MSAT - Process Engineer

Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies, we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future.

Wacker Biotech, as part of WACKER, is a leading global biotechnology organization specializing in the production of biopharmaceuticals. The company has outstanding technologies for the rapid, efficient and thus cost-effective production of therapeutic proteins for clinical and commercial supply. Currently it is the biggest dedicated microbial Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) in the world. lts four dedicated and fast-growing production sites are currently based in Germany (Halle and Jena), The Netherlands (Amsterdam) and The United States (San Diego, CA). At our Amsterdam-based center Wacker Biotech B.V. focuses on the GMPcompliant microbial based production of recombinant proteins, vaccines and live microbials as drug substance and drug product.

To strengthen our team in Amsterdam,
we are looking for you as a(n) MSAT - Process Engineer

Job requirements

• Ensuring technology transfer from and to production by being the production representative in the relevant project core-team(s) by ensuring that the execution of the production (associated) work within the company is scientifically and technologically correct, efficient, and cost-competitive (within the boundaries of SHE and cGMP requirements, as well as client´s expectations); 
• Ensuring life-cycle management of a process from transfer, via process validation to continuous process verification; 
• Ensuring, if needed, process related support to shop-floor for production activities.

Qualifications Required

• Academic or HLO level - bioprocess field of expertise;
• Working for 5 years or more in a (Bio-) pharmaceutical environment or in a relevant (bioprocess) research field;
• Extensive knowledge of (bio)pharmaceutical processes with experience in downstream processing, specifically protein / polysaccharide purification;
• Document writing skills in English;
• At ease in project teams, interacting with clients, training colleagues, working in matrix structures;
• Application knowledge of GMP standards (writing batch documentation and SOPs);
• Familiar with process validation, trending, data analysis;
• Capability to coordinate and perform technology transfer and process validation activities within the manufacturing organization;
• Capability to prepare accurate documentation (batch documentation, validation documentation, scientific reports);
• Capability to resolve problems;
• Capability to summarize and present complex information in an audience-appropriate format (operators, clients, management etc.);
• You reside in and are eligible to work in The Netherlands (valid work permit).

What do we offer?

• Employment: A challenging and international position in a professional and informal working environment


• Compensation: Attractive salary, holiday allowance, home-office travel allowance, participation in the company's success, subsidized pension plan


• Work-life balance: Flexible working hours (where possible), 30 days of vacation


• Versatile development opportunities: Support for professional development

As an international company, we welcome the diversity of people. We consciously promote equal opportunities and a diverse, inclusive culture in our teams - this is what makes us successful.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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