GSK is currently looking for a Sr. Process Engineer to join our team in Rockville, MD. The Senior Process Engineer’s function at the Rockville Biopharm site is to provide technical engineering and project management services for cGMP manufacturing operations including capital project management, equipment optimization and tech transfer support. The successful candidate will be an experienced and motivated professional who can ensure the department’s production and quality goals are met while acting as the key interface between manufacturing, quality, facilities, and MSAT.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for the design, testing and optimization of biopharmaceutical manufacturing and utilities equipment up to 20,000L scale including stainless and single-use bioreactors, centrifuges, chromatography systems, filtration skids, etc.
• Manage capital projects and engineer solutions involving retrofits, modifications and acquisition of process equipment.
• Support execution of technology transfer and scale-up activities, contribute to equipment design during the conceptual phase
• Drive engineering best practices and cross-site manufacturing improvement in support of consistent delivery and best in class manufacturing
• Lead resolution of technical issues with manufacturing operations and equipment.
• Collaborates with other manufacturing support groups including Validation, Automation, Quality, Metrology, Maintenance and Process Development.
• Optimize current processes and equipment, and identify emerging technologies for future implementation
• Experience with project management (schedule, cost, communications) and coordination of internal and external resources to execute projects in a timely and cost-effective manner. 
• Implementation of corrective actions to solve problems based on root cause analysis
• Mentor and coach team members in all areas of expertise
• Support and develop commissioning and qualification programs for cGMP equipment

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• BS Degree in Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a regulated cGMP biopharmaceutical environment.  

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Working knowledge of biopharmaceutical production, quality systems and clinical or commercial manufacturing including cell culture and/or microbial processes.
• Demonstrated ability execute complex projects.
• Experience with biopharmaceutical production equipment including but not limited to bioreactors, centrifuges, CIP skids, chromatography.
• Experience with technical risk assessments and product control strategies.
• Capable of working in a collaborative and team focused environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of the product development process.
• Able to evaluate potential innovative technology areas relevant to products.
• Experience supporting batch and continuous industrial control systems including Delta V.  Change control and deviation management experience.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Project management experience demonstrating the ability to deliver scope, cost and schedule.

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The annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $113,025 to $188,375 taking into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave.

Please visit  GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat diseas