MSAT DS Engineer III & Packaging

Location: Oxford, England, United Kingdom; 100% onsite with flexibility for on-call coverage and/or shift working when required.

Company

hirify.global develops mRNA medicines and operates research, laboratory, and manufacturing activities at its Harwell site in the United Kingdom.

What you will do

• Manage technology transfer, process start-up, validation, commercial cGMP manufacturing, continued process verification, and lifecycle CMC activities for drug-substance products.
• Develop, review, and execute protocols; oversee manufacturing studies and executions; interpret performance data; and author technical reports.
• Lead troubleshooting, process monitoring, investigations, CAPA, equipment scale-up, and continuous-improvement activities across manufacturing operations.
• Design moderately complex disposable bioprocessing systems, including aseptic bags and tubing manifolds, and execute equipment-fit and process-performance studies.
• Support packaging, labeling, cartoning, final-storage, commissioning, qualification, technical documentation, audits, and quality issue resolution.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, F&E/CQV, Process Experts, and Technicians while maintaining GxP, GMP, documentation, data-integrity, and safety requirements.

Requirements

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or a related field, or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• Typically 6+ years of relevant pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience with a B.Sc., or 3+ years with an M.Sc.; equivalent practical industry experience may also be considered.
• Ability to follow GMP regulations, GxP requirements, company policies, standard operating procedures, work instructions, Good Documentation Practices, and Data Integrity requirements.
• Ability to complete required training and requalification within defined timelines and maintain safe work practices.
• The role may require an enhanced pre-employment check.

Nice to have

• Process development or operational experience with enzymatic reaction, chromatography, tangential flow filtration, buffer formulation, drug-product formulation, or aseptic filling.
• Technical-support experience in cGMP manufacturing, including single-use consumables, stainless-steel tanks, and skids.
• Experience with technology transfer, change control, investigations, data analysis, drug formulation, filling processes, labeling, and packaging.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage projects in a fast-paced environment and collaborate effectively in a dynamic, cross-functional matrix.
• Ability to adapt to new and challenging technical opportunities.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person, site-based working model focused on physical collaboration, mentorship, and hands-on manufacturing support.
• Healthcare and voluntary benefit programs, fitness, mindfulness, and mental-health support.
• Family-building benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support.
• Paid time off including vacation, bank holidays, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown.
• Savings and investment programs plus location-specific benefits.
• Approved Generative AI tools may be used for technical knowledge management, data interpretation, document development, and continuous improvement within applicable confidentiality, GxP, validation, and data-integrity controls.