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job requisition id R0034733
Job Description: At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lifes. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.
Our Technical Operations division develops, manufactures and supplies high-quality products so our patients can live better lives. Creating and delivering life-changing products means getting it right first time is a shared responsibility, so our global manufacturing teams work closely together to ensure quality, accuracy and safety at all times. That means a culture of empowerment, where speaking up is valued, and growth and development are constant.
Ferring+You
We are looking for a Pilot Plant Engineer to join our dynamic Pilot Plant and Innovation team in the Manufacturing, Technology, and Science department. In this hands-on and cross-functional role, you will contribute to developing process robustness, optimizing performance, and supporting the evaluation of new technologies to help us achieve our goals in cost, quality, and delivery .
Imagine yourself at the heart of innovation, where your expertise and creativity help to tackle exciting challenges. You’ll be shaping the future of our process and being part of a dynamic, collaborative team committed to excellence and continuous improvement, in solid dosage forms manufacturing capabilities.
Your day at Ferring
Support the effective execution of pilot plant trials and process capability evaluations to ensure process robustness and scalability.
Execute test plans using statistical tools (SPC, modelling, DoE) to analyze key process parameters at pilot scale.
Develop expertise in dry form processes and material handling technologies, and support the implementation of innovative solutions.
Support, facilitate, contribute to or manage strategic, innovative and cross- functional projects.
Contribute to equipment design, process optimization, and root cause investigations in collaboration with production and MTS teams.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues arising in industrial-scale production involving pilot plant processes and equipment.
Lead and drive continuous improvement efforts for the production processes and testing requirements
Behind our innovation…There’s you
A Master’s Degree in Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering or a related field.
2+ years of experience in a pilot plant or manufacturing environment, preferably within the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry.
Understanding of cGMP regulations for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Good understanding of process control, automation, equipment design, and scale-up principles.
Proficiency with statistical analysis, data modelling, or process simulation tools is a plus.
Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt certification and experience in Design of Experiment (DoE) are a plus.
Curious, hands-on, detail-oriented, and eager to learn and contribute in a dynamic team.
Team player with strong communication skills and a proactive mindset.
Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love
Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role
Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents
Extended support on family building journey
Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.
Behind our purpose… There’s you!
If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!
We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.
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Location: Switzerland SMP - St Prex Supporting our employees' family building journeys At Ferring, we’re committed to advocating everyone’s right to build a family. That’s why we’re launching our most inclusive and comprehensive family building benefits package yet.
The package recognises the complexities of building a family and aims to remove financial barriers associated with fertility treatment and family building options, by providing financial support and a global minimum standard of 26-weeks of paid parental leave. We’ll offer support for fertility treatments, surrogacy programmes, adoption, egg freezing, counselling and related services, as well as paid leave for fertility treatment and adoption procedures.
Ferring Project Family At Ferring, we believe in everyone’s right to a family and we commit to building families of every shape and size.
Millions of people around the world are unable to access the care, treatment and support they need to build a family. We want to change that.
We are addressing some of the greatest challenges in reproductive medicine and maternal health through our research and development programmes.
Learn more about our #FamilyProject Commitment
Driven by its entrepreneurial spirit and enabled by a decentralised organisational setup, Ferring will harness its world-class competencies in science and business with other innovative technologies to create solutions for patients and doctors.
By developing an understanding of people’s needs, we will deliver personalised healthcare solutions, integrating pharmaceutical products with diagnostics, data, devices, education and support services to optimise health outcomes.
Ferring will be the world-leading, most trusted healthcare company in reproductive medicine and maternal health, and a leader in specialty areas within gastroenterology and urology. Each of us at Ferring will contribute to providing innovative solutions to help people live better lives. We will devote significant research and development investment to new therapeutics, life cycle management and next generation healthcare solutions.
As a privately owned, specialty healthcare company that operates globally, Ferring will grow revenues at a rate that is 50% faster than the industry average. We will strive for efficiencies in our business and create flexibility to invest in opportunities to build our future.
We are, and continue to be, part of a transparent and aligned company. We strive to best address the needs of patients, stakeholders and customers by collaborating across functions, experimenting and sharing our practices, and continuously learning. We are always guided by the Ferring Philosophy.
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