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JOHN ABBOTT COLLEGE has the following anticipated vacancies for the Fall 2024 semester

DISCIPLINE: Biopharmaceutical Production Technology (235) TYPE OF CONTRACT: Part-time contract representing full and/or part-time workload. *AREA OF EXPERTISE:* To teach Biopharmaceutical Production Technology courses to students enrolled in the three year Biopharmaceutical Production Technology Program.

QUALIFICATIONS

BIO PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY (235.CO)

• Bachelor's or equivalent* degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Bachelor's degree in a related field of Science may be considered
• Master's Degree an asset
• Minimum 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, involved in various manufacturing fields

Thorough knowledge of at least one of the following subject areas:

• Oral solid dosage forms
• Liquid dosage forms
• Sterile manufacturing
• Bioprocesses including fermentation
• Production & packaging techniques ( Pharmaceutical or Cosmetic)
• Quality control and assurance
• Validation

• Clean utilities

• Very familiar with the application of GMP/GLP and the regulated environment of the pharmaceutical industry

• Problem-solving, Troubleshooting and Process-development skills
• Several years related teaching experience at post-secondary level preferred
• Willingness to collaborate within a departmental team to achieve common objectives
• Excellent English communication skills essential

• Bilingualism (English/French) and ability to teach in French are preferred, as in the context of Bill 96 and the changes to the Charte de la langue française, if there is a need, the candidate must be willing and able to teach in French.

• "Equivalent" establishes a general comparison between two official education systems

In addition to the above, specific qualifications and experience required to teach: OSD Manufacturing 1 & 2: * Very familiar with solid dosage form operations and equipment including:

• Blending (V and ribbon)
• Milling (Comil and Fitzmill)
• Wet/dry granulation technologies (high shear and fluid bed)
• Extrusion/spheronization
• Coating of pellets and tablets
• Several years' experience with tablet manufacturing using a tablet press
• Several years' experience with capsule filling using automated equipment

Packaging 1 & 2:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Process Automation will be an asset
• Excellent knowledge of packaging materials (glass, plastic and rubber) and their classifications according to the USP/EU Phr

• Minimum 3-5 years experience with the following packaging machinery:

• Automatic tube feeding for creams and ointments

• Automatic liquid filling for non-parenteral glass vials
• Blistering lines for tablets and capsules
• Capping and cap tightener
• Labeling/printing and machine vision inspection systems

Sterile Manufacturing 1 & 2:

• Minimum 3-5 years industrial supervisory experience with sterile process operations and equipment
• Very familiar with product formulation, bioburden control, and sterilization
• Knowledge of sterilization and high-level disinfection processes
• Detailed knowledge of aseptic techniques
• Familiar with aseptic processing control and evaluation

Internal non-permanent applicants with acquired seniority have priority for this posting; however, qualified external candidates are encouraged to apply as the College conducts interviews when there are no internal priority applicants.

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