Career Conversion Programme (AnT) - MSAT Chemist

The Career Conversion Programme (CCP) (Attach-and-Train) for Advanced Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing Executives/Professionals is a talent development programme aimed at building the next generation of skilled manpower for Singapore's Biopharmaceuticals manufacturing industry in anticipation of hiring demand.

The training programme is a 15 months of structured on-the-job training with GSK. Due to the nature of the programme, we can only consider Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents.

For more information, please visit https://www.wsg.gov.sg/home/individuals/attachment-placement-programmes/career-conversion-programmes-for-individuals
Please apply for the role here: https://jobs.gsk.com/en-gb/jobs/438777

Role Description:

As a MSAT Chemist, you can expect to plan, organise and carry out experimental work with the objective of:

• Improving existing processes on plant

• Developing and making improvements to processes for new products so as to contribute to the successful introduction of new products/ processes to the plant

• Evaluating raw materials

• Providing troubleshooting support to the operations department

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Ensure process optimization for a specific product to make improvements to processes with respect to yield, quality, output, cost savings, robustness etc. in line with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requirements and ensure suitability for Secondary process performance

• Undertake troubleshooting of problems relating to the plant/ processes to ensure the effective and prompt resolution of issues/ salvage of batch/ development of novel re-work methods for treatment of substandard batches

• Ensure proper documentation and filing for a specific product (includes laboratory notebooks, technical memos, analytical raw data, risk assessments, etc.) in compliance with GMP and GLP requirements

• Supervise technicians and junior staff to ensure good and safe work practice

• Act as a product custodian and ensure the provision of first-line product-specific technical support to its customers (internal and external)

• Provide technical support for routine manufacture and to commissioning teams in the commissioning of established/ new products, as well as conduct training in process chemistry to the relevant parties

• Evaluate the quality of raw materials and intermediates to ensure that it meets company's specifications, and liaise with external suppliers to provide feedback on the quality of materials

• Support technical, genotoxic and material risk assessment for change implementation and maintenance of the control strategy throughout product lifecycle

• Support trending and review of key process parameters and attributes as part of Continued Process Verification (CPV)

• Provide technical support for routine process decontamination activities (includes identify process residues, support cleaning risk assessment, cleaning limits calculation, support unknown peak investigation, improvement to current decontamination method, etc)

We are looking for you with below attributes:

• A degree in Chemistry or equivalent

• Experience in a laboratory environment in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent is desired

Competencies / Skills:

• Sound knowledge of organic, organometallic chemistry

• Sound analytical knowledge

• Sound plant knowledge

• Sound knowledge of cGMP/ GLP

• Knowledge of laboratory safety and hazards

• Financial awareness

• General business awareness

• Good communication skills

What do we offer

• Monthly training allowances (not subject to CPF contributions)

• On-the-job training while working with a diversified team of professionals

• Understand and experience the GSK Culture

• Implement technical knowledge and skills that you have acquired

• Apply and develop soft skills such as interpersonal, communications and negotiation skills

• Transport to and from site to MRT stations in centralised locations all across Singapore

Where will I be based

You will be based at one of our manufacturing site in Singapore near Jurong.