Principal Process Engineering, Global Engineering Technical Authority (Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Norwood, Massachusetts, United States; 70% in-office work model. Travel up to 25%.

Salary: $142,500–$256,500 per year, with potential annual bonus, incentive compensation, or equity.

Company

hirify.global develops mRNA technology and medicines through a biopharmaceutical manufacturing platform.

What you will do

• Serve as a global technical leader and SME for GMP drug substance manufacturing process equipment across the manufacturing network.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams and provide technical direction, coaching, prioritization, and stakeholder influence as a senior individual contributor.
• Provide technical oversight across capital projects from conceptual design and equipment selection through construction, startup, commissioning, qualification, operation, and lifecycle improvement.
• Own and optimize equipment and unit operations including ultrafiltration, chromatography, single-use mixers and consumables, buffer vessels, temperature control units, fermenters, reaction vessels, and Clean-in-Place systems.
• Evaluate pumps, sensors, instrumentation, process-control components, and emerging manufacturing technologies; perform feasibility studies, troubleshooting, supplier assessments, and implementation planning.
• Approve technical documentation and qualification deliverables while supporting the responsible integration of Generative AI and other digital capabilities into engineering work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in process engineering or biopharmaceutical manufacturing engineering.
• Deep expertise in the design, selection, integration, and lifecycle management of bioprocess equipment and pharmaceutical processing unit operations.
• Experience evaluating and implementing innovative manufacturing technologies based on process performance, technical feasibility, scalability, and GMP compatibility.
• Expertise in pump technologies, process sensors, instrumentation, process measurement, equipment performance evaluation, troubleshooting, and manufacturing integration.
• Experience leading complex technical evaluations, resolving engineering challenges, applying independent judgment, and converting assessments into implementation plans.
• Experience designing and optimizing single-use consumables and applying regulatory requirements in a cGMP environment.
• Experience with facility, utility, system, and equipment commissioning and qualification, including capital projects from conceptual design through qualification.
• Exceptional technical analysis, problem-solving, engineering judgment, communication, cross-functional leadership, ownership, and ability to deliver multiple complex projects with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; excellent written and verbal English communication skills; ability to represent hirify.global professionally and responsibly.
• Only U.S. persons, including citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees, are eligible because of U.S. export-control requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience in a GxP biopharmaceutical operations environment.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis techniques.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration with a 70/30 work model emphasizing innovation, teamwork, and direct mentorship.
• Healthcare and voluntary benefit programs, fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support.
• Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support.
• Paid vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and discretionary year-end shutdown.
• Savings and investment programs plus location-specific benefits.
• Smoke-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free workplace.