Engineer Senior, CQV & Troubleshoot Biopharma Analytical Equipment; JP

Overview

Job Title: Engineer Senior, CQV & Troubleshoot Biopharma Analytical Equipment (JP13477)

Location: Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

Business Unit: Facilities and Equipment Drug Substance Supply

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 1+ year with likely extensions and/or conversion to a permanent position.

Rate: $38 - $42/hour W2

Posting Date: 02/26/2025

Notes: Only qualified candidates need apply.

3 Key Consulting is hiring! We are recruiting an Engineer for a consulting engagement with our direct client, a leading global biotechnology company.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years of experience and a B.S.
• Must have Analytical Equipment Troubleshooting
• Must have Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation of Analytical Equipment
• Must have Manufacturing Support

• The Sr. Engineer, Analytical will lead the troubleshooting and vendor support for a wide variety of analytical equipment that supports manufacturing.
• Scope includes devices such as cell counters, metabolite analyzers, blood gas analyzers, osmometers, spectrophotometers, endotoxin analyzers, TOC analyzers, and filter integrity testers.
• Work with the analytical team to ensure uptime of equipment, improve reliability, coordinate troubleshooting activities with the team and vendor, manage preventative maintenance, spare parts, SOPs, and forms, and drive continuous improvement activities.

• Hands-on troubleshooting of analytical equipment
• Coordination of vendor support
• Project support for commissioning, qualification, validation, and decommissioning
• Execution of preventative maintenance, user access audits, password management
• Support of different equipment in multiple buildings within the client’s Thousand Oaks campus

• 5+ years of experience and a B.S.
• Must have Analytical Equipment Troubleshooting
• Must have Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation of Analytical Equipment
• Must have Manufacturing Support

• BS in Engineering, Biotech, Chemistry, or Equivalent
• Previous experience in a biotech/pharmaceutical industry with focus on usage and/or analytical equipment of specified equipment
• 5 years current experience with analytical processes and GMP procedures
• Strong background in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and vendor coordination
• Must be capable of working on multiple projects in a deadline driven environment

• Less than 3 years of experience
• Experience that does not include analytical / in-process testing equipment
• Experience that does not include hands-on troubleshooting and root cause analysis

Supplement to the teams current workload

Initial Interview, then Panel

We invite qualified candidates to send your resume to  If you decide that you’re not interested in pursuing this particular position, please feel free to take a look at the other positions on our website  You are also welcome to share this opportunity with anyone you think might be interested in applying for this role.