Senior Director, Pharmaceutical Process Engineering

Skills Alliance; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Skills Alliance in the United States is seeking a Director of Process Engineering to lead process engineering activities supporting pharma manufacturing, scale-up and commercialization. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise to guide cross-functional teams ensuring compliant, reliable, and scalable processes.

The position emphasizes driving process improvements, managing capital projects and supporting regulatory inspections in a fast-paced, highly regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Process Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years experience in pharmaceutical or similarly regulated environments.
• 10+ years engineering leadership experience.
• Experience with GMP, process validation, PPQ, equipment qualification and compliance.
• Experience in radiopharmaceutical or radioactive materials would be valuable.

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering activities across pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
• Support development, scale-up, technology transfer and commercialization.
• Lead process validation, PPQ and continued process verification.
• Drive improvements in process performance and equipment reliability.
• Oversee capital equipment projects from selection to qualification.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation and Technical Operations.
• Ensure GMP, safety and regulatory compliance.
• Recruit and develop engineering personnel.

Skills

Strategic engineering leadership

Hands-on technical expertise

Process engineering

Capital projects management

GMP/compliance knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical writing

Regulatory inspections support

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical/Mechanical/Process Engineering

Job description

Skills Alliance in the United States is seeking a Director of Process Engineering to lead process engineering activities supporting pharma manufacturing, scale-up and commercialization. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise to guide cross-functional teams ensuring compliant, reliable, and scalable processes.

The position emphasizes driving process improvements, managing capital projects and supporting regulatory inspections in a fast-paced, highly regulated