Operations NPI Technologist

Operations NPI Technologist Closing Date: 6th July 2026 (COB) Business Introduction We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people.

Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.

We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Position Summary Provide technical and operational leadership for production-related elements of capital, NPI and project delivery across the Site Sterile Value Stream. Ensure that projects are integrated into live manufacturing safely, compliantly and with minimal disruption to supply.

The role focuses on production readiness, operational input into design and validation, and the successful deployment of new equipment, processes and ways of working into routine operations. The role also provides technical leadership for post implementation activities, including fronting project implementation audits where required, developing the technical content and implementation plan for change controls, and supporting the integration and development of digital recipes in partnership with Smart Manufacturing and MES teams.

Responsibilities This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following: Act as the operational/production SME for capital, NPI and improvement projects, ensuring manufacturability, compliance and production requirements are embedded from design through implementation.

Provide production input into project design, URS, risk assessments, FAT, SAT, commissioning and validation activities to ensure alignment with GMP, operational requirements and site ways of working. Lead operational readiness for new equipment, processes and changes, including line set-up, process definition, standard work, training, coaching and effective handover into base business.

Coordinate and support production activity during trials, engineering runs, validations and project execution phases, ensuring safe, compliant delivery and timely resolution of technical issues and deviations. Develop, review and govern production documentation and change controls, including SOPs, batch records, risk assessments, implementation documents, technical content and deployment actions.

Provide project governance updates, escalate production risks and readiness gaps, support post-implementation reviews and audits, and contribute to digital recipe and manufacturing system integration with Smart Manufacturing and MES teams. Why You?

Basic Qualification We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals: - Strong practical experience in packaging, manufacturing or process technology in a regulated environment. - Hands-on experience running trials, validations or qualifications in a production or packaging setting. - Strong problem solving using data, with experience in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation. - Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and relevant regulatory expectations. - Track record of delivering small projects or improvement workstreams using lean or structured problem solving.

Preferred Qualification If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: - Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology packaging or manufacture, including pack design changes, secondary packaging or man/fill systems. - Experience with Design of Experiments (DoE) and basic statistical analysis. - Experience creating component drawings, bills of material and technical specifications. - Experience working in a matrix organisation and collaborating across geographies.

Working model This role is on-site at Barnard Castle. Candidates should be prepared to work from the site and collaborate closely with colleagues on the shop floor. What success looks like - Timely, clear resolution of issues that reduces downtime and waste. - Smooth product and pack transfers that meet quality expectations. - Concise, usable technical documentation and validated processes. - Strong collaboration across production, engineering, quality and supplier partners.

How to apply If you are practical, curious and enjoy hands-on problem solving, we want to hear from you. Apply now and tell us in your CV or cover letter how your experience matches the responsibilities and qualifications above. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment, please tell us when you apply — we are committed to inclusion and to supporting all applicants.

Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.

We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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