Senior Biopharma Process Engineer — Scale-Up & Optimization

Abbott Laboratories; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead process design, optimization, and validation for biotechnology and pharmaceutical products. You will develop robust, cGMP-compliant manufacturing processes, drive yield, quality, and cost improvements, and lead cross-functional projects with QA, R&D, and Operations.

You will mentor junior engineers and support global scale-up, ensuring safe, efficient, and regulatory-compliant production in a collaborative, mission-driven

Qualifications

• Process design, optimization, and validation in biotech/pharma
• cGMP-compliant manufacturing processes development
• Yield, quality and cost improvement
• Cross-functional project leadership with QA, R&D, and Operations
• Equipment selection and qualification
• Root cause analysis and CAPA
• Lean and Six Sigma for continuous improvement
• Mentoring junior engineers and global scale-up

Responsibilities

• Lead process design, optimization, and validation for biotech/pharma products.
• Develop robust, cGMP-compliant manufacturing processes.
• Drive yield, quality, and cost improvements across operations.
• Lead cross-functional projects with QA, R&D, and Operations.
• Select and qualify equipment; perform root cause analysis and CAPA.

Job description

Abbott Laboratories seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead process design, optimization, and validation for biotechnology and pharmaceutical products. You will develop robust, cGMP-compliant manufacturing processes, drive yield, quality, and cost improvements, and lead cross-functional projects with QA, R&D, and Operations.

You will mentor junior engineers and support global scale-up, ensuring safe, efficient, and regulatory-compliant production in a collaborative, mission-driven