Swing Shift Supervisor, Cell Therapy Manufacturing

Job Description

Kite is a cell therapy company that is focused on providing patients with highly effective, life-saving therapies.  We have two commercial products, Yescarta® and Tecartus®, along with a robust pipeline of various autologous and allogeneic clinical programs.  

We are seeking a highly effective Swing Shift Supervisor, cGMP Manufacturing to be responsible for supervising a team of cell therapy manufacturing specialists in our brand new, state-of-the-art commercial biotechnology facility in Frederick, MD. T

*This is a Wednesday - Saturday Night Shift (3PM - 1:30AM).

In this role, the Supervisor will supervise the on-the-floor operations of our commercial cell therapy manufacturing facility in a cGMP environment including developing a team, and providing the necessary training and ongoing coaching, performance management and recognition of direct staff, including performing annual performance reviews.

Responsibilities of the Supervisor of cGMP Cell Therapy Manufacturing include:

• Supervise the on-the-floor operations of commercial cell therapy manufacturing facility in a cGMP environment
• Develop a team, Provide leadership, guidance, and necessary training to staff in alignment with cGMP requirements.
• Generate SOPs, MPRs, and SPRs for equipment and procedures used in routine biologics manufacture
• Clear communication with outgoing and incoming shift Supervisors to disseminate all relevant information.
• Implement production and resource schedule against operational plan
• Ensure performance of all process steps specific to the phase or stage of operation
• Process monitoring, including manipulation of databases, documents and/or spreadsheets to support business reporting requirements
• Review of completed manufacturing documentation per compliance standards and established timelines
• Investigate and resolve problems, identifying root cause, and proposing process improvements through clear communication to senior leadership
• Participate in multi-functional project teams, as necessary
• Take corrective action to bring about required changes using change control procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Requirements:

MA / MS with 3+ years of cGMP Manufacturing and/or Manufacturing Leadership and/or Operations experience

OR

BA / BS Degree with 5+ years of cGMP Manufacturing and/or Manufacturing Leadership and/or Operations experience

OR

Asssociate and 7+ years of cGMP Manufacturing and/or Manufacturing Leadership and/or Operations experience

OR

High School Degree with 9+ years of cGMP Manufacturing and/or Manufacturing Leadership and/or Operations experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience supervising staff
• 9+ years of experience in manufacturing in a biotech/pharma industry
• Proven capability to build and lead a team as well as train entry-level personnel
• Knowledgeable of the current Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR's) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP's)
• Sufficient understanding of process, systems and equipment to troubleshoot problems and provide solutions to senior management
• Sufficient knowledge of electronic batch record, ERP and quality systems
• Able to work evening to late mid night hours as well as part of the on-call rotation as needed is required; partial weekend shift
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are important in this collaborative work environment
• High energy level and a positive outlook coupled with the requisite “can do” attitude and a willingness to do what it takes to achieve personal and organizational goals and overcome obstacles
• Willingness to think outside of the box and adapt standard methodologies to our small, but growing environment
• Ability to adapt in a constantly evolving environment
• Self-motivated with a deep sense of ownership in areas of responsibility