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Job Description for the Senior Process Engineer

The Senior Process Engineer is a member of the Scientific Operation team for the Women’s Health and Cancer (WH&C) production plant, located in Mebane, NC. WH&C is part of the Becton Dickinson Life Sciences segment that manufactures and develops new diagnostic products for cancer diagnosis and infectious diseases. We are looking for a self-motivated engineer with project management skills and manufacturing experience in regulated environment. She/he will contribute to projects ranging from technical problem resolution, product quality investigations, supplier qualification, process development and validation, and technology transfer.

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Job Description for the Senior Process Engineer

The Senior Process Engineer is a member of the Scientific Operation team for the Women’s Health and Cancer (WH&C) production plant. WH&C is part of the Becton Dickinson Life Sciences segment that manufactures and develops new diagnostic products for cancer diagnosis and infectious diseases. We are looking for a self-motivated engineer with project management skills and manufacturing experience of medical devices or pharmaceutical products. She/he will contribute to projects ranging from technical problem resolution, product quality investigations, supplier qualification, process development and validation, and technology transfer.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead projects of different scopes and contribute as a process subject matter expert to teams tasked with resolving technical, quality issues or continuous improvement projects.
• Drive the planning, execution and tracking of projects to meet expected deliverables on time.
• Has good analytical skills and capable of analyzing issues and formulate solutions through data analysis, information gathering and by collaborating with associates with different background and competencies throughout the organization.
• Review proposed engineering or manufacturing process changes and assess the associated risk to product quality and derive acceptable strategies by all stakeholders to successfully implement the change.
• Capable of conducting root cause analysis and implement effective solutions to customer complaints, CAPAs, and products out of specification under QSR, ISO and cGMP guidelines.
• Lead technology transfer of processes and products between BD sites and outside vendors.
• Capable of writing protocols and associated reports, and execute design verification and validation, engineering studies and process validation, as required.
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams (regulatory, quality, research & development, and operations) as a leader or an active representative of the Product Support Group and contribute to reach assigned goals.
• Good oral and written communication skills are required, including presentation to update stakeholders on project progress.
• Proficiency in MS office and suite is necessary. Experience with Minitab or other statistical software is desired.
• Ability to drive multiple projects/tasks and adjust priorities, as necessary.

Education

• B.S. degree required, engineering or sciences with 5 + years of relevant experience, or a combination of an advanced degree and working experience.

Preferred skills and experience

• Action-oriented, with a record of driving all phases of project management including project planning, executing and tracking, and ensuring timely communication and escalation of unforeseen challenges.
• Strong people skills.
• Experience developing or manufacturing in vitro diagnostic products, pharmaceutical products.
• Six sigma or lean certification and a working knowledge of applied statistical analysis.

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID