pharmaceuticals • Parsippany, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease. The Senior Specialist, MTS is accountable for functional, technical, and business objectives and supports project execution for drug product technology transfer, continuous improvement, and regulatory compliance at the US Production site (Ferring Production, Inc.). In this role, the Senior Specialist develops and improves processes to meet business needs, manages complex issues within their area of expertise, and contributes to project delivery while ensuring compliance. They also maintain and expand the CPV program and collaborate with Quality Control to assess and enhance analytical methods for cell and gene therapy drug products. With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, or a related scientific discipline required.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or laboratory research environments.
• Laboratory or manufacturing experience with biological, pharmaceutical, or gene/cell therapy products
• Experience supporting process development, analytical method development, or process monitoring
• Knowledge of aseptic techniques, sterile processing, or controlled environments
• Experience with statistical analysis, data trending, or design of experiments (DOE)
• Experience documenting experimental procedures, preparing technical reports, or maintaining laboratory documentation.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and troubleshooting abilities
• Experience analyzing process or experimental data
• Ability to interpret and summarize scientific or technical information
• Ability to work cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, research, and technical teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with process validation, technology transfer, or statistical analysis tools (JMP, Minitab, etc.)
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g., gown, gloves, mask, goggles).
• Ability to stand, walk, and move between production, laboratory, and office areas for extended periods of time.
• Ability to sit and work at a computer workstation for prolonged periods while performing data analysis, technical writing, and documentation review.
• Ability to occasionally lift approximately 20 pounds

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a related field preferred.
• Familiarity with GMP or other regulated laboratory environments preferred.
• Exposure to biopharmaceutical manufacturing or regulated production environments

Responsibilities

• Maintain and expand CPV Program, including gathering and review of CPV data, providing statistical analysis of equipment and process related data, generation of CPV plans, investigating process related OOTs, and supporting analytical method investigations.
• Accountable for functional and technical objectives to support aseptic fill/finish drug product manufacturing including process/analytical method improvements/optimizations, process and analytical technology transfer.
• Author and review technical documents including, but not limited to technology transfer studies, engineering studies, FMEA, CPV, and associated protocols/reports.
• Execute technical/engineering studies related to design of experiment (DOE) studies for process/analytical method understanding, process development studies, and process validation to ensure robustness and quality of drug products.
• Contribute to the authoring of common technical documents for Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls and associated modules.
• Initiate, track and resolve Production/Packaging related non-conformance investigations. Assist area management in the investigation of the root causes, recommend corrective action(s).
• Support URS development and the execution of FAT, SAT, and IOPQ as required for new equipment
• Support the continuous improvement initiatives through the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) program.

Benefits

• At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.
• From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry’s most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.
• At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range.
• Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.
• Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to 120 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 160 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year.
• We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees