Senior Process Development Engineer

Senior Process Development Engineer: Essential Responsibilities The ability to interact with chemists to help guide the development of new chemical processes, translate these processes into executable instructions, and guide operators through production.Provide guidance in scaling up production processes from the lab to the pilot plant.Be able to provide flexible solutions when processes do not scale as expected and be able to work closely with production operators in providing instructions.Able to assist other engineers with difficult scale up situations.Provide supporting documentations (batch records, specifications, hazard sheets, safety review packages, air emissions, processing reports) necessary to support processing in the plant.Conduct safety meetings, oversee execution of processing, participate on the floor as appropriate and review executed batch records.Interact closely with our chemistry and quality departments throughout the production process.External interactions include meeting with clients, vendors and contractors.Engineering support of pilot plant infrastructure.Ability to multi-task and work with supervisor to establish priorities. Required Educational & Industrial Qualifications B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry with ten or more years of experience in scale-up/preparation of pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals Specific Skill and Requirements Works effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environmentStrong problem-solving capabilitiesExperience in first time scale-up and preparationDemonstrate success in prior positionsExperience with pilot plant and kilo scale process equipmentKnowledgeable in process/cleaning validation and equipment commissioning/qualificationGood trouble shooting and problem-solving skillsHighly motivated team player with excellent written and oral communication