Pharma Process Engineer – GMP & Capital Projects

Virtus Recruitment Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtus Recruitment Services is seeking a Process Engineer for a capital projects role at a North London facility. The position focuses on optimizing manufacturing processes, ensuring GMP compliance, and driving productivity improvements.

You will lead process evaluations, support design through validation, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with vendors and internal teams to meet project goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Chemical/Process Engineering or related field.
• Extensive GMP-regulated process engineering experience in pharma/biotech.
• Experience in process validation, scale-up and tech transfer.
• Knowledge of GMP, FDA, EMA and regulatory standards.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and optimise pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
• Perform process evaluations and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support capital projects from planning through commissioning and validation.
• Prepare, review and maintain process documentation and validation protocols.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality management system adherence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors and stakeholders.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Process Engineering

Job description

Virtus Recruitment Services is seeking a Process Engineer for a capital projects role at a North London facility. The position focuses on optimizing manufacturing processes, ensuring GMP compliance, and driving productivity improvements.

You will lead process evaluations, support design through validation, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with vendors and internal teams to meet project goals.