Onderstepoort Biological Products SOC Ltd (OBP) is a South African state-owned animal vaccine manufacturing company whose mandate is to prevent and control animal diseases that impact food security, human health and livelihoods.
The mandate is delivered through continued development of innovative products and efficient manufacturing, which ensures vaccine...
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Develop and commercialize new products Profile current vaccines against emerging animal pathogens Improve and modify current products as per regulatory requirements and technological changes Improve, profile and preserve animal pathogens, cultures and vaccine antigens Improve production processes and technologies Identify and implement new production, analytical and diagnostic technologies Develop and integrate processes and technologies for large scale production Continuously improve production equipment efficiencies Research, develop and implement new and improved manufacturing technologies
Transfer technologies seamlessly to internal and external stakeholders Provide relevant support services to other business units as per operational requirements (seed stocks, cells, troubleshooting, process auditing, customer complaints investigations and technical information and expert advice) Execute allocated projects as per project plans Keep abreast of current, relevant literature, technologies, and regulatory changes to inform internal product and process development activities Develop peer-reviewed technical documents and outputs that advance the scientific outlook of OBP products
Comply with all national and international regulatory requirements relevant in the development of animal vaccine technologies and diagnostics Comply with all applicable quality standards (ISO and GLP/GMP/GCP requirements and the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Company Regulations) Assist with the implementation of ISO and GLP/GMP standards Observe and comply with the OH&S Regulations
Update SOPs Ensure testing is undertaken in terms of SOP and GLP/GMP Contribute towards the mitigation of the department's risk profile by implementing sound governance and compliance processes and tools to identify and manage risks Assist in monitoring relevant changes in the regulatory environment and ensure that appropriate operational controls are implemented to address new requirements within scope of control.
Minimum requirements
MSc degree in Biological or Veterinary Sciences (NQF 9) 3 years relevant industry experience Experience of working on bacterial fermentation at pilot bioreactor production scales would be a recommendation
Basic knowledge of virology, bacteriology, parasitology, and immunology as it pertains to veterinary diseases, vaccine manufacturing and animal health Working knowledge of quality management systems of interest to OBP, namely: GCP/GLP/GMP/ISO.
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