Senior Engineer, Facility & Utilities Operations (On-site)

Scorpion Therapeutics; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Rahway, NJ is seeking a Senior Engineer, Facility Operations to support the NGB GMP facility and biologics process development. The role emphasizes maintenance, utilities management, calibration, and start-up activities to ensure operational readiness.

You will coordinate with vendors and contractors, uphold cGMP standards, contribute to deviation management and SOP development, and lead safety-focused training while fostering cross-functional collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in chemical/biochemical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, or related with 5+ years relevant GMP experience.
• Strong knowledge of clean utilities, HVAC, DeltaV, CMMS, and cGMP environments.
• Experience with biologics manufacturing equipment and supporting large facility builds preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for facility & utilities equipment, manage maintenance, calibration, start-up activities, and operational readiness.
• Oversee vendor and contractor interactions.
• Support GMP compliance, troubleshooting, deviation management, and SOP development.
• Lead training efforts and promote safety culture.
• Collaborate across teams for best practices and operational consistency.

Skills

GMP experience

Maintenance coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in chemical/biochemical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, or related

Tools

DeltaV

CMMS

HVAC

Job description

Senior Engineer, Facility Operations

Role: Senior Engineer, Facility Operations supporting the Next Generation Biologics (NGB) GMP facility at Rahway, NJ, focusing on biologics process development and manufacturing support.

Responsibilities

• act as SME for facility & utilities equipment, manage maintenance, calibration, start-up activities, and operational readiness
• oversee vendor and contractor interactions
• support GMP compliance, troubleshooting, deviation management, and SOP development
• lead training efforts and promote safety culture
• collaborate across teams for best practices and operational consistency

Requirements

• Bachelor's in chemical/biochemical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, or related with 5+ years relevant GMP experience
• strong knowledge of clean utilities, HVAC, DeltaV, CMMS, and cGMP environments
• experience with biologics manufacturing equipment and supporting large facility builds preferred

High Value

• biologics development
• GMP operations
• facility start-up
• process and utilities management
• cGMP compliance
• technical troubleshooting
• cross-functional collaboration
• 10% travel

Work Setup

on-site in Rahway, NJ, with off-hours support as needed.