Senior Project Engineer

Jubilant Pharma, LLC; Spokane, Northern (WA, KY); On-site; USD 103,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSA/HSA

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Jubilant HollisterStier Spokane is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead large-scale pharmaceutical facility projects and cross-disciplinary teams. You will provide technical direction, drive process improvements, and ensure compliance with cGMP, USP, and global standards across sites.

The role requires a BS in an engineering discipline and 5–10 years of pharma/FDA-regulated experience, with leadership and project management skills to guide multi-functional teams and external contractors.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical, chemical, bioengineering or similar engineering discipline.
• 5–10 years pharma/FDA-regulated experience required.
• Supervisory or leadership experience required.
• Project management experience required.
• Lean Six Sigma preferred.
• Aseptic manufacturing preferred.
• Fill finish experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical support for engineering facility projects including expansion, upgrades, cost reduction, process improvements, and construction.
• Design, optimize and implement site manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality and sustainability.
• Oversee and assess existing processes and workflows.
• Establish and track process metrics to monitor stability and identify improvements.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, USP, FDA/EMA across local and international operations.
• Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management from quotation to retirement.
• Own specification processes and generate RFQs for contractors and OEMs.
• Develop and execute validation studies for manufacturing processes.
• Summarize study results and use data to qualify site processes.
• Analyze cross-departmental data to mitigate risks to sterile product integrity.
• Lead proactive CAPAs to resolve issues and ensure continuous compliance.
• Participate in deviation investigations and assess impact.
• Oversee cleanroom classifications and aseptic processing, including sterilization and environmental control.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Microsoft Office

Lean Six Sigma

Aseptic manufacturing

Fill finish

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Chemical/Bioengineering or similar

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jubilant HollisterStier Spokane is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Join a Leader in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing — And Build What’s Next

As Spokane’s Largest Manufacturing Company, Jubilant HollisterStier LLC is a well-established force in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, providing a complete range of manufacturing services that support lifechanging medicines around the world.
We are nationally recognized for our expertise in producing sterile injectable vials and lyophilized products, and our Allergy business is a global leader in allergenic extracts that support treatments for allergies and asthma. Jubilant HollisterStier is proudly part of the global, Jubilant Pharma family. established force in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, providing a complete range of manufacturing services that support lifechanging medicines around the world.

For the Builders, Innovators, and Doers — This Is Your Place

If you are someone who thrives on solving complex problems, improving systems, and building real solutions, you’ll feel at home here. At Jubilant HollisterStier, your ideas matter — and your impact is felt globally.

Why builders choose us:

• Immediate impact: Your work directly supports essential medicines and allergenic therapies used worldwide.
• Benefits start on day one: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Life, AD&D, and Disability benefits begin immediately because your well-being shouldn’t have a waiting period.
• A career you can grow: We provide opportunities for growth, promotion, and annual raises, with midpoint compensation reserved for high performance and longevity.
• A culture of improvement: We value people who thrive on continuous improvement, innovation, and hands on contribution.
• A stable industry leader: Backed by Jubilant Pharma, we pair long term stability with forward looking innovation.

If you want to build something meaningful with a team that values your drive, skills, and ideas — you belong here.

Job Description: The Senior Project Engineer provides expertise primarily in the areas of pharmaceutical facility engineering. This position will manage large scale projects and multi-disciplinary teams. The project engineer will also provide technical direction for complex projects and exhibit superior communication skills with all levels of employees. The individual will act as an authority in pharmaceutical engineering and provide leadership and guidance to others.

• Provides expert technical support of engineering facility projects including facility and utility expansion, compliance upgrades, cost reduction, process improvements, and construction projects.
• Design, optimize and implement site manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality and sustainability.
• Oversee and assess existing processes and workflows.
• Establish and track process metrics to monitor process stability and discover areas for improvement.
• Manage comprehensive compliance with cGMP, USP, and global regulatory standards (FDA/EMA) across local and international facility operations.
• Execute end-to-endproduct life cycle management, maintaining ownership of the entire process from initial quotation through to product retirement.
• Own the end-to-end specification process—includingURS, FRS, and DDS—and the generation of technicalRFQsfor external contractors and OEMs to ensure accuracy in project bidding and delivery.
• Develop and execute validation studies to test and qualify new and improved manufacturing processes.
• Generate reports summarizing results of studies to document data collected; utilize data obtained to qualify site processes.
• Analyze cross-departmental data trends to identify and mitigate risks to sterile product integrity.
• Lead the implementation of proactive CAPAs to resolve adverse conditions and ensure continuous compliance.
• Participate in or perform deviation investigation and evaluation of impact.
• Oversee technical requirements for cleanroom classifications and aseptic processing, including sterilization, depyrogenation, media fills, and environmental control.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science; Major: Mechanical, Chemical, Bioengineering, or similar engineering discipline required
• 5-10 years related pharmaceutical experience or FDA regulated industry experience required
• Supervisory or other Leadership Experience required
• Project Management required
• Statistical Analysis preferred
• Lean Six Sigma preferred
• Aseptic Manufacturing preferred
• Fill finish experience preferred
• Microsoft Office
• Communication with Internal/External customers
• Strategic leader adept at navigating ambiguity to influence outcomes and drive cross-functional teams toward mission-critical goals without direct authority
• Interacting with inspectors/auditors from regulatory agencies
• Ability to search for solutions or new applications in differing situations.
• Work in classified/aseptic areas.
• Work in confined spaces.
• Potential exposure to allergens.

Location: Spokane, WA — On Site, Full- -Time

Shift: Monday-Friday | 8:00AM-5:00PM

Compensation & Benefits That Start on Day One — Because Your Well Being Matters

Hiring Wage: $103,050.00 – $164,900.00 , with opportunities for growth, promotion, and annual raises.

At Jubilant HollisterStier, we don’t believe in waiting periods. From the moment you join us, you and your family have access to a full suite of benefits designed to support your health, stability, and long-term success.

Starting on your first day, you receive:

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

Unlock Your Potential

Jubilant HollisterStier is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Our Promise: Caring, Sharing, Growing

We are committed to enhancing value for customers and stakeholders by delivering innovative and economically efficient solutions, always with care for the environment and society.

COMPANY : Jubilant HollisterStier Spokane