Pharmaceutical Process Engineer: Tech Transfer & Scale-Up

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a Process Engineer to drive technology transfer, scale-up, and manufacturing optimisation across pharma operations.

You will lead engineering trials, develop processing schemes and CAPA, and ensure GMP-compliant documentation. The role demands a degree in Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences or Engineering and 2–5 years of relevant experience.

Join a multidisciplinary team and support continuous improvement in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences, Engineering, or another relevant scientific/technical discipline.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience in Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Development, or a related technical function.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, or other regulated manufacturing environments will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering deliverables across capital projects, new product introductions, technology implementation, and process improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical support throughout process development, technology transfer, scale-up, and commercialisation.
• Plan and execute engineering trials, process studies, experiments, and technical assessments.
• Work with Technical Services and project stakeholders to establish CPPs and KPPs for process and equipment validation.
• Serve as a technical resource for assigned processes and equipment, supporting troubleshooting, investigations, design reviews, change controls, and capital planning.
• Develop process concepts, feasibility assessments, processing schemes, PFDs, and project scopes.
• Identify opportunities to improve process safety, product quality, yield, productivity, cost effectiveness, and material efficiency.
• Support automation and process engineering activities, including instrumentation requirements, control strategies, alarm philosophies, and shutdown systems.
• Prepare and review GMP-compliant manufacturing procedures, master batch records, protocols, reports, and technical documentation.
• Analyse technical findings and translate study outcomes into practical engineering recommendations.
• Evaluate new technologies and support their integration into existing commercial manufacturing processes.
• Drive scale-up and technology transfer from R&D into manufacturing, supporting successful implementation and post-launch optimisation.
• Investigate manufacturing and process deviations using structured root-cause analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop, implement, and monitor CAPA plans arising from technical investigations and process issues.
• Participate in URS preparation, equipment retrofit projects, FAT, SAT, and equipment qualification activities.
• Support Quality Risk Assessments (QRA) and process hazard assessments to identify and mitigate technical and operational risks.
• Develop preliminary project cost estimates and technical scopes to support CAPEX proposals and investment planning.
• Manage multiple engineering activities while balancing technical requirements, project timelines, and manufacturing priorities.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, Automation, Technical Services, and Project teams to deliver effective engineering solutions.

Skills

Process Engineering

Engineering

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Biomedical Sciences

Life Sciences

Engineering

Job description

Recruit Express Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a Process Engineer to drive technology transfer, scale-up, and manufacturing optimisation across pharma operations.

You will lead engineering trials, develop processing schemes and CAPA, and ensure GMP-compliant documentation. The role demands a degree in Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences or Engineering and 2–5 years of relevant experience.

Join a multidisciplinary team and support continuous improvement in a regulated manufacturing environment.