Chemical Process Engineer

Corden Pharma Job Opportunity

Corden Pharma is a leading full-service Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, drug products (DPs), and packaging. With around 3,000 employees worldwide, we help pharmaceutical and biotech companies manufacture medicines with the ultimate goal of improving people's lives.

Our network, spanning Europe and the U.S., provides flexible and specialized solutions across six technology platforms:
Peptides, Lipids & Carbohydrates, Injectables, Highly Potent & Oncology, Small Molecules, and Oligonucleotides. We strive for excellence in supporting this network and are committed to delivering the highest quality products for patient well-being.

We strive for excellence. We share our passion. Together, we make a difference in patients' lives.

Performs research and development activities for the purpose of transferring and designing/improving a process or technology. Provides process engineering support for manufacturing processes in assigned group or plant through developing and implementing continuous improvements. And through troubleshooting methods and equipment used in the production of bulk pharmaceutical intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides day-to-day support to assigned processes, at times requiring attention outside of the normal work hours
• Evaluates new process fits into manufacturing with supervisory oversight, including consideration of safety, cost, equipment, chemistry, and unit operation technological needs
• With supervisory input, performs process development via process modeling or testing at lab scale, concentrating on key scale up parameters to scale up from kilo-scale to full production scale
• Participates in technology transfer from one manufacturing site to another; develops plans for successful tech transfers, and implements processes into pilot or commercial facilities, with supervisory oversight. Assembles technology transfer packages
• Implements process improvements and optimization that reduce costs; improve yields, cycle times or product quality; resolve or prevent environmental, health and safety impacts; reduce down time; improve process consistency; and improve process robustness
• Performs process troubleshooting to resolve operating or product problems; identifies and implements solutions to improve process robustness
• Supports manufacturing through compiling technical requirements for batch record generation; providing technical input on equipment setup requirements; providing process training for operators; providing technical support in production for processes in development; writing process validation protocols; providing technical input on deviations and investigations; and writing campaign summary reports. Ensures that documentation is consistent with the process filing
• Contributes to meeting Process Safety Management compliance by participating in Process Hazard Analysis reviews; and by providing mass and energy balances and other engineering data for the assigned process
• Strives to improve professional skills by participating in on-the-job training, attending guest lectures, being an active member of a professional organization, and attending formal training courses and conferences

As part of a cross functional team, this position is responsible and accountable for addressing process engineering requirements for assigned projects.

Every individual is personally responsible for the safety and environmental aspects of his or her activities in the workplace. Each employee is expected to perform their job duties in a safe manner utilizing all their knowledge, training, ability, and experience.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A BS in Chemical Engineering and 1 year experience in Process Engineering in a Pharmaceutical or Fine Chemicals Manufacturing environment.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to…