Kenvue
Titulo da vaga: MQSA Manager – São José dos Campos
What You Will Do
The Manager of Microbiological Quality and Sterility Assurance Product Life Cycle Management (PLCM) will be responsible for supporting the R&D, Pilot Plant, MQSA-NPI/NPD and QHS teams in the development and transfer of scaled-up microbiologically controlled processes. They will lead the characterization efforts of the large-scale manufacturing processes ensuring a successful scale-up and transfer from lab-scale/pilot plant to the commercial manufacturing facilities. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, championing proactive quality through process design in alignment with design for microbiological controlled manufacturing principles, approval of transfers from pilot stages to scale-up, approval of MQSA technical documents, lead root cause analysis and CAPA investigations associated with manufacturing design, will be involved in the maintenance of suppliers through MRAs and qualification of direct material suppliers, lead MRAS as part of production life cycle, approval of change controls prior to the adoption of new suppliers in the commercial manufacturing environment and material source changes, definition of microbiological critical process parameters and cleaning and sanitization (C&S) development and validation, and approval of technical reports generated from compliance programs (e.g. regulatory inspections, regulatory commitments, and global non-conformances and CAPAs among others). This role location will align with the strategic locations defined by the QHS organization at the regional level.
The MQSA Manager will also serve as the regional process and/or program owner for Kenvue’s microbial contamination control programs associated with continued product and portfolio reliability, associated with infection prevention and introduction of rapid technology.
Key Responsibilities
- MQSA representative in the receipt of NPI/NPD transfer process and qualification of manufacturing sites to meet product design
- Develop microbial control critical process parameters to meet product CQAs at scale-up
- Microbially control process design including cleaning and sanitization to support manufacturing requirements (e.g., campaign manufacturing)
- Maintain sterilization and microbial reduction technologies at the region
- Root cause analysis and CAPA determination associated with technical product investigations, including accountability to proactively identify and deploy CAPAs proven effective
- Identification of proactive projects and activities to improve technical attributes of product performance, compliance, and reliability enabling rapid microbiological technologies and process analytical technologies
- Global program and/or process ownership of one or more assigned Kenvue programs associated with continued product and portfolio reliability, compliance, and/or performance
Other duties-
- Support the validation and maintenance of the aseptic and/or sterilization processes from R&D to Pilot Plants followed by handing over to the regions as part of the manufacturing technology transfer.Will assist in the preparation of protocols and technical reports.
- Conduct training for manufacturing, laboratory, and management personnel, as needed, to support the implementation of microbiological quality and sterility assurance practices.
- Support internal and external manufacturing audit assessments to include suppliers (e.g., manufacturing of raw materials/components, contract labs, contract sterilization and manufacturing sites).
- Provide support during due diligence for acquisitions and integrations.
- Liaison to global industry, trade and standards organizations.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related scientific field.
- 7-9 years of experience with evidence of progressive increase in responsibility in product development, quality, manufacturing, technical operations, or technical quality functions for regulated consumer products.
- Demonstrated ability to lead global programs with positive impact on product reliability, compliance, and/or performance through the creation of resilient programs for microbiological controlled products and processes.
Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Primary Location
Latin America-Brazil-São Paulo-São José dos Campos
Job Function
Quality (Generalist)
Job Qualifications
What We Are Looking For
Cidade: São José dos Campos
Empresa: Kenvue