Team leader for Microbial Downstream Manufacturing

Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe, creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.

Team leader for Microbial Downstream Manufacturing at AGC Biologics

Are you passionate about leading people? Do you thrive in creating a clear direction through complex challenges, leading a team of skilled technicians and scientists in a cleanroom manufacturing environment? Do you want to be part of a company helping customers bring biological products to market? Then join a dynamic and international company where everyone is responsible for delivering right on time as one team!

About the role
The role is being the direct leader for Technicians and Operational Scientist, +15 employees in total. The team members are driven by the ever-changing manufacturing pace, always keeping high focus on safety and quality, and enjoying a great team spirit. The team has expert knowledge of the process and the GMP requirements. As team leader for Microbial Downstream Manufacturing, you, and your fellow team leader colleague, are responsible for our Microbial Downstream Manufacturing, operating 24/7, hence some shift work will be required.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensure daily production in a safe work environment and in GMP compliance. Safeguard housekeeping standards and represent the department during audits/inspections.
• Planning- and coordination of work, board meetings and shift plans.
• Leading, motivating, and coaching your team. People management. recruit and onboard new team members, assess performance and support people development.
• Safeguard the learning organization, secure training is in place and conduct process confirmations on the shopfloor.
• Problem solving, continuous improvements, optimization, and standardization of work processes.
• Being part of the Microbial Manufacturing leadership team, where key focus areas include excellence in daily operation, high reliability, and optimization to prepare for our future.
• Being a role model for AGC core values and AGC leadership values.

To lift these responsibilities, you and your team will work in close collaboration with other teams within Microbial Manufacturing; the Microbial Upstream Manufacturing team, the Production Coordination team and the Filling team and with several other parts of the organization such as QA, QC, SCM, Engineering, Manufacturing Product Support and Mammalian Manufacturing. You will report to the Director of Microbial Manufacturing.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate has a “can-do” attitude and is happy to work in a fast-paced environment. You are curious, have strong interpersonal skills, social and emotional intelligence, is a team player and encourage development within your team. You have strong leadership- and team management skills, and a demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally within an organization. You engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels and communicate clearly and effectively. You are flexible and motivated, and excel in high-pressure periods, maintaining an organized and results-driven approach. Preferably you have some of the below competencies/experiences:

• 5+ years leadership experience.
• Experience from the biopharmaceutical industry, working in a GMP environment.
• Understanding of microbial downstream manufacturing.
• Technical or academic degree within bioprocessing or similar.
• LEAN/continuous improvement mindset.

Join a dynamic and international organization
AGC Biologics is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with facilities in Denmark, Italy, Germany, Japan and USA and with customers from all over the world. We have more than 50 nationalities employed in Denmark, and the daily language is English. At AGC, you will get great opportunities to work with a wide array of tasks and challenges. AGC offers an informal working environment where high energy and enthusiasm is part of the daily work life. We respect each other and our individual differences. At AGC, we have a flexible attitude, and we help each other to reach deadlines as one team.

Contact and application
For any further questions, you are more than welcome to contact Ragnhild Korfits Frank, Director Microbial Manufacturing at [email protected]

Please be aware that we only take into consideration the applications sent via our career page and, not via email. We will process the applications as they arrive.

Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe.

AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com. Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company? Follow us on LinkedIn and give us a quick Like on Facebook!

AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly, collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
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