GMP Process Architect - Cleanroom

FITS LLC

$90K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related discipline
  • 8+ years of experience in cleanroom, GMP, or high-tech manufacturing facility design
  • Extensive experience with pharmaceutical, biotech, gene therapy, or advanced manufacturing facilities
  • Strong knowledge of ISO 14644 standards and cGMP design principles
  • Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and interact with clients and regulators

Responsibilities

  • Lead design of cleanrooms and controlled environments for manufacturing
  • Develop cleanroom zoning strategies and HVAC concepts
  • Define personnel and material flows, gowning concepts, and airlocks
  • Specify cleanroom finishes, filtration, and utilities distribution
  • Coordinate cleanroom layouts with process equipment and utilities
  • Support various high-tech processing environments
  • Ensure designs comply with regulatory standards
  • Serve as technical lead for cleanroom architecture

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Family-oriented culture
  • Focus on employee well-being
  • Integration of diverse services across engineering and construction
  • Opportunities for professional growth and innovation
Full Job Description
For Senior Cleanroom / GMP Process Architect - Life Sciences & Advanced Manufacturing Services

WHAT MAKES YOU A FIT:

The Technical Part:
  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related discipline and eight (8) years of experience in cleanroom, GMP, or high-tech manufacturing facility design.
  • Extensive experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, gene therapy, or advanced manufacturing facilities.
  • Shift: Administrative and according to business needs.
  • Experience in:
    • Strong knowledge of:
      • ISO 14644 cleanroom standards
      • cGMP facility design principles
      • HVAC zoning and pressurization strategies
      • Contamination control and material/personnel flow
    • Experience working on large-scale, capital projects expansions, and renovations.
    • Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and interface with clients and regulators.

The Personality Part:
  • Our Next Piece is someone who treats everyone they meet like family, especially our resources, clients, and team members. In other words, being a customer service pro is one of your (many) talents. Being the Piece means you're full of bright ideas and eager to innovate, always bringing top-quality results to the table. Are you ready to take on this new challenge?

AS A PIECE OF FITS, YOU WILL: (The day-to-day on the job)
  • Lead conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designof cleanrooms and controlled environments (ISO 3-8) for sterile and non-sterile manufacturing.
  • Develop cleanroom zoning strategies, airflow models, pressure cascades, and HVAC concepts to meet contamination control requirements.
  • Define personnel and material flows, gowning concepts, airlocks, and segregation strategies.
  • Specify cleanroom finishes, filtration systems, cleaning strategies,and utilities distribution aligned with process requirements.
  • Coordinate cleanroom layouts with process equipment, tool installations, skids, and utility interfaces.
  • Support semiconductorwafer fabrication, biotechnology, cell & gene therapy, and high-containment processing environments.
  • Ensure facility designs support scalability, flexibility, and future expansion.
  • Ensure alignment with cGMP, ISO 14644, FDA, EMA, ISPE, PDA, and GLP requirements.
  • Participate in GMP reviews, risk assessments, and regulatory readiness activities.
  • Support development of Basis of Design (BOD), User Requirements (URS), and technical documentation.
  • Serve as technical lead or subject matter expert (SME) for cleanroom and process architecture.
  • Collaborate with MEP engineers, validation teams, construction managers, and vendors.
  • Support design-build and IPD delivery models, including construction administration and field coordination.

WHO WE ARE:

We are a service provider company that is different from the rest. We pride ourselves in how we treat the most important piece of our company's puzzle: you! We integrate Engineering, Construction, Maintenance, Utilities, and Specialized Technical services across the Island (and in the US as well!). Our company is flexible, family-oriented, and focused on the well-being of our resources while providing our pharmaceutical, medical device, and manufacturing industry clients with top-notch quality talent. We're FITS!

Are you the Next Piece?

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