Technical Services Scientist

Job Description

Job Description

Lead Technical Services Scientist/Supervisor

Location: Greenville SC
Shift: Monday-Friday First shift with flexibility to work overtime as needed
Salary: $100,000-$120,000/year + 10% annual bonus potential

Position Summary

The  Lead Technical Services Scientist/Supervisor provides technical leadership and direct people management for pharmaceutical process development, technology transfer, and manufacturing support activities related to new liquid pharmaceutical products. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, efficient, and scalable manufacturing processes through process ownership, technical troubleshooting, deviation investigations, exhibit batch oversight, and cross-functional collaboration.

This position serves as the primary technical escalation point for manufacturing operations and has direct supervisory responsibility for Technical Services Scientists and supporting staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and direct Technical Services Scientists supporting process development and technology transfer activities
• Serve as the technical lead for development products, ensuring process understanding, control strategy development, and successful exhibit batch execution
• Support process scale-up activities and identify/mitigate technical risks for commercial manufacturing readiness
• Provide technical support for packaging studies, investigations, protocols, and reports related to development products
• Generate, review, and approve technical documentation including:
  • batch records
  • protocols
  • reports
  • change controls
  • regulatory submission support documents
• Evaluate manufacturing readiness and process capability for exhibit batch manufacturing
• Assess manufacturing equipment and facility capabilities to support new process development and scale-up activities
• Collaborate with Engineering on equipment requirements and User Requirement Specifications (URS)
• Support equipment qualification and validation activities through protocol review and technical input
• Lead or support manufacturing investigations and process troubleshooting activities
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, QA, Engineering, Validation, Maintenance, Regulatory, and R&D teams
• Monitor project timelines, communicate risks, and manage resources to support project execution
• Train, coach, mentor, and develop Technical Services staff
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, performance management, and professional development activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, or related scientific field
• Minimum 8+ years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience or equivalent combination of education and industry experience
• Prior leadership, supervisory, mentoring, or team lead experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of:
  • pharmaceutical manufacturing processes
  • process development
  • technology transfer
  • cGMP regulations
  • FDA/DEA/OSHA requirements
• Oral liquid pharmaceutical experience preferred
• Excellent technical writing, analytical, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in cross-functional environments
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and project management capabilities

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