Process Engineer

Interested in a career that matters?

Would you like to use your expertise in fermentation and bioprocessing to improve production performance, support reliable customer supply, and introduce new technologies?

Join a collaborative team of process engineers and User Managers working to optimize processes and deliver high-quality products efficiently. The team works closely together through regular touchpoints and dedicated knowledge-sharing discussions, with opportunities to contribute to production expansion, high-efficiency separation technology, and high-efficiency oxygen transfer rate technology.

The role & your impact

As a Process Engineer, you will support and optimize fermentation and recovery processes to help ensure stable production, efficient operations, and on-time customer delivery. Working hands-on with production teams and collaborating across local and global networks, you will contribute to cost efficiency, sustainability, continuous improvement, and the successful introduction of products and technologies.

Your key responsibilities in this role

• Support and optimize fermentation and recovery production processes and equipment to help ensure smooth operations and stable customer supply.
• Drive process optimization initiatives that improve cost efficiency and sustainability, working closely with local production teams and the global optimization network.
• Manage and optimize product Bills of Materials, yield performance, and process variance budgets.
• Monitor production performance closely, providing technical support and troubleshooting when needed.
• Collaborate with local and global stakeholders to support new product introductions and site transfers.
• Identify process or equipment constraints, propose technical solutions, and act as User Manager for assigned CAPEX projects.

What you’ll need to be successful in this role

• A master’s degree or PhD in Fermentation, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, or a related scientific discipline.
• The ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions.
• Strong stakeholder-management capabilities and a collaborative approach to teamwork.
• A proactive mindset, learning agility, and curiosity.
• Good spoken, written, and listening skills in English.

Additional skills & interests we value

• Two or more years of relevant experience in fermentation, recovery, or bioprocessing environments.
• An interest in process optimization, sustainability, production-expansion projects, or new technology implementation.
• The potential and interest to develop broader leadership capabilities over time.

What we offer you

You will join a collaborative environment where process engineers and User Managers work from the same office, connect through regular touchpoints, and hold dedicated meetings for sharing and technical discussion.

The role provides opportunities to work with local production teams and global stakeholders while contributing to process optimization, operational excellence, new product introductions, site transfers, and technology implementation.

Working conditions

This is an onsite position based at the Taicang Plant.

Our purpose guides the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Opportunities for everyone

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

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If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career

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