Process Engineering Lead

Overview

Process Engineering Lead (Downstream) - US, North Carolina - End of Year Contract

Are you ready to make a real impact? Our client, a globally recognized leader in biotechnology, is hiring for the role of Process Engineering Lead. Known for their innovation and dedication to improving lives, they focus on tackling some of the most urgent medical challenges through cutting-edge science.

This is a great chance to be part of a major East Coast project, helping to develop breakthrough treatments that make a real difference to people’s health worldwide.

• Serve as the technical SME for downstream process equipment, supporting process design and engineering decisions across all project phases (concept, FEED, detailed design, construction, CQV).
• Lead the design review and specification of downstream unit operations, including:
• Chromatography systems (e.g., Protein A, ion exchange, polishing)
• Tangential flow filtration (TFF) / ultrafiltration-diafiltration (UF/DF)

• Degree is preferred
• Extensive experience in biopharmaceutical drug substance manufacturing, with a strong focus on downstream processing.
• Proven experience supporting large-scale CAPEX projects, ideally in greenfield facility builds.
• Deep technical expertise in downstream unit operations and equipment design (chromatography, filtration, viral clearance, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience working through full project lifecycle (design → CQV → start-up).