Our Frederick Manufacturing Center (FMC) creates life-changing medicines for people around the world and has been recognized by our local community as being a Top 50’ Business in Frederick and awarded Frederick County’s ‘Best Place to Work’. This distinctive biologic manufacturing facility, with over 800 employees, makes a direct contribution to treating people with cancer, respiratory and autoimmune conditions across the globe.  We work hard to deliver life-changing medicines to patients, and we take time to have fun and celebrate our accomplishments. From catered site festivities to competitive events, community outreach activities, environmental and wellness showcases and team-building functions, we take time to recognize our achievements and celebrate our diversity.  We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration and are committed to continuous learning by offering ongoing skill building and training for our staff.  Fueled by our aspiration to deliver accelerated growth for our company and to make people’s lives better, there’s never been a more exciting time to join the team and shape the future of AstraZeneca Operations. 

Accountabilities:
In this role, you will be responsible for managing production operations, with an emphasis on quality, safety, and delivery of biologics to supply plan. You will manage department budgets, investigate and resolve problems, identify and implement process improvements, and manage the training and development of personnel. You will also be responsible for interfacing and relationship development with support departments (QC, QA, Facilities, Development, etc) to assure production goals are met.

Required skills/experience:

- Minimum BS/BA degree required in biological sciences or biotechnology/life sciences

- 10-12 years of work experience in pilot or commercial biologics manufacture under cGMP.

- Minimum 5 years prior supervisory or management experience for Manager
- Minimum 7 years prior experience or management experience fo Senior Manufacturing Manager.

Desirable Skills/Experience:
- appropriate experience in pilot or commercial biologics manufacture under cGMP.

At AstraZeneca, we are driven by the challenge to stay ahead in rapidly changing markets. We continuously seek new and better ways to deliver medicines all the way to our patients. Our resilience helps us to thrive as we innovate and evolve. We foster an encouraging, positive environment where ideas are welcomed and rewarded. We are a diverse, multigenerational team of experts connected across the globe. We interpret the science, connecting it with the business need to apply manufacturing excellence.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work our entire shift onsite, but that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Are you ready to make a big impact? Join AstraZeneca today and contribute to life-changing medicines!

Date Posted

23-Sep-2024

Closing Date

27-Oct-2024Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.