Job DescriptionOur Engineers support internal manufacturing operations to ensure they remain operational, and continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities, and Validation.
Position Description:Positions consists of the Automation/MES, Deviation Management, Manufacturing Technical Operations, Validation, New Product Technical Transfer Departments, Supply Chain Management, Quality, and other areas at the Durham Site.
The Associate Specialist role will support one of the aforementioned Departments. The Durham Site contains a team of dedicated individuals who strive to understand, monitor, improve and support the transfer of our manufacturing processes. Within these groups, there are opportunities to support day-to-day activities and strategic projects to ensure the Durham Bulk and Formulation/Filling facilities operate Right-First-Time in a cost-effective manner, and to ensure on-going Technical Transfer activities to the site meet the financial and timeline requirements for the vaccine programs. This role requires daily problem solving with other Technical CoE groups, Operations, and Quality. The successful candidate will be expected to be a first responder to requests from the manufacturing areas when support is needed from their respective field.
The well-qualified candidate must have analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. In this role, the candidate will provide support for the manufacturing of aseptic products. Furthermore, the candidate will be required to work in a fast-paced environment. Some roles may require full-time shift assignments, and some roles may require temporary shift assignments to support critical projects or manufacturing steps.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:- Accountable for delivering on Durham manufacturing objectives
- Accountable for providing technical support to Durham current and pipeline vaccine manufacturing
- Lead technical and business system process improvement projects
- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of unplanned events to ensure a reliable supply of Durham manufactured vaccines
- Author technical documentation
Education Minimum Requirement:- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering or Sciences by Dec 2025 or May/Jun 2026
Required Experience and Skills:- Ability to perform aseptic gowning during the execution of job duties
- Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) are required
Preferred Experience and Skills:- Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma practices and methods
- Knowledge of aseptic processing operations
- Knowledge of data analysis
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Required Skills:Aseptic Processing, Aseptic Processing, Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR), Contractor Oversight, Driving Continuous Improvement, Engineering Standards, Equipment Qualification, Estimation and Planning, Fast-Paced Environments, GMP Compliance, GMP Validation, Healthcare Innovation, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Maintenance Management, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Quality Control, Manufacturing Scale-Up, Process Control, Process Optimization, Process Scale Up, Production Management, Production Operations, Quality Management, Supply Change Management {+ 2 more}
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Employee Status: Regular
Relocation:Domestic
VISA Sponsorship:No
Travel Requirements:10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:Hybrid
Shift:Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:No
Hazardous Material(s):N/A
Job Posting End Date:11/17/2025
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