Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT) Process Engineer

Orca Bio

$80K — $100K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Engineering or related field
  • 3+ years of manufacturing process experience in biologics or similar industry
  • Experience in regulated, GMP manufacturing operations
  • Familiarity with biotechnology and cell therapy manufacturing is a plus
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills
  • Willingness to work outside standard hours when needed.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor existing products and processes continuously
  • Generate metrics and reports for process verification
  • Drive process improvements, including creating electronic batch records
  • Investigate process events and execute corrective actions
  • Provide troubleshooting support for manufacturing and equipment issues
  • Conduct root cause analysis for event isolation and corrective action planning
  • Author and execute change controls and validation protocols.

Benefits

  • Pre-IPO equity and annual bonus potential
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) policy
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life and accidental death and disability insurance
  • Parental leave benefits
Full Job Description
The MSAT Process Engineer works to improve the efficiency and safety of the drug product manufacturing process. This role is responsible for life cycle management of clinical and commercial products including process monitoring and troubleshooting, implementation and validation of process improvements and changes, and supporting investigations and corrective/preventive actions.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

  • Performs ongoing monitoring of existing products and processes
  • Generate metrics and reports for process monitoring and continuous process verification
  • Support process improvements and changes including electronic batch record creation and modifications
  • Investigates process events and implements corrective and preventive actions
  • Provides troubleshooting support for manufacturing events, equipment performance and material issues
  • Performs root cause analysis to isolate cause of events and determine appropriate corrective actions
  • Authors, executes and owns change controls, technical protocols, reports and activities to support improvements
  • Writes and ensure proper execution of validation protocols and testing in line with required life cycle management activities


Minimum Qualifications:

  • B.S. in Engineering or similar fields
  • 3+ years of experience with manufacturing processes and equipment in related fields: biologics, pharmaceutical fill and finish or drug substance manufacturing, Chemical or food industries
  • Prior experience in regulated, GMP manufacturing operations
  • Experience in biotechnology and cell therapy manufacturing preferred
  • Strong communication and problem solving skills, with a desire to improve upon established processes
  • Flexibility to work outside standard business hours when needed to support site priorities, deadlines, or critical business needs.


Physical Demands

  • Production Associate Roles: Must have visual acuity of 20/20 (corrected or uncorrected) and normal color vision to safely perform critical tasks such as visual inspection of materials, equipment, and labeling, including distinguishing color-coded components in a GMP environment.
  • Most roles must be able to meet cleanroom gowning requirements, including wearing full gowning (face coverings, gloves, hoods, goggles) for extended periods, as needed. Use of cosmetics (makeup, painted nails), jewelry, or facial piercings is not permitted in the cleanroom, and any skin conditions that cause shedding must be disclosed.


$80,000 - $100,000 a year

The anticipated annual salary range for this job is based on prior experience in the role/industry, education, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. For remote-based positions, this range may vary based on your local market. Full-time employment positions will also be eligible to receive pre-IPO equity and annual bonus, in addition to competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, PTO, 401(k) plan, life and accidental death and disability coverage, and parental leave benefits.

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