Do you share our passion for equipment and new technology within large-scale pharmaceutical production? Are you driven to make a tangible impact in our manufacturing facilities with your expertise and creativity? Then we invite you to embark on a rewarding career with numerous development opportunities and the chance to work alongside highly competent and motivated colleagues. We focus on growth, embrace a steep learning curve, and most importantly, prioritize putting people first.
Your new Team
Process Technology is a group of over 100 employees across five departments: Automation, Process Engineering, Validation, Engineering Science, and CAD Services. We maintain overall responsibility for ensuring smooth daily operations within these disciplines.
We are looking for a new colleague in the Engineering Science department, a team consisting of six highly skilled engineers that provides technical leadership for pharmaceutical process equipment design, onboarding new clients/programs and secure the right manufacturing capabilities for the future. Collaboration is at the core of our mission to deliver reliable technical solutions, and we pride ourselves on open, inclusive communication to ensure support both for each other and our partners. We strive to remain a proactive partner offering technical expertise and positive reinforcement.
Your Role and Talent
As part of our team, you will provide process engineering technical leadership, focusing on the design and specification of new equipment for our large-scale manufacturing facility. This could include equipment for both upstream operations related to fermentation, for downstream purification unit operations, or any associated utility operations. You’ll ensure that all designs and specifications meet the strict standards expected in the pharmaceutical industry.
The Engineering Science department also conducts initial facility fit evaluations and CAPEX cost estimations for new programs. As a CDMO, we partner with some of the most innovative biopharma companies globally. At the onset of a tech transfer, you will act as a crucial link between them and the FDB team. You are expected to build relationships with our diverse biopharma clientele to instill confidence in our technical assessments and ensure smooth collaboration. You will represent our mission to advance tomorrow's medicine, our passion for close partnerships, and our dedication to integrity and impactful results.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead continuous improvements of equipment and facility performance.
- Provide technical expertise for new processing equipment installations and modifications to existing equipment.
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in technology transfer of new pharmaceutical products and processes.
- Conduct facility fit assessments for new programs to our existing manufacturing capabilities and identify any gaps. You should propose and discuss resolutions of gaps in close collaboration with clients, providing subsequent support for implementation.
Education and Competencies
We expect you to have in-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical process equipment and understand the complexities of implementation in the pharma industry. You should be able to independently lead and drive technical group meetings, including cross-functional groups and external partners. You have excellent communication skills and routinely provide timely updates. You are fluent in English, the main language, and comfortable working with Excel, Visio, and similar tools
- Hold a BA or MA in Engineering or another relevant field.
- Preferably have a minimum of 5 years of experience in biopharmaceutical engineering or manufacturing.
- Be adept at interacting with internal and external personnel on significant matters, often requiring coordination between organizational units and providing technical oversight and guidance.
- Ability to present findings and data to large groups, external partners, and senior leadership team members.
Personal skills
With your naturally friendly and helpful attitude, you thrive in a multicultural environment where things move quickly. Your curiosity drives you to embrace new ideas, and you work independently in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment, while meeting pharma quality expectations. With respect and a pragmatic approach, you cultivate strong partnerships, take ownership, communicate clearly, and excel at guiding colleagues and clients.
If you share our passion, drive, and energy—what we call Genki—come and be part of our Engineering Sciences team at Fujifilm.
How you apply
Has this sparked your interest? Then we urge you to apply with CV and cover letter as soon as possible as we handle applications on a continuous basis.
If you have any questions or doubts about the position, please do not hesitate to contact Director, Engineering Sciences, Peter Frederiksen on mail: [email protected]
Working at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
We offer a competitive compensation package in a site/company growing rapidly, with many opportunities for individual growth, we also offer access to fitness and an attractive canteen.
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication, and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.
Our Manufacturing site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together a complete range of expertise, capabilities, and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics. As we continue to enhance and expand our capabilities, we are looking for people who share our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join our team.
We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive, and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.
We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark (FDBD) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or any other protected class.
To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.
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What We Do
For over 30 years, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnology’s mission has been advancing tomorrow’s medicine. As a CDMO, we work in partnership with the most innovative biopharma and biotech companies across the world who are reimagining healthcare’s potential. We help to accelerate their progress, expand their capabilities, streamline their processes, and strengthen their innovation. So when our customers’ potential cures, vaccines, biologics, and accomplishments make strides – or even become new realities for patients – we know our work, our manufacturing expertise, and our partnership helped make it happen.
FDB isn’t simply a workplace. It’s a place of passion – a place of what we call Genki. A place where diverse perspectives and people come to life. Where opportunity for growth has no end. Where passion is followed, discovered, and nurtured. Where the energy is undeniable, enthusiasm is pervasive, and drive is infectious. All of our global locations burst with curiosity, inspiration, and extraordinary purpose.
So as we continue to grow our teams, our global locations, and our capabilities, Genki will always be our cultural tie. That’s why we’re always looking for passionate, mission-driven people who want to commit their life’s work to enabling better outcomes for patients and their families.
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