Job Description
R&D Technology Transfer Engineer – Permanent
Location: Swords, Co. Dublin
ABOUT US?
SK pharmteco is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing organisation (CDMO) with state-of- the-art facilities in Korea, US, France and Ireland. We are part of SK Inc., a Korea company with revenues of $99 billion in 2023. Our mission is to ‘produce and deliver life-changing therapies that improve patient outcomes and save lives’.
The SK pharmteco 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 have made some of the world’s most important medicines and continue to do so.
Further information on SK pharmteco can be found at www.skpharmteco.com
Current Need
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.
Position Description
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.
Key Attributes and Skills
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:
Core Competencies
- Core competencies of leadership, excellent communication skills, teamwork, problem solving particularly with external customers
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Commitment to the SK biotek values, compliance and continuous improvement
Technical Knowledge
- 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
Collaboration and Problem Solving
- 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.
Requirements
- 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
Other Benefits Include
- Excellent opportunities for career enhancement and personal development
- Competitive base salary
- Annual bonus linked to business results
- A well-established further education program
- Pension scheme
- Private Healthcare Insurance