Scientist, Process Engineering

Thermo Fisher Scientific; Collegeville (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly motivated Scientist in Process Engineering to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to apply your engineering and analytical expertise to support drug substance development in a collaborative environment. You will engage in scaling up processes, conducting experiments, and providing insights that drive R&D decision-making. The company values integrity and innovation, providing a supportive culture with competitive pay and career growth opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference in the pharmaceutical field, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking work.

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Bonuses

Healthcare

Career Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in process engineering or related field.
• Strong understanding of QbD principles and risk-based approaches.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on multi-disciplinary teams for API process scale-up.
• Implement laboratory protocols and monitor process parameters.
• Present findings and participate in technical reviews.

Skills

Reaction Engineering

Separation Technologies

Fluid Dynamics

Pharmaceutical Scale-Up

Systems Modeling

Effective Communication

Problem-Solving

Organic Chemistry

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering

Related Field (Mechanical, Bioengineering)

Job description

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Work Schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions: Office

Thermo Fisher's clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and a world leader in serving science. We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner. At PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. Our award-winning training programs speak for themselves.

Within our Analytical Services team, we have a unique partnership that allows our customers to demonstrate our staff's experience while you, the employee, gain direct onsite experience at a pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical company, with full benefits.

Our client seeks a highly motivated process engineer to support the Drug Substance Development (DSD) team. You will use your engineering, chemistry, and analytical knowledge to scale up drug substance processes for primary manufacture and contribute to developing innovative processes and technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate safely and effectively on multi-disciplinary teams to deliver work packages for API unit operation understanding and scale-up.
• Implement laboratory protocols and experiments, monitor process parameters, and provide high-quality engineering insights for R&D decision-making.
• Characterize chemical processing equipment across scales to support API process scale-up.
• Develop predictive process models and understandings for unit operations.
• Set up, operate, and maintain PAT equipment to collect process data and develop PAT methods.
• Interpret experimental data to generate process knowledge, identify issues, and facilitate optimization.
• Manage data, record results, and communicate findings effectively.
• Present findings at meetings and participate in technical reviews.
• Adhere to regulatory and data integrity requirements, including cGMP and policies.

Education and Experience:

BS in Chemical Engineering or related field (e.g., mechanical, bioengineering, biomedical) with at least 2 years of related experience. Equivalent education, training, or experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in reaction engineering, separation technologies, fluid dynamics, pharmaceutical scale-up, or systems modeling.
• Experience collaborating in pharmaceutical product development teams.
• Knowledge of process development supporting manufacturing.
• Understanding of QbD principles and risk-based development approaches.
• Effective communication skills.
• Problem-solving and diagnostic skills.
• Solid understanding of organic chemistry.

We offer competitive pay, bonuses, healthcare, and career growth opportunities. Our culture values integrity, innovation, and involvement.