Senior Process Engineer

This is what you will do:

The Process Engineer will be responsible for supporting Drug Substance manufacturing processes at Alexion’s internal Manufacturing site in Dublin. Working as part of the site Process Engineering team the engineer will be responsible for the technical aspects of Drug Substance manufacturing Key deliverables will lead problem solving, shareholder management, process optimization and improvement initiatives.

You will be responsible for:

• The successful candidate within process engineering will have responsibility for providing technical leadership on prospective New Product Introductions into the Alexion Dublin Manufacturing Facility
• The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical support through all phases of the product cycle, including technology transfer, process scale-up, process validation and routine commercial manufacturing.
• The position will involve working cross-functionally with internal operations, technical services, quality assurance, quality control, analytical sciences, global process development, regulatory affairs, and supply chain groups which all support the commercial products and processes.
• The role will include collection, organisation, trending, and analysis (including statistical analysis) of GMP manufacturing data.
• The role will also require leading major technical investigations across the manufacturing network as required.
• Working closely with site based partners to troubleshoot and improve existing manufacturing processes.
• Analysing, assessing and implementing capacity improvements to enable the site to hit its takt and changeover targets.
• Successful candidate will be required to ; identify, scope and execute improvement projects , demonstrating initiative and a positive attitude to change.

You will need to have:

• Excellent communication skills
• MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint (strong Excel preferred )
• Knowledge of basic statistical principles
• Qualified Engineer (Chemical, mechanical or pharmaceutical)
• Experience raising changes on quality systems (Trackwise, EQV Vault).

We would prefer for you to have:

• Exposure to/experience of MS Project or other project management software would be an advantage
• Exposure to/experience of Project Management principles and tools would be an advantage
• Exposure to/experience of statistical software packages (e.g. Minitab, JMP) – training will be provided, but prior experience would be an advantage
• Track record in taking imitative for improving processes and implementing positive change in a workplace.

Date Posted

19-Dec-2024

Closing Date

05-Jan-2025

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

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