Engineer – Process Development

Job Description

Job Summary:

• This position will report to the Technical Operations Department and will support the manufacture of HPV Gardasil as part of a multidisciplinary team, the candidate will have a fundamental knowledge of laboratory Operations.
• The PD team uses a scale down model to provide investigation support, promote process understanding, and facilitate technology transfer of products to the Elkton site.
• We work with teams across the network to bridge process, quality, and analytical principles and synthesize these into a focused laboratory that provides high quality support to realize the sustained production of medication for patients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide support for execution of process development activities and manufacturing investigations.
• Employ excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Work both independently and within multidisciplinary team.
• Produce high quality work products firm deadlines.
• Balance and prioritize competing deliverables.
• Commit to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemistry, biology), life sciences, Engineering.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Proficiency with technical writing and laboratory records (laboratory notebooks, chemical inventory, data management).
• Excellent collaborative and team-working skills.
• Strong technical problem-solving abilities, troubleshooting and presentation competence.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Knowledge of yeast fermentation and metabolism.
• Experience working in GMP and GLP environments.
• Experience with laboratory operations.
• Experience with facility operations.
• Experience working in an industry environments.
• Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues).
• Experience with six sigma, 5S principles.