Principal Engineer, Tech Ops

The Opportunity

The Principal Engineer serves as a senior technical expert within Technical Operations, providing endtoend lifecycle support for products, processes, and systems. The role bridges Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality to ensure robust, compliant, and optimized operations across the global network.

This position drives continuous improvement, process and technology stewardship, datadriven decisionmaking, and crossfunctional technical leadership, while ensuring alignment with evolving enterprise strategies, global standards, and modern ways of working.

Your Tasks & Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Lifecycle Stewardship

Provide subject matter expertise to ensure process, equipment, and product performance throughout the lifecycle.

Serve as a technical reference for complex or nonroutine manufacturing and engineering topics.

Support or lead technology transfer, scaleup/down, modernization, and lifecycle management initiatives.

Operational Support & Problem Solving

Support daily operations by troubleshooting process and equipment issues, using structured root cause methodologies and data analytics.

Ensure timely closure of deviations, CAPAs, change controls, and regulatory commitments.

Data Analytics & RiskBased Decision Making

Analyze production and analytical data to identify trends, risks, or improvement opportunities.

Apply riskassessment tools (FMEA, PRA) in deviation assessments, validation approaches, and design decisions.

Project & Portfolio Execution

Lead or contribute to S&I and OPEX/CAPEX projects, ensuring technical excellence, compliance, and alignment with industry standards.

Support conceptual design, user requirements, and process documentation (PFDs, P&IDs, system descriptions).

Process & Technology Optimization

Identify and execute continuous improvement initiatives focused on yield, quality, reliability, efficiency, and cost.

Contribute to global harmonization efforts and the development of standardized processes, templates, and best practices.

Validation

Develop and execute scientifically sound, riskbased validation strategies for equipment, systems, or processes.

Ensure documentation meets regulatory expectations and supports global submissions.

Audit & Inspection Readiness

Provide technical support during internal and external inspections, ensuring clear articulation of process, engineering, or validation rationales.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Work crossfunctionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, R&D, and Global Functions.

Act as a facilitator between local operational teams and global technical stakeholders to enable consistent, enterprisewide standards.

Safety & Compliance

Act as a role model for safety, adhering to all site guidelines, proactively mitigating risks, and supporting a culture of safety excellence.

Your Skills and Experience

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Engineering or Life Sciences.

Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience in Process Engineering, MS&T, Process Technology, Validation, or similar technical roles in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or chemical industry.

Experience in GMPregulated environments and crossfunctional project teams.

Strong technical problemsolving, data analytics, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Competencies

Leadership

Builds Bridges: Shares information proactively; collaborates across functions.

Unleash Outcomes: Takes accountability for delivering results.

Ignite Agility: Adjusts priorities to meet changing operational needs.

Technical

Process engineering fundamentals (risk assessment, troubleshooting, equipment qualification).

Data literacy and analytical decision-making.

Knowledge of GMP operations, deviation management, validation, and lifecycle management.

Behavioral

Strong communication, cross-functional partnering.

Problem solving, resilience, attention to detail.

Continuous improvement mindset.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Provide technical stewardship for site-specific processes, equipment, and operational systems.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve process and equipment issues using structured problem-solving.
• Apply risk-based methodologies and data analytics in decision-making.
• Lead or contribute to site-level CAPEX/OPEX, CI and S&I projects.
• Drive continuous improvement aligned with CSL standardization efforts.
• Develop and maintain validation documentation aligned to global QMS expectations.
• Support internal and external inspections with defensible scientific rationale.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and global partners to execute site objectives.

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