Hiring company: Kite Pharma
Kite is seeking a highly motivated individual with biotechnology experience to work on innovative T cell therapies for cancer treatment. As a Process Engineer III for Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT), you will provide process science support for commercial GMP manufacturing, technology transfers, development studies, validation, and continuous improvement projects for Kite’s engineered T cell therapy products. Additionally, you will author product impact assessments, root-cause analysis reports, sampling plans, technical reports, and provide technical assessments, rationales and approval for engineering/ process changes as well as documentation pertaining to process development, qualification, and validation to meet regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):
- Perform process support as process development representative for manufacturing site
- Author process and product impact assessments
- Lead cross functional teams to perform root-cause investigations and deviation resolution
- Monitor process performance through data-based trending
- Data based deviation resolution and improvement projects
- Support manufacturing through risk assessments and remediation measures
- Collaborating with technical and operational stakeholders, write and review SOPs, batch records, and other operational related documents as needed
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives
- Design studies, author protocols and reports, for process characterization and validation studies
- Participate in evaluation of new technology and process automation for introduction into GMP manufacturing
- Represent process development for global change management and process related CAPAs
- Support regulatory inspections and projects for regulatory commitments
- Act as sending unit or receiving unit lead for technology transfers and new product introductions
- Advanced understanding of process development, validation, and Lifecycle management to support comparability studies, process validation, and licensure changes
- Conducts technical and scientific training
- Act as communication channel between global organizations and site manufacturing
Basic Qualifications:
- BS or BA in Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biology, or equivalent with 5 years of relevant experience or
- MS in Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biology with 3 years of relevant experience or
- HS Diploma with 9 years of relevant experience in Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biology
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing of biotechnology products, aseptic processing, cell culture, and process development
- Practical expertise with cGMP manufacturing and regulatory regulations and requirements for pharmaceuticals and devices
- Highly experienced with leading investigations, writing deviation reports, change controls, and corrective actions
- Ability to share complex principles of knowledge to others (team member, stakeholder, external, or inspection) along with strong technical writing abilities
- Mostly independent in determining objectives of assignment. Plan schedules and arranges own activities in accomplishing objectives
- Experience leading cross functional teams to obtain project deliverables
- Working knowledge of scientific and engineering principles
- Knowledge of data management tools and statistical process controls
- Certified Quality Engineer, Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt or similar is a plus
- Knowledge of ERP systems implementation is desirable
Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com. Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kitepharma.