Manufacturing Scientist

$120,000 - $120,000/Yr

Kelly Services - Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time - Mid Level

Oklahoma City, OK

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Manufacturing Scientist role at Kelly Services involves supporting the manufacturing team as a technical advisor and operator. The primary focus is on adapting processes from research and development to large-scale manufacturing while ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and quality standards. The position also includes responsibilities in process optimization, production scheduling, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support the manufacturing team as a technical advisor and operator.
• Adapt processes from R&D scale to final manufacturing scale.
• Drive and contribute to continual improvement initiatives.
• Provide input to production scheduling.
• Practice and promote safe work habits and adhere to safety procedures.
• Demonstrate understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice and adhere to quality standards.
• Exhibit proficiency in understanding concepts and scale-up requirements for departmental disciplines.
• Transfer processes to manufacturing, including large-scale adaptations.
• Provide suggestions for process optimization and efficiency.
• Perform Facility Fit analysis and collaborate with engineering for new production equipment sourcing.
• Order appropriate raw materials for manufacturing processes.
• Author, review, and approve technical documentation such as process descriptions and batch records.
• Support ongoing manufacturing campaigns through data trending analysis and troubleshooting.
• Interface with Quality Assurance for material specifications and change requests.
• Supervise Manufacturing Sciences personnel and coordinate production campaigns.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide input for hiring new manufacturing scientists.
• Engage in continuous improvement initiatives with production managers.
• Train new staff in scientific concepts, technical operations, safety, and GMP.

Requirements

• B.S. in life science or related degree required, with laboratory experience preferred.
• 4 - 10 years of experience in GMP production or an advanced degree (MS or PhD) with 2 - 5 years of experience in GMP production.
• More than 4 years of experience as a technical SME for manufacturing scale in a similar role.
• Proven track record of supervising a group of 4+ employees in a biologics technical SME production environment.
• Experience in early-phase and late-phase technical transfer and scale-up required.
• Experience authoring GMP documentation required.
• Proficient technical writing skills required.
• Proficient public speaking skills required to translate scientific concepts to a broad audience.
• Experience with production OIT software is a plus (e.g., Unicorn, SCADA, Delta V, RS Batch, Pi Historian).
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in biologics production.
• Experience with process engineering.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Relocation assistance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Retirement plan
• Paid sick time