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PCI Pharma Services Operations Specialist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients.
We are PCI.
Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.
The position audits production room documentation, checks equipment challenges, in-process inspections and ensures samples/AQL requirements are met. These associates are responsible for performing real time batch record and documentation review and or co-signs during batch processing to drive improvements into our Right First Time (RFT) metrics. They are also responsible for leading and realizing continuous quality and process improvements on the production floor by mentoring, coaching and training their operational counterparts
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Perform operational production room approvals after product and lot changes
Verifies first piece inspection to ensure finished goods code, format, and expiration date are correct
Ensure products are packaged within validated parameters and equipment calibration dates on all process equipment are within required specifications. If not, this individual will contact the appropriate personnel to recalibrate and/or remediate the issue.
Review batch record (MPI’s) to ensure equipment challenges and hourly inspections have been conducted and any non-conformances are addressed appropriately. Conduct periodic checks to confirm hourly inspections are being performed correctly and on track to meet AQL requirements
Review sampling pages to ensure samples have been taken, labelled, and documented appropriately
Audit production room to ensure Cleaning and Use logbooks, Mechanical Set-up logbooks, and Preventive Maintenance logbooks have been completed accurately and timely.
Check to ensure portable equipment has been cleaned and documented correctly on quality form.
Audit production personnel to ensure the job is performed safely including wearing required personal protective equipment.
Ensure recovery stations are segregated from product flow
Confirm bulk material and components for job are correct and kept covered
Review each equipment clean room logbooks for correct clean room, entries are complete, correct, and legible
Review temperature and humidity data to ensure within acceptable job parameters
Identify proactively gaps in batch records and TER's to mitigate deviations and documentation errors. Participate on improvement teams (i.e. FMEA's, Kaizen, batch record etc.) as needed
Report quality event notifications for issues encountered on the production floor to OPS Management.
Performs/supports end of shift BR review and supports/completes FORM-0001908 (QA 903
This position may require overtime and/or weekend work.
Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI, cGMP, and GCP policies, procedures, rules.
Attendance to work is an essential function of this position
Performs other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor.
Special Demands :
Stationary Position: Under a 1/4 of the day.
Move, Traverse: 3/4 of the day and up.
Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, or place: 3/4 of the day and up.
Install, place, adjust, apply, measure, use, or signal: 3/4 of the day and up.
Ascend/Descend or Work Atop: Up to 1/4 of the day.
Position self (to) or Move (about or to): 3/4 of the day and up.
Communicate or exchange information: 3/4 of the day and up.
Detect, distinguish, or determine: 3/4 of the day and up.
This position may have the following special vision requirements.
☒ Close Vision ☒ Distance Vision ☒ Color Vision ☒ Peripheral Vision ☒ Depth Perception
☒ Ability to focus ☐ No Special Vision Requirements
Qualifications:
Required:
High School Diploma or GED and/or 1-3 months related experience and/or training.
Basic Mathematical Skills
Basic Computer Skills: Ability to perform basic computer tasks and has the ability to operate common computer programs.
Minimum Professional Proficiency: Ability to speak in a way that allows one to participate effectively in various conversations. Ability to read various types of standard items addressed to general readers.
High Reasoning: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where there is only limited standardization. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions that may be provided in various forms.
Other Required Skills.
Preferred:
2-4 years relevant experience in production, equipment and or process
Must demonstrate effective listening, coaching and interpersonal communication skills
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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement:
PCI Pharma Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.
Why work for PCI Pharma Services?
At PCI, we have an uncompromising focus on providing quality and operational excellence and providing the industry leading customer experience. Our people make all of this happen, so providing an industry leading experience for our people is equally as important. By creating an authentic culture of purposeful work, we aspire to be an interesting and fulfilling place for talented individuals to grow careers. We live a philosophy of intentional learning combined with real-life experience supported by a fair and competitive rewards program. We are individuals, teams and a company that believes in our purpose and our approach is simple, the people who work at PCI fuel our business; we don’t say no, we figure out how.
PCI Pharma Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
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