Process Engineer/Scientist (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Cramlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom; onsite, day shift. No relocation and no visa sponsorship are provided.

Company

Global healthcare company developing medicines and health solutions, with a focus on women's health, biosimilars, and access to healthcare.

What you will do

• Execute Technical Operations projects, including technical transfers, new equipment implementation, supplier item qualification, cleaning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical expertise for manufacturing and packaging processes, including equipment specification, testing, qualification, validation, and process capability improvement.
• Investigate manufacturing, packaging, and laboratory deviations, determine assignable root causes, and implement actions to reduce rework.
• Coordinate process and cleaning validation activities, prepare validation protocols, and oversee in-process validation sampling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, support quality and compliance initiatives, and contribute to procedures and SOPs.
• Support training and champion Operational Excellence using Lean Six Sigma tools and innovative approaches.

Requirements

• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, preferably in a process support environment, or a degree in science or engineering or an equivalent qualification.
• Project management experience in a lean manufacturing environment.
• Logical and analytical problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and Lean Six Sigma principles.
• Ability to communicate, influence, and collaborate effectively with individual and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong time management, organization, prioritization, and escalation skills.
• Ability to work onsite at the manufacturing site in Cramlington, United Kingdom.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive equal opportunity environment welcoming candidates from diverse backgrounds.
• Regular employment status.
• Day-shift work week.
• No travel is required for the role.