Technology Transfer Engineer

SK pharmteco, part of SK Inc, is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing organisation (CDMO) with state-of the-art small molecule manufacturing facilities in Korea, US, and Ireland. The SK Small Molecule Europe facility located in Swords, Co Dublin, Ireland has led the way in the development, scale-up and commercial manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Chemical Intermediates for over 60 years. With a talented workforce, exceptional technical capabilities and facilities we make some of the world’s most important medicines. Further information on SK pharmteco can be found at Need
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The R&D Team at the Swords Campus are looking to recruit a Technology Transfer Process Engineer to join the R&D Department reporting to the Associate Director, Technology Transfer.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Technology Transfer the successful candidate is responsible for execution of technology transfer activities for new product introductions within R&D. They will be focused on the successful introduction of new products to the Swords site, in line with customer expectations, and the execution of successful manufacturing campaigns up to and including qualification of the new processes.

The role ensures seamless scale up from lab/pilot to commercial scale, ensuring process robustness, GMP compliance and repeatable product quality.

Working as part of a cross functional technology transfer team comprised of process chemists and engineers, the Technology Transfer process engineer should have the following attributes:

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• Core competencies of leadership, excellent communication skills, teamwork, problem solving particularly with external customers.
  
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
  
• Commitment to the SK pharmteco values, compliance and continuous improvement.
  
• A thorough understanding of technology transfer, API pharmaceutical manufacturing, plant operations and engineering projects is essential.
  
• Strong understanding of chemical process engineering (reaction kinetics, mass transfer, scale up, crystallization, isolation, drying).
  
• Ability to interpret process data, analytical results and development reports.
  
• Proficiency with process engineering tools eg Dynochem, Computational Fluid Dynamic software is desirable.
  
• A good knowledge of regulatory and safety guidelines is necessary.
  
• Ability to lead cross functional teams and drive decisions.
  
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with customers/stakeholders.
  
• Analytical thinking, problem solving and root cause analysis.
  
• High attention to detail with a strong quality mindset.
  
• Adaptability in a fast-paced CDMO environment with multiple concurrent projects.
  
• Ability to work across modalities e.g. small molecules, HPAPI, Peptides etc.
  

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• A minimum of an honour’s degree in chemical or process engineering or a related discipline is required.
  
• A minimum of 2-4 years’ experience in the bulk pharmaceutical industry with technology transfer experience is required.
  
• The desired candidate should have experience transferring processes from lab to pilot or commercial scale and have a good working knowledge of relevant cGMP, safety and environmental regulations.
  

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• An excellent opportunity for career enhancement & development.
  
• Competitive base salary.
  
• Annual bonus linked to business results.
  
• A well-established further education program.
  
• Pension scheme.
  
• Private healthcare. xcfaprz
  

SK pharmteco SM Europe is an equal opportunity employer.