Job description Posted 19 January 2021

Process Technologist

GSK Barnard Castle

10 Month Contract

Pay: £15-£17/h PAYE


An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Process Technologist to join the NPI-PT team at Barnard Castle GSK.


You will work as part of a team supporting the production area providing a technical service. This will involve provision of a troubleshooting service, working on technical projects and supply of technical data. Your role will span work undertaken in the laboratory, Pilot Plant and production environments. All work must be conducted in compliance with specified GMP and EHS standards.


About You:

This role will suit a driven and motivated individual who has extensive experience of working in a GMP environment. You will have demonstrable knowledge and experience of the platforms used in a manufacturing site focussed on the provision of a Dermatological Dose Form. You will have a relevant degree (Engineering, Technical, Scientific), as well as strong planning, organising and people skills. It is imperative in this role that you demonstrate an ability to drive common objective thinking, with a complete focus on providing solutions. You will need to be persuasive, have a strong continuous improvement mindset, work with meticulous attention to detail and have proven experience dealing with diverse internal and external stakeholder groups. You will also have worked in a highly regulated industry.


GSK Barnard Castle is one of the most complex sites globally in the GSK network. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic, driven, hardworking, team player to join an established & successful technology team.



Key responsibilities will include:

  • Comply with all GMP guidelines and all Regulatory requirements, ensuring all documentation is of a standard acceptable to external inspectors (e.g. MHRA/).
  • Undertake self-audits on a regular basis, to ensure implementation of the required technical and GMP standards is uniform throughout.
  • Understands GPS / Lean principles and with support be able to use the tools and techniques as required.
  • To lead small cross functional teams either for a small individual project or a sub-project.
  • To have a direct line report to the relevant Team Manager and provide regular updates on all matters regarding the project.
  • To act as a point contact and provide an effective troubleshooting service for the specific production areas of the Product Stream that have been allocated as the responsibility of the Technologist.
  • All production, QA, engineering and operational planning staff working to be kept informed of identity of the troubleshooting point contact and the role being performed and any subsequent changes.


Basic Qualifications:

  • Pharmaceutical experience in a technical, manufacturing or quality function
  • Understands the process validation lifecycle
  • Uses product data for trending to support investigations and issue prevention
  • Is able to identity and discuss potential for process optimisation and cost of waste reduction opportunities.
  • Is aware that statistical experimental design techniques are available for process optimisation
  • Plans and conducts/supervises manufacture/ filling or cleaning trials
  • An ability to manage concurrent projects to tight timescales, both independently and in a cross-functional team environment.
  • An enthusiastic approach to pharmaceutical process development and the ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbal, in a clear and accurate manner.
  • Be able to author scientific technical documentation to the required standards with minimal rework