Biopharma Process Engineer — Scale-Up & Innovation

Placements24; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Annual bonus

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 in Randburg is seeking a Biopharmaceutical Process Engineer to design, develop, optimize and troubleshoot upstream and downstream bioprocesses for biologics and vaccines, guiding scale-up from lab to production.

You will collaborate with R&D, manufacturing and QA to ensure compliant, high-quality product manufacturing, drive process improvements and support regulatory submissions. A minimum 5 years' experience and strong analytical abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of process development and scale-up experience in biopharma.
• Strong knowledge of upstream and downstream processing and cGMP environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize bioprocesses for manufacturing.
• Scale-up from lab to production scales.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and process validation.

Skills

Bioprocess knowledge

Process modeling

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical/Biochemical/Biotech

Tools

Process modeling software

Job description

Placements24 in Randburg is seeking a Biopharmaceutical Process Engineer to design, develop, optimize and troubleshoot upstream and downstream bioprocesses for biologics and vaccines, guiding scale-up from lab to production.

You will collaborate with R&D, manufacturing and QA to ensure compliant, high-quality product manufacturing, drive process improvements and support regulatory submissions. A minimum 5 years' experience and strong analytical abilities are essential.