Process Development Engineer – Pharma (Hybrid)

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Híbrido; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Performance bonuses

Professional development

Hybrid work model

Resumo da oferta

Placements24 is seeking a Process Development Engineer to join a pharmaceutical manufacturing team near Paarl, Western Cape. The role blends strategic remote planning with on-site engineering, validation, and troubleshooting to design, develop, optimize, and scale manufacturing processes for medicines.

The ideal candidate has a strong chemical engineering background, 5+ years in pharma process development, and hands-on validation/tech transfer experience.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical/Pharmaceutical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years in process development/manufacturing in pharma.
• Strong grasp of process engineering: mass/heat transfer, kinetics.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and optimize pharmaceutical processes for products.
• Scale-up from lab to pilot and commercial manufacturing scales.
• Conduct process validation studies and prepare validation reports.
• Identify and implement process improvements to boost yield and reduce costs.
• Troubleshoot process issues and implement CAPAs.
• Develop and maintain PFDs, P&IDs, and SOPs.
• Collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, QA, and regulatory teams for tech transfer.
• Evaluate and select new process equipment and technologies.
• Ensure all processes comply with cGMP and EHS regulations.
• Provide technical support and training to manufacturing personnel.

Conhecimentos

Process development

Scale-up & tech transfer

Process validation

CAPA implementation

Statistical analysis

Formação académica

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical Engineering or Pharmaceutical Engineering

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Placements24 is seeking a Process Development Engineer to join a pharmaceutical manufacturing team near Paarl, Western Cape. The role blends strategic remote planning with on-site engineering, validation, and troubleshooting to design, develop, optimize, and scale manufacturing processes for medicines.

The ideal candidate has a strong chemical engineering background, 5+ years in pharma process development, and hands-on validation/tech transfer experience.