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With around 3,000 employees worldwide, we help pharmaceutical and biotech companies manufacture medicines with the ultimate goal of improving people’s lives.\nOur network, spanning Europe and the U.S., provides flexible and specialized solutions across six technology platforms: Peptides, Lipids & Carbohydrates, Injectables, Highly Potent & Oncology, Small Molecules, and Oligonucleotides. We strive for excellence in supporting this network and are committed to delivering the highest quality products for patient well-being.\nOur People Vision\nWe strive for excellence. We share our passion. Together, we make a difference in patients' lives.\nSUMMARY\nThe Sr. MSAT Development Engineer provides technical leadership and documentation support for commercial manufacturing processes. Strategically develops, troubleshoots, and implements improvements to commercial or near-commercial processes; including engineering, chemistry, and technology that significantly improve the environment, safety, compliance, robustness, efficiency, schedule adherence, and cost aspects of manufacturing.\nWorks within a team-oriented environment with professionals from a variety of disciplines. Conducts research, experimentation, and documentation for such purposes as process troubleshooting, new technology implementation, and process improvements. Process improvements can include raw material studies, robustness improvement, throughput improvement, waste stream reduction, process analytical technology (PAT) implementation, etc. Responsible for the equipment sizing, scale-up engineering, and execution of multi-step syntheses from laboratory to plant scale campaigns. Emphasis is on the creative application of a full range of practical and theoretical concepts toward the design and implementation of cost-effective processes and improvements for the manufacture of Corden pharmaceuticals.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nInclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.\nActs as a technical lead/SME providing technical expertise and support during lab or plant operations, including the development, transfer, or implementation of technology at a lab or plant scale\nProvides day-to-day support to manufacturing and process development, at times requiring attention outside of normal work hours. Support includes troubleshooting and continuous improvement of processes, as well as participation in change control, deviations, and investigations to ensure schedule adherence.\nEstablishes and maintains strong, transparent, and effective day-to-day working relationships between Manufacturing, R&D, internal support, regulatory groups, and CPC customers related to assigned duties\nDevelops and supports scalable process improvements and provides technical expertise and support during lab and plant operations. \nEnsures process improvements are capable of meeting defined cost, yield, throughput, quality, and safety expectations on assigned processes\nResponsible for supplying management with specific project data to facilitate the budgeting process for the transfer or implementation of technology. Works to identify trends and other improvement opportunities.\nConducts root cause analysis for process-related failures; and identify correct corrective and preventative actions from their own investigation\nImplements, troubleshoots, and helps to maintain process analytical technology (PAT) in operations. Provides technical leadership in identifying and deploying PAT strategies that enhance process understanding, strengthen control strategies, and improve manufacturing performance.\nLEADERSHIP & BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES\nDemonstrates a positive attitude. Supports a positive, healthy, and flexible work environment that encourages employees and coworkers to develop their full potential and expand their horizons. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Provides technical expertise to manufacturing.\nSAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES\nEvery individual is personally responsible for the safety and environmental aspects of his or her activities in the workplace. Each employee is expected to perform their job duties in a safe manner utilizing all their knowledge, training, ability, and experience.\nQUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES\nCorden Pharma Colorado (CPC) is a manufacturer of a variety of pharmaceutical products. In following Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Corden Pharma Colorado manufactures in accordance with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), International Council for Harmonisation Q7 (ICH), and other global regulations as applicable. This is critical as it is our mission to not place patients at risk due to inadequate safety, quality, or efficacy. CPC’s Quality Management System, which incorporates cGMP, is designed to deliver this quality objective. Attainment is produced through the requisite participation and commitment of all staff across departments and at all levels within the company.\ncGMP is the part of Quality Management System ensuring products are consistently produced to accurate quality standards. Adherence to clearly defined procedures, in compliance with the principles of cGMP, is required when performing operations across Corden Pharma Colorado.\nQUALIFICATIONS\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE\nA BS in Chemical Engineering and/or Chemistry with Master’s or Ph.D. degree preferred and 5 years of demonstrated success in Process Engineering or Process Chemistry in a Pharmaceutical or Fine Chemicals Manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and demonstrated success, preferably specializing in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes.\nLANGUAGE SKILLS\nAbility to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and analytical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.\nMATHEMATICAL SKILLS\nAbility to comprehend and apply principles of advanced calculus, modern algebra, and advanced statistical theory. Ability to work with concepts such as limits, and quadratic and exponential equations. The ability to select and perform engineering correlation calculations in support of scale-up (and scale-down) of processes. Familiarity with statistical design of experiments and process control.\nREASONING ABILITY\nAbility to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.\nCERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS\nNone\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to work with hands; reach above shoulder height; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.\nWORK ENVIRONMENT\nThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and low levels of toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.\nCORE COMPETENCIES\nThese are the specific areas of knowledge, skill, and ability that are important for successful job performance.\nDemonstrates a positive attitude, strong technical curiosity, and commitment to continuous improvement.\nApplies chemical engineering fundamentals and a strong understanding of engineering, chemistry, quality, safety, and manufacturing principles.\nUtilizes statistical tools, including Design of Experiments (DOE), to support process development, optimization, troubleshooting, and data-driven decision making.\nIndependently designs and executes laboratory studies, generating high-quality data to support process development and manufacturing investigations.\nDemonstrates expertise in process development, scale-up, optimization, technology transfer, and troubleshooting of chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.\nExperienced in the application of Process Analytical Technology (PAT), 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