Are you looking for an engineering position within a manufacturing production team to support the development, clinical supply, and technical transfer of respiratory products? If so, join us.

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

The Process Engineer I is a Durham, North Carolina-based position within AstraZeneca’s Inhalation Product Development function supporting respiratory products. We are situated in Research Triangle Park site; the leading center of innovation in the Southeast!

What you will do:

Conduct manufacturing and packaging activities to support the development of respiratory product pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, including pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) and dry powder inhalers (DPI).

• Evaluate manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs; apply knowledge of product and process design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials.

• Manufacturing planning, reviewing/writing protocols, reports, and manufacturing batch records.

• Data analysis in support of development reports.

• Develop and implement equipment/process qualifications and standard operating procedures.

• Keep equipment operational by coordinating calibration, maintenance, and repair services, following manufacturer’s instructions and established procedures.

• Support Quality activities, including investigations, CAPAs, change controls, and internal or external audits

• Improve the success rate for production operations by supporting programs to minimize human error, mechanical failure, contaminations, and procedural error.

• Communicate project status and concerns to management.

Essentials:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, industrial pharmacy, engineering, or similar discipline.

​Required:

• Minimum of two years of experience in GMP manufacturing operations in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Experience with equipment design, qualification, operation, and maintenance.

• Demonstrated ability to lead product development and process development production campaigns.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, detail-oriented personality, and ability to work efficiently in an interdisciplinary team environment. ​

Preferred:

• Experience with inhalation products, specifically MDIs and DPIs.

• Possesses an understanding of lean manufacturing principles.

• Experience with controlled documentation, such as for regulatory submissions and technology transfer.

Why AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, groundbreaking cutting-edge methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Come join us.

Next Steps – Apply today!

Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours. Curious to know more, then please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well-qualified for this opportunity. Know someone who would be an excellent fit, please share this posting with them.

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