Senior Product Engineer - Maternity Cover

ZipRecruiter; Higher Trekenning; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Life Sciences company in the UK is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to lead and support projects, instigate direct communications, and generate innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have a recognized engineering degree, analytical mindset, and experience in product development. You will work alongside a cross-functional team and may mentor junior members. This role may require global travel.

Qualifications

• You are action oriented and always looking to optimize work processes.
• Ability to travel globally when required.
• Demonstrable knowledge of chemistry/polymer science is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support local/global projects ensuring on-time delivery.
• Generate ideas for Global Kaizen Funnel through innovative solutions.
• Mentor team members within local Product Engineering team.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Leadership

Collaboration across teams

Problem solving

Initiative

Education

Engineering Certificate/Degree or equivalent

Tools

Visual Project management tools

Process validation procedures

Job description

Job Description

Overview

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Cytiva is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Product Engineer!

What you’ll do

• Lead and support local and/or global projects by effective use of Visual Project and Daily Management tools to ensure on-time and on-cost project delivery.
• Instigate and lead direct communications cross-functionally within Cytiva and with our suppliers and customers.
• Generate ideas for Global Kaizen Funnel and utilise problem solving tools to resolve technically challenging complex problems through innovative solutions.
• Lead / facilitate Kaizen events.
• May include New Product Introduction creating and challenging project requirements for new product designs whilst fostering innovation and sustainability.
• Product, Process and Equipment Validation involving validating testing plans and data review, test regimes based upon knowledge and experience.
• Work using own initiative, prioritizing work as appropriate whilst maintaining a cross-functional team approach.
• May have leadership responsibilities for a small team.
• Mentor team members within local Product Engineering team.

Who you are

• You are action oriented, have an analytical mindset and are always looking to optimize work processes.
• Lead and collaborate across teams within Cytiva, Pall or external entities creating trusted relationships.
• Build and maintain effective and constructive working relationships, partnerships or networks with people who are instrumental in achieving work-related goals.
• You understand product performance, developing robust and repeatable processes in-line with these requirements.
• Appropriately incorporate multiple inputs to establish shared ownership and effective action.
• An overall achievement mindset, a bias for action and eagerness to take the initiative.
• Ability to travel globally where and when required.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in

• A recognized Engineering Certificate/Degree or equivalent and subsequent experience in product development or manufacturing.
• Demonstrable knowledge of chemistry / polymer science.
• Familiar with multiple software platforms, procedures, and techniques relevant for this function.
• Demonstrable knowledge of process validation procedures and techniques (IQ, OQ and PQ) documents for new products, processes, and equipment.
• Conversant with English .

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.