Process Engineer

Process Engineer 

Location: Leiden - Hybrid - 3 days a week on site

Duration: 12 months

Hours: 40 hours per week

The Bioprocessing department is part of business unit Biotherapeutics Day shift and is responsible for the quality and safety of processes and the equipment used by the Fermentation, Pre-culture, Bioreactor Assembly, Primary Recovery, Downstream Processing and Column Packing departments. In addition, the department is responsible for investigating and solving of (technical and quality-related) deviations in the production process. The department leads and participates in various projects to optimize production processes and equipment or to implement new production processes and equipment.

roles and responsibilities

As a Process Engineer DSP within Bioprocessing your focus will be on the production processes within the primary recovery and downstream processing departments. This means keeping, monitoring and improving processes/equipment in good condition within the framework of EHS&S, GMP and MPS. The Process Engineer: 

• Is a knowledge carrier of the production processes and of equipment used in the protein line. 

• Initiates and leads process and/or equipment improvements. This also includes leading and executing Change Control processes, managing BIs and defining the User Requirements in consultation with other parties. Improvements can be in the areas of capacity, safety (EHS&S) and quality (GMP). 

• Actively leads and/or participates in investigations into deviations in production processes, identifies corrective and/or preventive actions and ensures that these are dealt with adequately and within agreed timelines. 

• Initiates and leads projects related to production capacity and equipment life cycle management. 

• Initiates and leads improvements in the field of ARBO/EHS&S and quality. 

• Participates in NPI projects and (global) multidisciplinary projects in the field of production as a (core) team member. 

• Uses ao data science and modeling as tools in eg preventing process deviations or in proposing process improvements. 

how to succeed

• A completed technical HBO or WO education, for example (bio) pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, biochemistry, chemical technology, life sciences. 

• HBO level: work experience at least 3 years 

• WO level: work experience at least 2 years

• Experience with biotechnology and production processes 

• Preferably experience with/knowledge of downstream processing

• Experience as a system/process expert 

• Affinity with automation is recommended. 

• Be able to analyze large data sets 

• Able to function well both independently and in a team. 

• Leadership skills / can lead teams.

• Communicative skills, decisive and self-assured. 

• A good balance between conceptual thinking and practical technical insight.

• Able to work in a strong quality-oriented environment (GMP).

• Good command of the Dutch and English language (oral and written) 

benefits

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 12 months and has a chance of extension.