What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer III position at Vaxess Technologies?
Location: Woburn, MA
Vaxess is a NIH and venture-funded company developing a pipeline of next-generation vaccines and therapeutics on the MIMIX platform. With only five minutes of wear-time on the skin, the self-applied MIMIX patch enables up to two weeks of sustained delivery. The platform combines high temperature stability with simplified application to dramatically alter the way that drugs are delivered. Vaxess is committed to enabling products that are not only more effective, but also more accessible to patients around the world.
Research & development at Vaxess is cross-disciplinary, integrating mechanical, industrial, biomedical, and chemical engineering with chemistry, biology, and human factors to address important unmet medical needs. We are seeking a talented, collaborative, and highly motivated engineer to join our growing team. This role offers a unique opportunity to build manufacturing capacity from the ground up to bring innovative technology to the global vaccine and therapeutic market.
Responsibilities
- Characterize and improve manufacturing process unit operations by designing, executing, and analyzing process development experiments; communicate results via written reports and oral presentations to internal and project teams
- Support manufacturing scale-up by assessing novel equipment, work flows, analytical techniques/PAT, and process configurations
- Support manufacturing operations by incorporating equipment and process improvements within established processes and equipment trains, and by revising manufacturing batch records, SOPs, and other controlled documents to reflect changes; contribute to implementing and maintaining Vaxess’ Quality System.
- Supervise and mentor junior engineer(s) and technicians, including a direct report
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to support product development and manufacturing activities.
Qualifications
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline
- 5 – 7 years of relevant direct R&D experience within the medical device or biopharmaceutical industries; experience working on combination products is highly desirable
- Demonstrated success using empirical and first-principles models to inform and analyze experiments; experience with statistical methodologies and working with large data sets (e.g. Six Sigma, DoEs, multivariate techniques) is a plus
- Excellent time and project management skills and proven ability to meet goals and deadlines
- Demonstrated abilities to learn new skills and fields, creatively solve challenging technical problems, think independently, and work collaboratively in diverse multidisciplinary teams
- Entrepreneurial spirit and drive to positively impact global human health
Vaxess is building a team of exceptional people to rapidly advance product development. We work closely as a team and thrive in a dynamic, exciting, and engaging work environment. If you’re interested in joining the Vaxess team, please submit your CV/resume to careers@vaxess.com.