Process Development Chemical Engineer

Work Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Shift: No
Department: LS-SC-PMLTA Process Development
Recruiter: Kathy Lewison

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Your Role:

In this role you will work in a project-focused environment as a member of a multidisciplinary Process Development (PD) group responsible for developing and qualifying manufacturing methods to support new product introductions and optimize existing processes. The PD group includes project managers and technical roles spanning the following disciplines: organic chemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, analytical chemistry, and biochemistry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess and select optimal equipment for various processes, ensuring compatibility and efficiency.
• Identify and evaluate critical process parameters and control points to maintain process efficiency and product quality. Optimize conditions for large-scale production.
• Improve energy usage, reduce waste, and enhance overall productivity of unit operations.
• Develop and implement experimental plans to test various aspects of the process, ensuring scalability and reproducibility.
• Work closely with scientists, project managers, and other team members to integrate test data and findings into practical manufacturing processes. Perform and troubleshoot newly developed procedures with the relevant Operations teams to qualify new methods, and aid in training and transferring newly developed methods to the manufacturing team.
• Present hypotheses, test data, and conclusions to internal and external stakeholders to advance project goals.
• Bacterial and fungal fermentation, natural extraction, biocatalysis, protein purification, centrifugation, chromatography, advanced filtration methods (tangential flow filtration), lyophilization
• Organic synthesis, recrystallization, distillation, extraction, chromatography, filtration, freeze drying, spray drying, heat treatment, mixing and blending

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or other Engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in chemical manufacturing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience with manufacturing equipment and perform at-scale testing and optimization.
• Hands-on experience with the common unit operations listed.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively present hypotheses, test data, and conclusions to internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, including scientists, project managers, and operations teams.

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.