Senior Technology Transfer Engineer

ABOUT US

SK pharmteco is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing organisation (CDMO) with state-of-the-art facilities in Korea, US, France and Ireland. We are part of SK Inc., a Korea company with revenues of $99 billion in 2023. Our mission is to ‘produce and deliver life-changing therapies that improve patient outcomes and save lives’. The SK pharmteco Small Molecule, Europe, facility located in Swords, Co Dublin, Ireland has led the way in the development, scale-up and commercial manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Chemical Intermediates for over 60 years. With a talented workforce, exceptional technical capabilities and facilities we have made some of the world’s most important medicines and continue to do so. Further information on SK pharmteco can be found at www.skpharmteco.com

Current Need

The R&D Team at the Swords Campus are looking to recruit a Senior Technology Transfer Process Engineer to join the R&D Department reporting to the Associate Director, Technology Transfer.

Position Description

Reporting to the Associate Director, Technology Transfer the successful candidate is responsible for leadership and execution of technology transfer activities for new product introductions within R&D. They will be focused on the successful introduction of new products to the Swords site, leading multiple, complex tech transfers simultaneously (small molecule, HPAPI, or peptide) into manufacturing. The role ensures seamless scale up from lab/pilot to commercial scale, ensuring process robustness, GMP compliance and repeatable product quality.

Key Responsibilities and Attributes

Working as part of a cross functional technology transfer team comprised of process chemists and engineers, the Senior Technology Transfer process engineer should have the following attributes:

Core Skills and Competencies

• Core competencies of leadership, excellent communication skills, teamwork, problem solving particularly with external customers
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Commitment to the SK biotek values, compliance and continuous improvement

Technical Expertise

• A high level of expertise in technology transfer, API pharmaceutical manufacturing, plant operations and engineering projects is essential
• Subject matter expert for chemical process engineering (reaction kinetics, mass transfer, scale up, crystallization, isolation, drying)
• Ability to interpret process data, analytical results and development reports, communication of findings and recommendations to management and customers
• A high level of proficiency with process engineering tools eg Dynochem, Computational Fluid Dynamic software is desirable
• A good knowledge of regulatory and safety guidelines is necessary

Leadership and Stakeholder Management

• Ability to lead multiple cross functional teams and drive decision making internally and with customers
• High technical credibility and ability to influence decisions
• Strong negotiation skills with clients and internal stakeholders
• Strategic thinking, systems-level understanding of successful technology transfers

Problem Solving and Adaptability

• Exceptionally strong investigation and root-cause analysis capability
• Adaptability in a fast paced CDMO environment with multiple concurrent projects
• Demonstrated ability to drive change

Specialised Experience (Advantage)

• High Potency API – containment strategy for OEB5 compounds, closed system handling, occupational exposure control strategies, facility upgrades
• Peptide manufacturing – design of scalable peptide synthesis strategies, chromatography/lyophilization expertise, technical troubleshooting of complex impurity profiles

Requirements

• A minimum of an honour’s degree in chemical or process engineering or a related discipline is required
• A minimum of 7–10 years’ experience in the bulk pharmaceutical industry with technology transfer experience is required
• The desired candidate should have experience leading cross functional, customer facing teams with a strong working knowledge of relevant cGMP, safety and environmental regulations

Other Benefits Include

• Excellent opportunities for career enhancement and personal development
• Competitive base salary
• Annual bonus linked to business results
• A well-established further education program
• Pension scheme
• Private Healthcare Insurance