Process Manager
On-site · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Process Manager oversees biologics process design across capital projects, serving as SME in biologics process design and operations. responsibilities include reviewing and validating engineering designs from EPC/partners, acting as owner’s representative to ensure technical accuracy and compliance, challenging design assumptions, supporting project managers in technical decision-making, aligning design output with operational needs and cost/schedule objectives, providing detailed technical input to improve design quality and reduce execution risk, evaluating solutions for operability/maintainability/compliance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver successful project outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, or related technical discipline
- Experience in biologics manufacturing process design and operations
- Strong knowledge of biologics process systems and manufacturing operations
- Experience supporting capital projects within pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environments
- Experience reviewing and validating engineering design packages and technical deliverables
- Strong understanding of engineering design principles, process integration, and facility design requirements
- Experience working with EPC firms, engineering contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams
- Ability to independently assess technical solutions and challenge engineering assumptions
- Strong technical problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to balance technical requirements with project cost, schedule, and operational objectives
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to provide technical leadership and influence project outcomes across cross-functional teams
- Available to work extended hours, possibility of weekends and holidays
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