Role Summary
Sr. Process Engineer - ADN Ramp Team. The ADN RAMP team provides process engineering support for site startups, focusing on safe, right first time delivery and on-time facility start-up, while developing local technical and operational capabilities to readiness for full operation. This role involves direct technical execution, coaching, and collaboration across multiple new API/Dry Products sites with travel as needed.
Responsibilities
- Provide process engineering support to the Global Facility Delivery team and the Site Process Engineering team, with a focus on safe, right first time delivery and on-time facility start-up, through application of process engineering fundamentals
- Partner with the site engineering team to provide additional capacity for tasks including operational readiness, C&Q support, on-floor process support, document reviews, deviation investigation, change controls
- Coach and develop local technical team capabilities to support acceleration of operational excellence and technical skills
- Utilize root cause analysis techniques to investigate process and equipment issues and deliver robust and sustainable corrective and preventative actions
- Monitor, assess, and document equipment performance to maintain ongoing qualification of assets
- Maintain the basis of safety for process equipment
Qualifications
- Required: BS degree in Engineering with minimum 3 years of process team experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, preferably API/Dry Products
- Preferred: Deep technical interest and understanding in manufacturing operational excellence principles
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to coach others
- Ability to influence without authority
- Ability to clarify and simplify complex issues
- Strong trust building with peers and leaders
- Willing to work off-shift hours as needed to support project milestones and training of new employees
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Collaborative skills with operations, automation, and other process team members
Education
- BS degree in Engineering (as listed under Basic Requirements)
Additional Requirements
- The ADN RAMP team will support multiple new API/Dry Products sites in various locations (US and OUS). Significant travel may be required to current startup sites to meet business needs, with potential short-term assignments across the network (including international relocations). Candidates must be mobile and flexible.