Drug Product Technician

Job Description 

The Drug Product Technician position in Drug Product Operations will be responsible for a variety of Drug Product specific activities related to GMP clinical manufacturing operations including but not limited to, GMP production of oral drug products, compression and powder handling equipment operation and compliance with GMP systems within the Drug Product Operations department.  The Drug Product Technician will be hands on and execute all aspects of GMP drug product manufacturing of oral dosage technologies for Phase I and II clinical trials. Secondary responsibilities may include ordering of Drug Product supplies and warehouse related operations for Drug Product such as material sampling, secondary or clinical packaging and cycle count support. In addition to the primary responsibilities within Drug Product Operations, the Drug Product Technician may also provide API plant operational support as needed.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate Drug Product specific automated equipment technologies such as rotary tableting, wet and dry granulation, blending of powders, milling, spray drying, encapsulation, and coating.
• Execute all aspects of GMP oral drug product manufacturing including but not limited to sampling, compounding, process technologies, and packaging.
• Support Drug Product warehouse operations including material sampling, production preparation, secondary packaging and cycle count support.
• Revise or draft SOP’s, protocols, and batch records as necessary specific to Drug Product Operations.
• Maintain the GMP status of the Drug Product manufacturing facility including, equipment and facility cleaning, environmental monitoring and daily system verifications.
• Support Drug Product engineering personnel with the on-boarding, calibration, maintenance and operation of a wide variety of manufacturing equipment such as tablet presses, fluid bed dyers/coaters, blenders, spray dyer, granulators, etc.
• Provide API plant operations support as necessary.
• Comply with cGMP’s in the execution of duties and responsibilities in Drug Product operations.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in a related discipline
• 2-5 years of laboratory experience
• Experience in Drug Product Testing is essential
• Direct work experience in cleanroom and laboratory environments Able to perform physically demanding, repetitive tasks for long periods.

The starting annual base compensation for this position is $60,000 CAD. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package plus benefits, will be determined by a number of factors which include but are not limited to the applicant’s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Disclaimer: Salary information posted on sites other than the official careers page does not reflect the organization’s compensation and may represent estimated ranges provided by third-party job boards. The organization offers competitive wages and a comprehensive total rewards package, which will be discussed during the interview process.

At Eurofins CDMO Alphora, we leverage artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support our recruitment process, including preliminary screening of applications and resumes. All hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.

This posting is for a current vacancy and the successful candidate will start as soon as possible.

WHO ARE WE?

Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. provides a fully integrated suite of services to support drug substance and drug product development from the IND enabling development stage, through to phase II & III supply, and commercial validation and manufacturing for niche APIs.  In addition to a continuing flow of interesting and challenging projects for global pharmaceutical and biotech companies, Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. is committed to growing its state-of-the-art organization, with continued investments in its people, modern facilities, equipment, and instrumentation.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years..

Additional information

At Eurofins we offer excellent full-time benefits including health & dental coverage, life and disability insurance, RRSP with 3% company match, paid holidays, paid time off.

Accommodation: Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request via the website at www.eurofins.ca.