About PaciraPacira BioSciences, Inc. is a leading provider of non-opioid pain management and regenerative health solutions dedicated to improving outcomes for health care practitioners and their patients.

Each of our 3 marketed products, both in pharmaceutical and medical device, represent cutting edge technologies for pain management.

We have 700 employees and have averaged double digit growth year over year for the past 5 years, with $500M in revenue. We are small enough for you to make your mark, and big enough for you to learn and grow!

We have facilities in New Jersey, California and Florida.. Our San Diego, CA campus is a world class manufacturing and R&D facility. We are rapidly growing and have opportunities across all of our sites and functional areas.Why work with us?Rarely do you have an opportunity to do work that really matters. What drives us is our mission. What makes us successful are our people. At Pacira, you are part of an inclusive culture that fosters collaboration, growth, and innovative thinking – a place where you can make an impact and help change the standard of care in non-opioid pain management. Be part of our movement, let’s pursue excellence together.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Trouble-shoot problems that come up during all stages of process development, including clinical manufacture of sterile injectable drugs.
• Hands on work to set-up and run experiments on clinical and commercial scale aseptic manufacturing equipment.
• Provide technical support to other groups including Automation, Operations, Validation, and QA.
• Lead and participate in start-up, troubleshooting and improvements of Process Equipment and automation.
• Provide technical assessments for investigations, validation, and change controls. Manage corrective actions as a result of investigations.
• Participate in technology transfer.
• Work in laboratory, commercial manufacturing, and clinical manufacturing settings.
• Participate in the process development and production of new pipeline products. Assist in generating and maintaining supporting documentation (standard operating procedures, batch records, reports, P&IDs, etc.)
• Support design and scale-up of clinical processes to commercial scales.
• Execute Validation of new processes as needed.
• Participate in pre-commercial manufacturing facility activities (mechanical commissioning, operational commissioning, software testing, aseptic process simulations, SIP qualification, etc.)

 Education and Experience:

• BS in Chemical Engineering or Equivalent
• Preferably 3-5 years of pharmaceutical and/or R&D experience

 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities with a high degree of self-motivation.
• Process development experience is preferred.
• Experience with aseptic processing, SIP steam sterilization, and CIP.
• Experience with high potent products is preferred.
• Knowledge of cGMPs and experimental design.
• Hands on lab, pilot plant, or commercial production experience.
• Knowledge of process equipment and chemistry is required.
• Ability to work both independently and in cross functional teams.
• Demonstrated computer efficiency (e.g., word processing, spreadsheets).
• Strong observation skills and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).

Clean rooms, manufacturing facilities, equipment production facilities, laboratories, offices, and cubicles.

 Travel:

Must be able to travel up to 5% 

EEO Statement

Pacira is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), veteran status, disability or genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

At Pacira we are committed to intentionally cultivating a culture of inclusion where all feel welcomed and valued for their background, perspectives, and experiences. We hold one another accountable to promote trust and transparency in support of our communities and collective purpose.