OSD Process Design Lead – Owner's Rep

United Pharma; Carolina (PR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

United Pharma in Carolina, Puerto Rico seeks an experienced Process Engineer to support an Oral Solid Dose (OSD) project as Owner’s Representative, providing technical oversight of third-party designs and ensuring process requirements are reflected in deliverables.

The role focuses on OSD process design and project engineering, not primarily manufacturing, quality, or validation. Senior-level responsibilities include coordinating with EPC/EPCM teams and stakeholders to resolve design gaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of overall engineering experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
• Minimum 5 years of direct OSD design or pharmaceutical project engineering experience.
• Strong experience evaluating and reviewing third-party engineering designs.
• Hands-on project experience with OSD processes including tableting, blending, coating.
• Experience as Owner’s Representative or similar oversight role.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Owner’s Representative for OSD process design activities and provide technical oversight of third-party engineering firms.
• Review and evaluate third-party process designs, engineering packages, and project deliverables for technical completeness and alignment with project requirements.
• Perform design evaluations for pharmaceutical OSD processing and packaging systems.
• Review process concepts and equipment designs associated with blending, tableting, coating, and tablet packaging.
• Verify that process design solutions meet operational, capacity, functionality, and pharmaceutical industry requirements.
• Coordinate with cross-functional engineering and project teams to address design-related issues and facilitate timely project execution.

Skills

Owner’s Representative

OSD process design

Process oversight

Third-party review

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor in Chemical/Pharmaceutical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

P&ID review

Facility layouts

Job description

United Pharma in Carolina, Puerto Rico seeks an experienced Process Engineer to support an Oral Solid Dose (OSD) project as Owner’s Representative, providing technical oversight of third-party designs and ensuring process requirements are reflected in deliverables.

The role focuses on OSD process design and project engineering, not primarily manufacturing, quality, or validation. Senior-level responsibilities include coordinating with EPC/EPCM teams and stakeholders to resolve design gaps.