Senior Biological Process Development Engineer

Our client is a global provider of clinically effective medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people s lives. Their portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, interventional cardiology, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, interventional urology, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care.

Position Overview

• Developing and documenting manufacturing processes capable of producing pharmaceutical/biological products to meet established design specifications and cost targets in a timely and efficient manner.
• Planning, coordinating, and executing process validations and transfer validated processes and equipment into production for commercial manufacturing.
• Identify, specify, and coordinate development and sourcing of equipment, tooling, fixtures and component materials to produce product per design specifications

Responsibilities

• Execute process characterization and investigations to establish process limits
• Plan process development & validation activities for new products based on; projected product volume, project timelines, and COGS targets
• Lead development of manufacturing processes for new product from benchtop scale to commercial scale using Quality by Design approach (ICHQ8)
• Establish project timelines, track progress, manage to the schedule and communicate project status to management and project leader
• Generate documentation as outlined in the Process development process (e.g. FMEAs , protocols, reports, manufacturing records, and design transfer reports)
• Direct PD technicians on creation of equipment files (IQP, test execution, and IQR), and completion of characterization and qualification builds
• Conduct thorough analysis of test data including: identification of outliers or non-normal data, generating data regression and factorial designs, general statistical analysis, and determining process capability
• Conduct thorough Failure Analysis and Root Cause investigation and report results
• Train PD technicians, production operators and manufacturing technicians
• Identify, propose, and pursue COGS reduction and/or quality improvement opportunities which align with company business objectives
• Coordinate, direct, and execute systematic process development activities such as; process characterization, DOE (to establish process limits), qualification and validation builds
• Design and develop process flow and lay out to maximize production efficiency
• Mentor PD Technicians junior engineering staff
• Conduct process design, development, and implementation on multiple complex &/or significant company projects
• Identify and pursue systemic improvement opportunities to maximize efficiency

Requirements

• BA/BS in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or related science with a minimum of 5 years of biotechnology or pharmaceutical related process development experience.
• Experience with processes or methods used in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry; FDA regulated industry experience
• Must possess the ability to understand, follow, and improve VSI documentation and quality system
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated understanding of and capability to perform process qualification and validation activities
• Ability to organize, direct, and perform Process Validation activities including QbD, DOE, statistical analyses, process capability analyses and make data driven process decisions/determinations
• Leadership skills to train and mentor less experienced engineers
• Familiarity with Quality System methodologies and regulations associated with pharmaceutical and medical device industries
• Basic resource and budgetary planning skills

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