Senior Engineer

Location: hirify.global Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland, with international travel to contract manufacturing partner sites across Europe.

Salary: €70,408.90–€95,259.10 per year.

Company

hirify.global operates in biotechnology and develops and manufactures therapeutic products, including biologics and other novel modalities.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership and solutions for parenteral drug product manufacturing from drug substance thawing and formulation through filling, lyophilisation, inspection, and transportation.
• Support new product introductions, lifecycle changes, post-NPI activities, and ongoing commercial production across European contract manufacturing sites.
• Apply process development expertise in aseptic processing, process characterization, technology transfer, and process validation.
• Troubleshoot drug product processing technologies and equipment and identify operational improvements for sterile operations.
• Evaluate nonconformances and CAPAs with commercial manufacturing operations and external supplier quality teams.
• Lead cross-site collaboration and build relationships with contract manufacturers, Global Operations, supplier quality, and drug product process teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or a relevant Quality discipline with 5 years of similar experience; or a Master’s degree with 3 years of directly related experience; or an Associate’s degree with 10 years of directly related experience.
• Knowledge of cGMP requirements and worldwide regulatory standards.
• Experience supporting commercial protein drug product processing, including sterile processing, process characterization, technology transfer, or process validation.
• Strong engineering and scientific knowledge applied to freeze-thawing, filtration, mixing, filling, lyophilisation, and inspection processes.
• Excellent problem-solving, written communication, oral communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• A full clean driving licence is required to facilitate international travel.

Nice to have

• Italian or German language skills.
• Master’s or PhD in Science or Engineering.
• Knowledge of protein biochemistry, including chemical and physical stability.
• Project management experience, including managing multiple projects and evaluating resource requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a global Process Development organization and external manufacturing partners.
• Collaborate across Global Operations, supplier quality, and drug product process teams.
• Support a broad range of product formats, including cartridges, syringes, freeze-dried vials, and liquid vials.
• Work across diverse product types, including monoclonal antibodies, therapeutic proteins, small molecules, and novel modalities.