Fill Finishing

Job Description

Takeda Neuchâtel

Site de Production Biotech | Biotech Manufacturing Site

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine.

Here, everyone matters, and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own.

An exciting and challenging opportunity has become available at Takeda’s Neuchatel Manufacturing plant (approx. 700 employees) for an experienced Process Engineer to join our Site Engineering team.

Fill Finishing (FF) & Downstream Process Engineer

About the role

The Process Engineer Fill Finishing & Downstream is responsible for supporting daily manufacturing operational activities and serving as the primary technical contact, providing engineering expertise at the Takeda Neuchâtel site. This role is crucial in ensuring that manufacturing processes are efficient, safe, cost-effective, and well-designed.

Reporting to the Process Engineering Team Leader, the Process Engineer Fill Finishing & DSP at Takeda Neuchâtel drives excellence in manufacturing operations, resolves technical issues, and optimizes processes while ensuring compliance with high-quality standards.

How you will contribute:

1. Provide daily support for operational activities, troubleshooting and resolving technical issues, along with optimizing processes opportunities.
2. Serve as primary technical contact and SME, supplying engineering expertise for fill finishing and downstream processing (DSP), addressing technical aspects both on and off the manufacturing field.
3. Lead technical and complex investigations requiring critical thinking and analytical skills. Propose, plan, and implement long-term viable corrective actions to address weaknesses identified in installations or processes.
4. Ensure manufacturing processes are efficient, safe, and cost-effective while meeting high-quality standards.
5. Participate in projects as SME engineering supporting all project phases incl. basic and detail design, FAT/SAT activities, installation and qualification.
6. Ensure compliance with industry standards and safety measures incl. compatibility and consistency with existing organization (site, divisional and corporate) procedures and industry standards (cGMP, GEP, SUVA/ASIT etc.).
7. Ensure that appropriate safety measures are taken to prevent all risks of injury through routine/project activities (Risk assessment, LOTO, etc.)
8. Generate, review, and ensure permanent update of documentations and qualification of the installation.
9. Participate in internal and external audits as a system expert.

What you bring to Takeda:

Education and Experience

1. Engineering degree (BS, MS or equivalent) in biotechnology, chemistry, food processing and/or mechanical engineering.
2. 2-5 years experience within a GMP environment, biotech/pharmaceutical company in the Pharma/Biotech industry (Process/Engineering and/or Project management).
3. Broad skills in handling technical development concepts, tools and new technologies as well as design techniques and ability to solve problems in design, testing and deployment.
4. Experience in troubleshooting, process engineering and ability to understand and to relate it to the user needs.
5. Experience in participating in FAT/SAT’s, installation, commissioning and validation of pharmaceutical facilities, utilities and process equipment, including:
   • Process piping & instrumentation.
   • Aseptic fillers / Freeze dryers.
   • Filtration (incl filter testing units) and chromatography skids.
   • Autoclaves.
   • CIP Systems and processes.
   • SIP Systems and processes.
6. Experience in performing PFMEA, Process RIAS, and HAZOP.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

1. Knowledge of Good Engineering Practices, cGxPs, FDA guidelines, ISPE guidelines, ATSM2500 & ASME/BPE standards.
2. Solid technical knowledge of pharma/process equipment.
3. Stakeholder management.
4. Ability to work autonomously.
5. Good problem solving.
6. Ready for hands-on activities.
7. Action-oriented skills.
8. Agility to work in a fast-paced environment.
9. Computer skills: MS-Office suite and MS-Project.
10. French and English (spoken and written), German a plus.

What Takeda offers you:

1. Competitive salaries.
2. Full accident coverage.
3. Participation in health insurance premiums.
4. Advantageous pension plans.
5. Subsidised meals.
6. Financial participation in employee sports activities.
7. Transport: support for local public transport passes, free parking, car sharing programme.
8. Takeda Neuchâtel offers its employees an attractive working environment and conditions. The well-being, safety, development and career advancement of its employees are at the heart of our vision and our Human Resources, Health, Environment and Safety policies.
9. Takeda Neuchâtel is an employer committed to its employees and to future generations.

More About Us

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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CHE - Neuchatel

Employee

Regular

Full time