Process Technician Senior Coordinator

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharma company is seeking a Process Technician Senior Coordinator in Sittingbourne to assist in developing pharmaceutical formulations and ensuring compliance with cGMP. The role focuses on production activities and training new technicians, requiring strong health and safety knowledge along with substantial experience in regulated environments. The position also involves documentation and quality control, promoting improvements within production processes.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Flexible paid vacation

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in a regulated production environment (pharmaceutical, chemical, or food industry).
• Strong written communication skills.
• Good numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute manufacture of clinical formulations.
• Maintain the manufacturing facility, including cleaning and 6S.
• Train other technicians on new processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Health and safety knowledge

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Team player

Education

3 years experience in regulated production

Qualifications in pharmaceutical industry

Job description

Process Technician Senior Coordinator – Jazz Pharmaceuticals

If you are a current Jazz employee please apply via the Internal Career site.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company dedicated to developing life‑changing medicines for people with serious diseases. With a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including therapies for sleep disorders, epilepsy, and cancer, Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and operates research, manufacturing and R&D facilities worldwide.

Brief Description
The Process Technician Senior Coordinator assists in the development and manufacture of research pharmaceutical formulations for clinical trials and supports all commercial manufacturing and packaging processes within Botanical Drug Product (BDP). Responsibilities include Clinical Trial packing and adherence to Health and Safety (H&S) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) requirements.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities

• Maintain cGxP and EH&S knowledge applicable to the role.
• Execute manufacture of clinical formulations.
• Maintain the manufacturing facility, including cleaning and 6S.
• Ensure delivery against schedule for all production activities.
• Assist in controlled drug reconciliation.
• Ensure all production batch documentation is processed in accordance with cGMP and current procedures.
• Lead and proactively enforce procedures, ensuring timely completion of tasks.
• Perform routine micro testing in GMP facilities.
• Liaise with other departments regarding production scheduling (supply chain, warehouse, engineering, Pharm Dev, QC, QA).
• Train other technicians on new processes and manufacturing changes.
• Identify and implement improvements across all production processes.
• Complete additional tasks assigned by production management.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Conduct work without compromising health, safety, security, or the environment.
• Ensure all manufacturing processes meet cGMP standards as operator and checker.
• Record manufacturing and process conditions in batch documentation and logbooks.
• Execute area/equipment cleaning to high cGMP standards.
• Provide coverage for other internal departments when schedule permits.
• Adhere to cGMP and EH&S standards detailed in SOPs.
• Author and update batch documentation, SOPs and forms.
• Complete quality documentation such as deviations, CAPAs, protocols, and change controls.
• Demonstrate flexibility in working hours to support production overruns.
• Train and coach new starters and re‑train existing staff.
• Propose process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
• Report atypical events or deviations immediately to management.
• Perform additional tasks to meet department objectives.
• Potentially act as the Production Department EH&S representative.
• Potentially handle consumable and critical‑to‑quality ordering.

Required / Preferred Education and Licenses

• Minimum of 3 years experience in a regulated production environment (pharmaceutical, chemical, or food industry).
• Preferable qualifications in the pharmaceutical industry (e.g., NVQ).
• Demonstrate attributes in line with company values and encourage others.
• Good numeracy skills.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders.
• Challenging the norm and looking for improvement opportunities.
• Team player and supportive of colleagues.
• Demonstrate a ‘can‑do’ attitude.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

The successful candidate will be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including medical, dental, vision insurance, retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please visit https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Management and Manufacturing
Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing