Supervisor - Downstream Manufacturing
About The Position
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. DESCRIPTION: Join our manufacturing team as a Formulation Manufacturing Supervisor, where you'll manage teams in producing pharmaceutical products. You'll maintain operational excellence while ensuring compliance with cGMP standards and FDA regulations. This role combines technical expertise with people leadership to deliver high-quality products that improve healthcare outcomes. You'll coordinate production schedules, oversee manufacturing processes, and support continuous improvement initiatives. Your leadership will be essential in maintaining quality standards, developing team members, and fostering a culture of safety and innovation.
Requirements
- Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing or High School Diploma plus 7 years of experience.
- 2+ years of supervisory/leadership experience in a GMP environment
- Strong knowledge of cGMP regulations and FDA requirements
- Expertise in aseptic processing and cleanroom operations
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams
- Experience with batch record review and documentation
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
- Excellence in written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and manufacturing systems
- Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights/weekends as needed
- Physical ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 pounds
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma)
- Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
- Demonstrated experience in operational excellence and quality improvements
- Knowledge of aseptic techniques and environmental monitoring
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future, without sponsorship.
- Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred Fields of Study: Science, Engineering, Chemistry, or related STEM field
Responsibilities
- Manage teams in producing pharmaceutical products.
- Maintain operational excellence while ensuring compliance with cGMP standards and FDA regulations.
- Coordinate production schedules.
- Oversee manufacturing processes.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain quality standards.
- Develop team members.
- Foster a culture of safety and innovation.
Benefits
- competitive remuneration
- annual incentive plan bonus
- healthcare
- a range of employee benefits
- A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
- Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
- At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO)
- 10 paid holidays annually
- paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
- accident and life insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
- Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
