Pharma Process Engineer III - Tech Transfer & Optimization

Homeland Talent Solutions; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

HSA and FSA options

Life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Ongoing career development

Annual compensation reviews

Clear paths for professional growth

Job summary

Homeland Talent Solutions is partnering with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer to recruit a Process Engineer III to support growth, technology transfer, and process optimization in a highly regulated environment. You will drive process stability, scalability, compliance, and continuous improvement while collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Regulatory Affairs, and Technical Services.

The role offers hands‑on involvement in high‑impact projects across manufacturing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related scientific discipline.
• 3+ years of pharmaceutical manufacturing or FDA-regulated industry experience.
• Experience in process engineering, manufacturing support, validation, or technology transfer activities.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration abilities.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Master's degree in a scientific or engineering discipline, preferred.
• Technology transfer experience, preferred.
• Process validation expertise, preferred.
• Statistical analysis and data‑driven decision‑making experience, preferred.
• Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement experience, preferred.
• Leadership or project coordination experience, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, optimize, and improve pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
• Evaluate workflows to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and reliability.
• Monitor process performance and develop metrics to support continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and support operational excellence initiatives.
• Support process ownership activities across the product lifecycle.
• Support technology transfer activities for new and existing products.
• Evaluate processes for scalability, robustness, efficiency, and manufacturing fit.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure successful commercial implementation.
• Support development of CPPs and CQAs.
• Author and support validation protocols, studies, and technical documentation.
• Execute validation activities for new and improved manufacturing processes.
• Analyze process data to support qualification and performance verification.
• Support regulatory inspections, client audits, and technical reviews.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP and pharmaceutical manufacturing standards.
• Participate in deviation investigations and root cause analysis.
• Support CAPA development and implementation.
• Review process data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Drive initiatives to improve yield, reduce deviations, and enhance performance.
• Lead and support cross‑functional technical projects and initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance to peers and project teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Manufacturing, Quality, and Technical Services.

Skills

Process engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Homeland Talent Solutions is partnering with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer to recruit a Process Engineer III to support growth, technology transfer, and process optimization in a highly regulated environment. You will drive process stability, scalability, compliance, and continuous improvement while collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Regulatory Affairs, and Technical Services.

The role offers hands‑on involvement in high‑impact projects across manufacturing,