Director- Engineering & EHS Product Line (Hybrid) - Military Veterans

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals

Within our Research Labs division, the Quality Assurance group based out of Rahway, NJ is seeking 1 co-op who will work collaboratively in a team environment to help advance Quality throughout the drug development life cycle.

The role of Global Development Quality (GDQ) is to ensure that clinical supplies are safe and manufactured with appropriate quality in compliance with regulatory requirements. GDQ achieves this by ensuring that there is a strong foundation of quality systems, qualification and validation of our facilities, equipment, and computer/automation systems, and tools to operate against. The group also manages product, document, and system life cycles.

GDQ provides quality oversight of manufacturing, packaging and labeling, testing, and release of materials from early- to late-stage clinical trials conducted across the globe. We support our internal network of clinical supply sites, including our state-of-the-art clinical manufacturing facility in Rahway, NJ, as well as our network of external supply partners. The team is responsible for the quality of small- and large-molecule (biologics and vaccines) development compounds, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) & drug substance, drug product, and finished (packaged and labeled) goods.

This co-op position within GDQ will support the organization by leading small projects and/or assisting with important project-specific tasks. These deliverables will help advance our operating model and enable new technology implementation with the goal of increasing our efficiency, agility and flexibility to ensure success in the dynamic development environment.

These tasks may include but are not limited to:

• development of collaboration tools to improve communication & coordination


• development of data visualization tools and solutions


• document review & management, including technical editing


• project management, including meeting coordination & facilitation


• quality-focused support of clinical manufacturing operations at our Rahway, NJ site

The position is located at our Rahway, NJ site. Our hybrid model expects you to work on-site a minimum of 3 days per week.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Candidate must be pursuing a Bachelor or Science (BS) degree in a science or engineering discipline.


• Candidate must be available for a duration of 6 months, with a start date by June 9, 2025.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Candidates must have communication, leadership and teamwork skills.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Candidates should be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, including leading small projects


• Candidates should have the ability to contribute to a culture of high performance, out-of-the-box thinking, innovation and learning, empowerment, diversity and inclusion


• Candidates should have experience with data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Power BI, Spotfire

FTP2025

MRL2025

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".

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Employee Status:
Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid

Shift:
1st - Day

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
N/A

Job Posting End Date:
10/28/2024
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