Job purpose:

As a Junior Production Leader at GSK, you will embark on a 2-year journey to develop your skills in the vaccine production environment.

The aim is to provide you with the tools and support necessary to develop your career within GSK.

Your responsibilities:

1. Operations

• Develop knowledge of production, quality and EHS processes

• Manage daily operations related to vaccine production (bulk, formulation and filling)

• Use resources where it has the most impact and is most critical to the organization

• Ensure compliance while remaining agile and remedy any gaps as soon as possible

• Participate in the monitoring of KPI's related to Quality, Supply and EHS in its area, monitors them and guarantees the deployment of possible actions

• Identify value-added activities and do what is necessary to focus on identified priority tasks

• Participate in investigations for deviations from its area of ​​activity

• Participate in the definition, execution and/or coordination of Change Controls in his sector

• Non-routine activities (2088):

o 1st year: ensures the follow-up of the 2088

o 2nd year: approves the 2088

• Participate in the drafting of production documents

• Provide resources for running validation protocols

• Ensure compliance of operations with cGMP and authority requirements and contributes to production quality in close collaboration with QA by taking corrective actions if necessary

• Write and is the owner of minor and major deviations (major: from the 2nd year) whose problems are related to his field of activity and is responsible for the definition and implementation of the associated CAPAs

• Are able to ensure the back-up role of the First Line Leader when he/she is absent or unavailable

• Dare to say “no” by giving meaning and stay aligned with priorities

• Participate in certain governance meetings

• Simplify, standardize and challenge the status quo for continuous improvement purposes

• Develop knowledge of the ecosystem and continuous improvement tools (Just Do It's, VCP, Quick Wins, 5S, ...) and apply them on a daily basis to contribute to the continuous improvement of production activities and resources

• Perform internal audits (L1) and participate in Inspections of subjects within its scope during internal audits (L2, L3), as well as in the definition of associated responses.

• Ensure effective communication and optimal collaboration with production partners (TS, QA, Supply, HR, EHS, support teams, LT) within its S/MPU

• Are responsible for an area/equipment for permits to work

EHS

• Ensure compliance on EHS topics in your field of activity and develops the EHS mindset within the team

• Ensure that all people working in its production area remain safe at all times

• Ensure that all risk assessments are carried out and of the understanding of the risks by your team

• Participate in risk assessments with the risk assessor and benefits from the support of the competent functions

• Understand and ensure operational implementation of risk assessments

• Regularly checks that the training of his team is up to date as well as the risk profiles

• Implement corrective actions and monitor the effectiveness of corrective actions

• Ensure transversal sharing of CAPAs in its community of practice.

• Follow EHS processes and anticipate as much as possible the risks associated with all activities in its production area

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• University degree in chemistry, pharmacy, bioengineering or other scientific orientation or equivalent relevant experience

• Operating at pace and agile decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk

• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution

• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning

• Sustaining energy and well-being

• Building strong relationships and collaboration, honest and open conversations

• Budgeting and cost-consciousness

• Excellent EHS and Quality mindset

• Ability to develop and build strong interpersonal relationship with peers

• Strong planning, problem-solving and prioritization skills

• Active listening skills

• Positive mindset

• Ability to giving and receiving feedback

• Very good sense of accountability

• Work well under pressure, independently and collaboratively to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously

• Fluency in written and spoken technical English & fluency in written and spoken French.

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If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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