Senior Associate Process Engineer (m/w/d)

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet, and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Process Engineer

As a Process Engineer, you will be part of the manufacturing operations team to deliver technical expertise across vaccine production facilities. In this role, you’ll be responsible for optimizing performance in key areas such as utilities, fermentation, freeze drying (lyophilization), aseptic filling, and packaging to ensure operational excellence.

Your Responsibilities:

• Provide technical engineering support and act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for fermentation, lyophilization, aseptic filling, utilities, and packaging.
• Lead process improvement initiatives, technology transfers, and scale-up projects to enhance reliability, efficiency, and product quality.
• Manage deviations, CAPAs, change controls, and equipment qualification activities (IQ/OQ/PQ) within a GMP environment.
• Resolve complex process or equipment issues by leading root cause investigations and cross-functional taskforces.
• Drive operational excellence while providing technical leadership and mentorship to operational teams.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
• Experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing within a GMP regulated environment
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across functions and leadership levels

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Fluency in English and German
• Experience with GMP manufacturing unit operations
• Proven experience with equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and process validation
• Experience leading engineering projects or continuous improvement initiatives

What We Offer You

• Interesting and varied working environment in a modern and growing global company in the pharmaceutical industry
• Room for initiative and flexibility
• Exciting development opportunities
• Company fitness program
• Meal allowance
• Corporation benefits
• Team events
• Up to 30 days holiday
• Special leave days (wedding, work anniversaries etc.)
• Attractive remuneration according to the company collective agreement incl. Christmas and holiday bonus
• 38 hours/week

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