AstraZeneca

Senior Process Engineer

AstraZeneca • $100K — $120K *
Mt. Vernon, IN 47620In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Process/Chemical Engineering required
  • 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Solid understanding of drug development and commercialization lifecycle
  • Familiarity with unit processes for OSD manufacturing
  • Experience in process scale-up and manufacturing engineering
  • Proficiency in data analysis and digital tool usage
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a key authority on pharmaceutical unit operations
  • Apply engineering principles for modeling and simulating process performance
  • Lead resolution of complex manufacturing issues through engineering expertise
  • Contribute to product supply strategy projects and equipment introduction
  • Support product manufacturing process transfers within internal and external sites
  • Implement characterisation studies for raw materials and products
  • Drive improvement initiatives while ensuring product performance standards

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Collaborative working environment across multidisciplinary teams
  • Participation in project leadership and cross-functional initiatives
  • Involvement in high-impact process improvements
  • Exposure to regulatory compliance and quality management standards
Full Job Description
Job Description

Key Accountabilities

The role of the Associate Principal Process Engineer has the following responsibilities:

  • Serve as a key authority in pharmaceutical unit operations with a focus on the mechanistic understanding of process-equipment interface, providing advanced technical leadership and support.
  • Apply process engineering principles to identify, develop and use modelling and simulation tools for predicting process performance, resolving operational issues, and optimising both equipment function and system integration.
  • Provide technical leadership and expertise in resolving complex process-related manufacturing issues, utilising core engineering modelling and simulation to resolve complex manufacturing challenges and enhance process efficiency.
  • Contribute to product supply strategy projects, including sourcing, asset transfers, capacity expansions, and the introduction of new equipment.
  • Lead technical support for the transfer of established product manufacturing processes within internal manufacturing sites and to external partners, employing scale-up modelling, equipment selection, and comprehensive manufacturing engineering support.
  • Propose and implement physical characterisation studies for raw materials, intermediates, and finished products to support investigations and drive improvements in formulation and manufacturing processes.
  • Find opportunities for manufacturing improvement, lead impact assessments, and support the implementation of technical improvements or major change initiatives with a focus on maintaining product performance, including contributions to regulatory file authoring, license renewals, and responses to regulatory queries, supported by model-based risk assessments.
  • Drive the standardisation and modernisation of manufacturing equipment and processes across Operations, employing advanced modelling and simulation to meet regulatory requirements, support good business practices, and ensure manufacturability and quality standards.


Required Skills & Knowledge
  • A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Process/Chemical Engineering with a minimum of 5 + years of relevant pharmaceutical industry
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the overall drug development and commercialization process from development, launch, and through life cycle management.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of a range of unit processes and equipment for OSD manufacturing (e.g. mixing, drying, compression, roller compaction, continuous direct compression, coating) and awareness of physical characterisation of raw material, intermediate and final products (e.g. mechanical testing, PSD, imaging etc).
  • Have experience in process scale up, manufacturing engineering and digital twins/modelling
  • Have experience in data analysis/data science languages and the use of digital tools.
  • Have experience with a range of CMC elements related to commercial product manufacturing process requirements - e.g., process establishment, optimisation and validation, control of drug products, stability, packaging and commercial manufacturing, with good understanding of SHE and cGMP.
  • Experience in Pharmaceutical Operations and/or R&D with a track record of successful project leadership and delivery within a matrix organisation.
  • Evidence of good communication and relationship skills.


Preferred Skills & Knowledge

  • Experience in or exposure to multiple disciplines in CMC and related functions (e.g. Product Development, Operations, Global Supply, Marketing Companies)
  • Master's Degree or PhD with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience
  • Have previous experience and training in Lean and Six Sigma, problem solving tools.
  • Have experience in physical testing techniques of raw materials, intermediate and final drug products.
  • Experience in or exposure to coding and programming languages.


Date Posted
31-Aug-2026

Closing Date
17-Sep-2026

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of prescription drugs. The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group plc. AstraZeneca's products are used to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and diabetes. The company has operations in over 100 countries and employs more than 76,000 people worldwide. AstraZeneca is committed to developing innovative medicines that improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
Learn more about AstraZeneca
Size
83,100 employees
Market Cap
$211.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$26.6 billion
NASDAQ
AZN
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