Sr Principal Process Engineer - Aseptic DP

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Job Function: Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function: Process Engineering

Job Category: Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations: Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium;
Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Sr Principal Process Engineer - Aseptic DP
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As part of the Global Process Engineering Team, the Sr. Principal Process Engineer – Aseptic DP, is an authority (SME), in aseptic drug product Biotherapeutic manufacturing (compounding, filtration, filling, and automated visual inspection). They provide technical expertise to project teams and work groups, offering leadership in implementing new technologies, recommending improvements to enhance efficiency, and the evaluation and adaptation of new technologies.

This role also involves the development of technical standards and ensuring seamless integration of new technology and engineering standards across multiple sites. This role will play a significant role in encouraging a culture of aseptic engineering excellence.

• Accountable for the delivery of sophisticated engineering design, and construction solutions for manufacturing facilities, systems, and equipment (compounding, filtration, filling, and automated visual inspection).
• Support the discovery and development of new engineering standards for sophisticated technologies across the network.
• Collaborate with the Manufacturing Technology (MSAT), Environmental and Health Safety, Engineering and Property Services, Quality Assurance, Sterility Assurance, Network Strategy, Automation, and Operations to ensure alignment with technology evaluation and technical standards.
• Offer technical support for Global Business Development by leading technical assessments for L&A (license/acquisition) / M&A (merger/acquisition) business development opportunities.
• Assess network capabilities and strategic planning capacity across the platform.
• Proactively research and implement new technologies to drive business growth and efficiency.
  
  Stay on top of industry trends through benchmarking.
• Lead the business case development and engineering design through the concept phase/capital approval of capital project appropriations and process improvement projects.
• Regularly update senior management on project status, costs, and performance against targets.
• Ensure detailed documentation of all engineering activities.
• Provide technical support to both the internal and external (CMO) Biotherapeutic and Synthetic aseptic drug product network to solve sophisticated technical engineering and manufacturing problems.
• Cultivate a culture of technical excellence, partnership, and innovation to enable multi-functional learning and standard methodology sharing.

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required. Master's/MBA preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of process engineering and capital execution experience in a Biotherapeutic aseptic drug product manufacturing environment.
• Hands‑on experience in the C&Q (commissioning and qualification) of Biotherapeutic aseptic drug product process equipment (compounding, filtration, filling, and automated visual inspection) is required.
• Ability to synthesize strategies, business needs, engineering elements, and technology inputs into data‑driven business solutions is required.
• Large capital project management experience in the range…