External Senior Process Engineer

Liquidia is deeply passionate and committed to the discovery, engineering, and development required to bring novel therapies to patients who need them most, and to the healthcare providers who care for them. Our current drive is toward improving the treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH). We will continue to combine our proprietary, innovative PRINT® Technology with new and established medications, offering the potential for both better precision and improved clinical outcomes. Our team members include some of the industry’s top scientists, clinicians, business strategists, engineers, and pharmaceutical executives. We work together to help people lead longer, healthier, and happier lives.

Job Summary

The External Senior Process Engineer with packaging expertise will take part in production activities conducted with our external manufacturing partners that include planning, tech. transfer, and GMP manufacturing oversight. The person will have excellent project planning and communication with internal and external partners and be able to travel up to 20% to support production activities. They will ensure the highest level of quality and compliance in all activities, review and approve batch records, manage change controls, and resolve investigations.

Responsibilities

• Technical knowledge and oversight of primary and secondary packaging including blister packaging, blow-fill-seal, commercial labeling and serialization. Ability to support other production steps including encapsulation as needed.
• Ensure effective communication and project management across all functions involved in external manufacturing activities.
• Lead tech. transfers and scale up manufacturing processes through coordination of technical activities at external manufacturing sites including international and domestic partners.
• Review all records, reports ensuring cGMP, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Travel up to 20% (including some international travel) to ensure manufacturing and development activities are completed within timelines and meeting our quality standards.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues associated with manufacturing operations with input from other technical functions.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement projects to improve yield, product quality and/or reduce cost
• Review and manage Statement of Works, POs to manage external manufacturing budgets.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• BS degree in a technical field
• 5 year of manufacturing management experience in a cGMP environment supporting external operations.
• Direct experience with packaging and labeling.
• Knowledge of encapsulation and/or liposome production process.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication including the ability to seek, accept and provide constructive feedback.
• Ability to align internal and external teams on external manufacturing goals ensuring timely support and release of our drug products.
• Demonstrated background in technical problem solving, tech. transfers and continuous improvement.
• Mechanical aptitude with solid understanding of general equipment operation including encapsulation and blister packaging.

Benefits

Liquidia offers a competitive compensation package (base salary and commission) as well as a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, 401(k) Savings Retirement Plan, ESPP, Unlimited Paid Time Off and more!

Liquidia is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Recruiting Agencies, Please Note :

Liquidia will not accept unsolicited assistance from recruiting/search agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by recruiting or search agencies to any employee at Liquidia via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search/recruitment agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Liquidia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Liquidia as a result of the referral or through other means.