Team Leader, Formulation Manufacturing

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Plainville, MA

1d • Onsite

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. Reporting to the Plainville, MA site and supporting the Viral Vector Services (VVS), a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific. At VVS, we deliver from process development through commercial supply, offering the expertise and resources vital to help clients deliver innovative gene therapies. We are placed at the forefront of our leading and groundbreaking Cell and Gene Therapy business, enabling clients to cure genetic, rare, and otherwise untreatable diseases.

Discover Impactful Work: As a Team Leader in Formulation Manufacturing at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will guide a skilled team responsible for manufacturing high-quality pharmaceutical and biotechnology products while ensuring compliance with cGMP standards. You will support operational excellence through effective team leadership, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. This role combines technical expertise with people management to deliver important therapies that improve health outcomes.

A Day in the Life: You will oversee daily manufacturing operations, coordinate production schedules, and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards. The position involves supporting team members, troubleshooting equipment and processes, managing documentation, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives. You'll work closely with Quality, Engineering, and other departments to maintain robust manufacturing processes and resolve technical challenges. This role offers opportunities to make meaningful contributions to pharmaceutical development and commercial manufacturing while developing your leadership capabilities within an innovative organization.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 2 years of pharmaceutical, or biotechnology manufacturing experience in cGMP environment required with a degree
• 3-4 years of experience in lieu of a degree
• Experience managing documentation, investigations, and change controls
• Experience with Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies
• Strong knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and regulatory requirements
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and develop manufacturing personnel
• Excellent technical troubleshooting and process improvement capabilities
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Proficiency with manufacturing systems, documentation, and Microsoft Office suite
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work rotating shifts including weekends/holidays as required
• Physical ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 pounds
• Knowledge of cleanroom and aseptic techniques
• Demonstrated commitment to safety culture and quality compliance
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree highly preferred
• Preferred Fields of Study: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Engineering or related scientific field

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily manufacturing operations
• Coordinate production schedules
• Ensure adherence to safety and quality standards
• Support team members
• Troubleshoot equipment and processes
• Manage documentation
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Work closely with Quality, Engineering, and other departments to maintain robust manufacturing processes and resolve technical challenges

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration
• Annual incentive plan bonus scheme
• Healthcare
• 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 in accordance with company policy
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level