2025 University Recruiting - Associate Specialist, Engineering – Technical Operations

Job Description

Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations remain operational, continuously improve, and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities, Data Analytics, Vision Inspection, and Validation. 

The Technical Operations Associate Engineering Specialist is responsible for providing technical and operational support to the vaccine manufacturing area while actively supporting, participating in, and embracing an empowered team culture.   This position directly impacts our Company's largest and most complex vaccine manufacturing site and offers numerous technical and collaborative opportunities. 

Key Responsibilities and Work Activities:

• Contributes to the performance and results of a vaccine manufacturing department

• Provides technical guidance and applies technical skills to support manufacturing

• Works as a team member on manufacturing investigations, change control activities, validation activities and/or process improvement projects

• Examines issues from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) to best understand and resolve root cause and prevent future occurrences

• Assures consistent application of standardized work, engineering/process tools, and procedures

• Assists with and/or leads experimental protocols as needed using the Technical Operations lab facilities and/or production equipment at full scale

• Authors and updates technical and manufacturing documents necessary for investigations, process design/definition, engineering studies, process demonstrations, change control, and validation

• Participate in regulatory inspection activities as needed

• Effectively collaborates with equipment vendors, peers at West Point, and peers above site

• Innovates by initiating/leading business and technical process improvements

Required Education and Skills:

• Candidates must have a Bachelor’s or higher degree in Engineering or Sciences by July 2025

• Candidates must be able to work independently and as a team member with integrity, precision, attention to detail, motivation, and respect

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Candidates should have demonstrated effective communication, leadership, and teamwork skills

• Candidates should have experience in biologics, vaccine, or sterile manufacturing

• Candidates should have experience with Lean Six Sigma tools

• Candidates should have experience using data analytics, programming, and/or automation tools

• Candidates should have the capability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, including leading small projects

No Visa Sponsorship is offered for this role.

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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, Monday - 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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