Description:

Description\:

Supervise all aspects of the Mareks Tissue Culture Lab.

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

Duties & Responsibilities\:

• Facilitate Mareks production, batching and formulation. Observe roller bottles each morning. Control charts data input & interpretation. Maximize output.
• Oversee the Athens CEF production. Transfer CEF’s in Oracle. Manage any new procedure or technology changes. Provide any information needed during Athens investigations.
• Master file review – ensure all documents are compliant, complete and accurate.
• Audits (QA, HSE, USDA, internal) – responsible for keeping labs in audit ready condition. This includes issuing work orders, following up with maintenance, looking for safety hazards, charts and logs completion, product made in compliance with USDA and QA, etc.
• Be an active leader in the continuing Lean Implementation within Production. Daily kanban audit & upkeep. Roll out the new SPDQC boards in all TC Labs and participate in morning meetings.
• Create performance goals for TC technicians. Provide timely feedback to Technicians. Review performances based on goals and Boehringer Ingelheim Values.
• Personnel development (coaching, discipline, tracking, certifications, etc). Monitor the training and progress of each new employee/temp.
• Cycle count & inventory reconciliation – perform weekly cycle counts and daily inventory checks comparing physical vs Oracle inventories. Complete Oracle batch transactions.
• Scheduling - ensure each TC lab is properly staffed for its daily activities while also providing help for all other areas who depend on TC technicians for support.
• Actively participate in all Mareks investigations.
• Project participation
• Oversee training of all employees – responsible for training team
• Performs other duties as assigned.

**May not own or have contact with other birds or poultry.**

Requirements\:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in science or related field and/or lesser degree with five (5) years of aseptic lab leadership experience, or five to seven (5-7) years of specific Tissue Culture Master Tech experience.
• Lean/Six Sigma Certified (Green belt or higher) preferred.
• In depth knowledge of all aspects of marek's Production.
• Ability to produce serial and direct team from start to finish.
• Ability to lead teams is necessary.
• Needs excellent communication skills (including technical writing).
• Team building skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Intermediate Excel skills (sigmaXL).
• A strong mathematical background.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs and stand for long periods of time.
• Candidates are NOT ALLOWED to have yard or house birds

Eligibility Requirements\:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Who We Are\:

At Boehringer Ingelheim we create value through innovation with one clear goal\: to improve the lives of patients. We develop breakthrough therapies and innovative healthcare solutions in areas of unmet medical need for both humans and animals. As a family owned company we focus on long term performance. We are powered by 50.000 employees globally who nurture a diverse, collaborative and inclusive culture. Learning and development for all employees is key because your growth is our growth.

Want to learn more? Visit boehringer-ingelheim.com and join us in our effort to make more health.

Boehringer Ingelheim is an equal opportunity global employer who takes pride in maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture. We embrace diversity of perspectives and strive for an inclusive environment, which benefits our employees, patients and communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.