Sr Engineer 1, Process Validation

Merck & Co.; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies in Holly Springs, NC, seeks a Senior Engineer or Scientist to oversee process validation, ensuring regulatory compliance and robust, reproducible manufacturing processes.

You will design and execute validation protocols, partner with CQV, support tech transfer, and lead root-cause analysis for deviations, while training manufacturing staff.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to early-stage and scale-up processes within a dynamic biopharma environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Science or Chemical Engineering with 8 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Life Science or Chemical Engineering with 6 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight and supports the team with process validation requirements.
• Develops process validation strategy and leads execution of PPQ runs, continued process verification, and other validation studies.
• Partners with Validation (CQV) to support PQ execution for at-scale validation requirements.
• Supports process sub-teams throughout technology transfer (TT).
• Leads generation of sampling plans for process validation reports (PVRs) and investigations.
• Writes and reviews validation documentation and develops training for manufacturing staff on process validation requirements.

Skills

Process validation

Regulatory compliance

PPQ execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

CAPA and RCA

Validation master plans

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Life Science/Chemical Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering/Life Science/Chemical Engineering

Job description

Position Overview

The Senior Engineer or Scientist of Process Validation ensures that manufacturing processes meet the validation and regulatory requirements to ensure the process is robust and reproducible under normal operating conditions. This role involves designing, executing, and documenting process validation protocols for equipment, systems, and manufacturing processes. Additionally, this role works closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that processes are consistently producing high-quality products in a safe and efficient manner.

Company Overview

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we'll open North America's largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof.

We're looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we're proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive-what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let's transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh's thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of "giving our world more smiles." Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Job Description

What You'll Do

• Provides oversight and supports the team with process validation requirements
  Ensures regulatory compliance, assesses change notifications, and provides strategic input on process validation related matters
• Develops process validation strategy and leads execution of all aspects of process validation including process performance qualification (PPQ) runs, continued process verification, and other validation studies
• Partners with Validation (CQV) to support Performance Qualification execution and assessments for at-scale process validation requirements (e.g., worst-case soiling for cleaning validation, microbial hold, and mixing validation)
• Supports process sub-teams throughout the phases of technology transfer (TT)
• Leads generation of sampling plans for process validation reports (PVRs) and investigations
• Writes and reviews documentation for internal and external use, such as validation campaigns summary reports, PPQ protocol and reports, impact assessments, etc.Develops and implements training for manufacturing staff on process validation requirements
• Leads or supports troubleshooting, process impact assessments, and execution of root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) in response to critical deviations, as needed
• Serves as subject matter expert (SME) to support TT stage gate reviews on incoming processes for manufacturing readiness (e.g., acceptable process characterization and validation, risk assessments, mitigation, and robust supporting data for proposed changes)
• As technical SME, leads or supports generation of master plans, viral segregation risk assessments, process risk assessments, contamination control strategy, extractable and leachable assessment, and other site procedures and policies
• Leads continuous improvement projects, in partnership with manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Global teams when applicable, to improve manufacturability, reliability, yield and cost
• Deploys and maintains Large Scale Business Unit (LSBU) strategic roadmap for continuous and breakthrough improvements, and associated requirements
• Other duties, as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Science or Chemical Engineering with 8 years of relevant experience (e.g., engineering); or
• Master's degree in in Engineering, Life Science or Chemical Engineering with 6 years of relevant experience (e.g., engineering);
  or

Preferred Requirements:

• Prior drug substance or manufacturing experience, including expertise in new product launch, process validation and commercialization
• Experience with regulatory audits and inspections and regulatory requirements such as FDA 21 CFR part 11
• Experience supporting or writing portions of regulatory filings

Physical and Work Environment Requirements:

• Ability to discern audible cues.

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