Subject Matter Expert - Oral Solid Dose

Job description

Details:
Here at GSK, our global manufacturing and supply (GMS) teams are responsible for making and shipping the products that help people do more, feel better, live longer. We have more than 30,000 people in GMS, across 70 sites in 33 countries. Together, these people help to produce 4 billion packs of medicine, nearly 900 million doses of vaccine and more than 18 billion packs of consumer healthcare products every year.

Based in Singapore, we are currently looking for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide leadership and strategic direction in Oral Solid Dose engineering. You'll be responsible for design, delivery and lifecycle support of GMS facilities, equipment and engineering.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide engineering and technical direction, input, support & advice to GMS (Procurement, Technical, Site Engineering teams, GCP), regarding facilities, utilities and equipment at GMS factories, supporting their work with contractors and suppliers.
• Influence the strategy, selection, architecture and integration of Engineering contractors, systems, facilities, utilities, and equipment across the GMS supply chain. .
• Supports Compliance through input and participation in the GSK audit process by leading the development and implementation of Standards of site Engineering business processes, equipment, facilities and engineering IT systems.
• Oversee the development of internal and external capability to match the business requirements for Oral Solid Dose Engineering support and intervention.
• Work with 3rd parties including part of commercial negotiations and technical developments and clarifications.
• Interface and build robust partnerships across GSK, as well as externally
• Ensures the team receives the necessary training and experience to operate as subject Matter expert SMEs
• Develops and challenge investment plans and strategies aligned to area of expertise: -
• A champion of Standardization initiatives – collaborating to develop, prioritize and implement standards ensuring that compliance, performance and cost effectiveness are balanced.

You'll be managing a team of 4-5 direct reports, plus contractors, so you'll need to demonstrate your expertise in leading teams across multiple sites. You'll be an experienced leader with commercial acumen in equipment and service dealings, with experience and knowledge of project and system life cycles.

Within GMS engineering, the opportunities for a global career are extensive. We are looking for people who are keen to enhance their technical capabilities and opportunities to build people and business leadership skills, or liaising with our commercial business.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you would like to join us in innovating and inspiring changes in the industry, we urge you to apply.

Closing date for applications: 3 March 2017

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Desired profile

Basic qualifications:
•Bachelors degree in Engineering or Science
• Experience and proven technical and leadership skills managing the design, delivery and support of complex pharma engineering systems and/or production or new product introduction within the Pharmaceutical industry.
• Site or regional leadership team experience strongly preferred
• Critical thinking and flexibility in order to operate both strategically and tactically.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across the organization and interact/influence and negotiate effectively at all levels of management and peers
• Excellent consultative, listening, communications and analytical skills
• High degree of influence needed to support business and technical change
• A proven understanding of pharmaceutical processing, EHS GES and cGMPs; validation ;
• Technical breadth in order to understand the critical links between business process, data, validation, and systems.•

Preferred qualifications:
Advanced degree in Engineering

Professional Engineering registration

Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing experience; Black Belt or Green Belt desirable