Experienced Engineer – Manufacturing Sciences and Technology

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Process Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

Position: Experienced Engineer – Manufacturing Sciences and Technology

About the Department

Join the Global Pharmaceutical Product Development and Supply (PPDS) organization within the Therapeutics Development and Supply (TDS) team at Johnson & Johnson. Based in Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, our development centers span the US, Asia, and Europe, driving the creation of cutting-edge pharmaceutical dosage forms.

Within PPDS we are looking for a Manufacturing Sciences & Technology Experienced Engineer in the Pharmaceutical Supply & Engineering Sciences (PSES) organisation, located in Beerse, Belgium. You will be accountable for the management and execution of early development clinical manufacturing activities for synthetic-molecule drug products with a primary focus on the internal Drug Product Pilot Plant (DP-Pilot Plant). This role covers processes for oral solids, liquids, and especially parenteral applications, across small-scale and pilot-scale operations and the use of innovative pilot-plant manufacturing platforms.

Your Role

As a Manufacturing Sciences & Technology (MST) Experienced Engineer you will be a core member of the Pharmaceutical Supply and Engineering Sciences organization, focused on early development in the internal pilot plant.

The MST engineer is responsible for successful introduction and follow-up of clinical manufacturing activities in the Drug Product (DP)-Pilot Plant (PP), being the PSES representative in the drug product development teams.

Working within an international setting and in crossfunctional teams, the MST engineer is responsible for and supports:

• Lean and right first-time process introduction during early development in the internal pilot plant,

• Pilot-plant manufacturing readiness,

• Potential scale-up & tech-transfer preparation of drug product processes from the PP to commercial manufacturing facilities from a (clinical) manufacturing perspective.

Technologies span over processes for oral solids, liquids and parenteral applications, ranging from small scale to pilot-scale processes e.g. from a single punch tablet press to a continuous manufacturing line and e.g. syringe and vial filling lines for parenteral production.

As a key player of our PSES team, you will help shape the future of drug product formulation and process development. Your responsibilities will include:

• Potential scale-up & tech-transfer preparation of drug product processes from the PP to commercial manufacturing facilities from a (clinical) manufacturing perspective.

·         Act as PSES representative in Drug Product Development and Clinical Supply Chain project teams, assuring and coordinating DP clinical readiness activities.

·         Serve as the primary internal point of contact within development and pilot-plant operations and team members, fostering collaborative relationships to internalize new manufacturing processes that ensure right-first-time outcomes while optimizing workflows.

·         Proactively identify, lead, and navigate project critical path milestones, adeptly managing risks and implementing innovative corrective actions to sustain robust process development and successful clinical manufacturing.

• Potential scale-up & tech-transfer preparation of drug product processes from the PP to commercial manufacturing facilities from a (clinical) manufacturing perspective.

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