Manager Technology Transfer Projects - Mississauga, Canada - Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Description

Do you have a passion for innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries? With over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific you'll help solve some of the world's toughest challenges, from giving cancer patients hope, ensuring safe drinking water and helping law enforcement solve cases through forensics.

We empower our teams to put science into meaningful action and give our R&D colleagues the autonomy, resources, and tools they need to take science a step beyond.


Location/Division Specific Information

Work Location:
Mississauga, Canada


Group:
Pharma Services Group


Division:
Drug Product Division

Business Unit:
Drug Product North America - Mississauga


How will you make an impact?

Manages the coordination of the activities of the Technology Transfer (TT) function on site and is responsible for the department results.

Accountable for the performance of the team within TT and the management of the transfer projects of pharmaceutical products from clients to Thermo Fisher Scientific.

The transfer takes place through a feasibility analysis, the evaluation of the transfer and production costs, the coordination of the transfer procedures, the assistance to the effective start up of the production, in respect of the client requirements, cGMP, Thermo Fisher Scientific's interests and the company quality standards.


What will you do?
Technical Support to Business

  • Provides technical support for new more complex business opportunities with the existing/potential new clients.
  • Attends technical meetings to define the scope of obtaining new projects, together with the Business Managers and TT team members.
  • Researches and supports the definition of new business opportunities while meeting with the existing/potential clients, together with the Business Managers, in the occasion of technical meetings with the scope of obtaining new products or the revision of the progress status/completion of projects.
  • Evaluates the client production process in order to compare Thermo Fisher Scientific production systems (gap analysis).
  • Supports the Business Managers by attending business reviews and client meetings.
Tech Transfer Projects Management

  • Ensures TT team is meeting client requirements related to scope.
  • Generates key documentation including the Technology Transfer Checklist, Gap Analysis that includes process design, Technology Transfer Master Plan/Scope, Technology Transfer Report, Project Timeline and Action Item lists.
  • Ensures Tech Transfer interdisciplinary groups, assigns and coordinates the Tech Transfer specific tasks; identifies root cause of the technical problems as well as project team management until resolution. Contacts clients with respect to their project requirements.
  • Attends Tech Transfer periodical meetings with Site Management in order to share the timing and milestones of the projects.
  • Manages and coordinates all activities that take place within the Tech Transfer department.
Optimization of Production Processes

  • Contributes to the optimization of the production process, with continuous efforts to increase project savings on the technical side while maintaining compliance with cGMP and company procedures.
  • Identifies and coordinates the initiatives related to the Tech Transfer projects to minimize production costs, by identifying or elaborating new solutions within company quality standards to deliver agreed upon timelines towards 100% on time launch.
New Projects

  • Supports the Business Management team with the evaluation of the technical costs of new job orders, provides the material technical details, production schedule, processes, supply costs to reflect Thermo Fisher Scientific interests.
  • Supports the Business Management team to define technical risk related to the acquisition of the new projects through the evaluation process.
Team Management

  • Manages, coordinates and controls workload for direct reports by defining of new objectives, evaluates performance, ensures the right level of training and development as needed in order to guarantee a high level of performance and motivation.
  • Generates and executes development plans for TT team members.
  • Identifies gaps in core competencies. Develops and executes training program accordingly.
  • Mentors and coaches TT team members.
  • Assigns TT team members to appropriate projects.

How will you get here?
Education

  • Bachelor's degree science, engineering, pharmacy or business.
  • Master's degree science, engineering, pharmacy or business is an asset.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is an asset
Experience

  • Minimum 7 years' previous experience in Engineering, Productions, Quality, or relevant contract
- manufacturing environment.

  • Minimum 5 years' project management and/or clients service experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years' previous supervisory experience.
Equivalency

  • Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be

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