Packaging, Other

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is currently looking for a Technical Operations Associate. This is a 6 months + Hybrid contracting opportunity with one of the world’s premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company and is located in Rahway, NJ or West Point, PA.

Hourly rate $43.62

More equipment focused than process focused.
• Experience with qualification, installation, and release of new equipment.
• Experience with q decommissioning of old equipment.
• Experience with change management, investigations, and root cause analysis.
• Experience with preventative Maintenance plan development for new equipment/facilities.
• Authoring SOP's
• Experience with troubleshooting equipment.

Required Skills:
• Associate degree in engineering, scientific, or related field.
• Preferred- Bachelor's degree in engineering, scientific, or related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience in an engineering and/or operations role within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience with pharmaceutical packaging (primary packaging of solid dosage forms, secondary packaging of vaccines/biologics, medical devices).
• Strong compliance mindset, and understanding of cGMP, including FDA and EMEA.
• Ability to work effectively across boundaries to build strong collaborative relations with other groups.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with change management, investigations, and root cause analysis

Preferred Experience and Skills:
• Project management certification (e.g. PMP, CAPM).
• Experience with Operational Excellence methodology such as Six Sigma and Lean methods principles and tools.
• Experience with SAP or other production software.

Position Description:
The Associate, Technical Operations within Global Clinical Supply (GCS) is responsible for managing aspects of equipment/facility project activities, and supporting infrastructure-related projects to establish, upgrade, and modernize Clinical Supply Operations (CSO) facilities. Specifically, this role will:
• Track Clinical Supply Operations (CSO) equipment globally.
• Support qualification, installation, and release of new equipment, and decommissioning of old equipment.
• Support recurring issues and deficiencies with equipment/facilities.
• Support process development (partner with business area) to enable equipment use.
• Collaborate on Preventative Maintenance plan development for new equipment/facilities.
• Support Merck’s Permanent Inspection Readiness and Continuous Improvement expectations, and escalate inconsistency across sites for resolution
• Support significant cross-functional investigations involving CSO, and support larger or recurring investigations/CAPAs coming from routine issues

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.