Process Engineer I

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Veranova cross functional teams and external customers to implement safe, efficient, practical and commercially viable processes to generate a consistent quality API supply fit for its intended use, with essential considerations given to safety, quality, optimizing process yields, turnaround times, and productivity.
• Maintains ongoing manufacturing operations to help ensure safety, quality and yield objectives are met.
• Leads process improvements efforts which improve yields and/or lower production costs, enhancing the overall efficiency and cost effectiveness of production processes.
• Contributes to the design and oversight of scale-up and/or validation runs in the manufacturing plant.
• Collaborates with Project/Facilities Engineering in capital projects during front-end design (URSs, PFDs, M&E Balances), PHAs, design reviews, commissioning, start-up and operator training.
• Using root cause analysis tools, leads troubleshooting efforts related to processing and process equipment problems while gathering relevant information and compiling necessary reports.
• Writes and reviews Batch Records, Process Safety Information, Process Validation Protocols, Operator training, and other technical reports.
• Collaborates with the EHS group on environmental, health and safety related aspects of new processes and process modifications; performs related emission calculations.
• Develops process performance tracking procedures and analyses existing data for optimization potential.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• Minimum of 3 years’ manufacturing or process engineering experience in pharmaceuticals or batch processing.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of commonly used equipment, technical concepts and procedures within bulk API batch manufacturing.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $80,000-95,000. This range represents a good-faith estimate of the compensation we expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In exceptional cases, compensation may exceed the stated range.

All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our annual incentive bonus program. Bonus targets vary by career level and are based on individual and company performance.

Our Commitment: Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health & wellness benefits. Access to mental health resources and wellness programs. Generous PTO and holiday pay policies. Financial Wellness: Veranova is committed to fair and transparent compensation practices. This includes a competitive base salary, eligibility for performance-based bonuses, and an attractive 401(k) Plan with company match.