Senior Process Design- Commissioning Engineer for Cork – Ongoing Contract

*******NEW ROLE******* Contract length 12 months will extend. Great €€€ rate – please contact for details rachel@rtlanerecruitment.ie 087 9669394

This is a critical role required to support an expansion project within a well known Bio-facility in Cork.

You will need significant experience of Process Design through to Commissioning OQ Complete phase gained at Project co-ordination level on big CAPEX Projects within Drug Substance , API Single use environment .

This role is 100% on site which may require some EU/US travel (minimal).

Role:

• Responsible for the Process design and commissioning & qualification of a significant expansion to an existing bulk vaccine processing facility
• Equipment package design, factory acceptance testing, installation and commissioning

Packages may include Product Vessels, Single Use Mixers, Single Use UFDF skids & CIP/SIP skids

• Lead cross-functional project teams to ensure project and site stakeholder inputs and requirements are clear and reflected in C&Q deliverables.

Education:

• Minimum qualification B.Sc. or M.Sc./ M.Eng Degree in Chemical or Biochemical Engineering or equivalent discipline; equivalent is defined as a Biotechnology or Industrial Chemistry Degree with basic the elements of chemical/biochemical engineering fundamentals as applied to biotechnology/bioprocessing
• Minimum of 8 years post academic process engineering experience in relevant biopharmaceutical processing design, construction & start-up environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead / influence teams in a matrix team environment
• Excellent communication/presentation/organizational skills
• In depth understanding of process engineering and technologies pertinent to unit process and utility operations for a bulk vaccine/biologics processing facility.
• Knowledge on the application of single use technologies
• Knowledge of DCS/PLC process control platforms and industry SDLC methodology such as Delta V.