Senior Process Technologist - Biomedical Manufacturing

Senior Process Technologist - Biomedical Manufacturing

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

The Biomaterials Business Unit develops, produces and sells monomers and degradable polymers as raw materials for the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Our products are used, among other things, in the production of surgical aids and slow-release medicines (injection pills). The products are developed and produced (often to customer specifications) in our factories in Gorinchem and the United States.

As our Senior Process Technologist - Biomedical Polymers you take responsibility for the improvement of existing monomer and polymer production processes and development and implementation of new processes. You report to the Manager Plant Technologist.

Purpose of the job:

Improve existing monomer and polymer production processes and development and implementation of new processes in an environment where quality is key.

Result areas:

1. Providing technical/technological expertise and coordinating research to maintain and improve the process efficiency, product quality, process stability, equipment availability, safety and health in a medical/pharmaceutical production environment.
2. Responsible for scaling up of processes and implementing new recipes (provided by Innovation Center), without the manufacturing of out-of-specification product.
3. Project leader for projects to improve existing and/or implementing new production processes.
4. Participating in projects, as project member, related to new process equipment, business processes or new products.
5. Responsible for setting up Standard Operating Procedures and implementing these procedures within the Manufacturing department (training operational personnel)
6. Setting up of validation plans and protocols for the validation of existing and new processes according to ICHQ7 guidelines for manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients and implementing necessary methods and/or changes.
7. Reviewing batch records and solving deviations that have occurred within the manufacturing facility,
8. Stay in close contact with other departments like QA and IC.

Skills / Knowledge and experience

• Bachelor degree with at least 5 years experience in chemical process engineering
• cGMP/Pharmaceutical skills and knowledge
• Able to work individually as an expert and within a multidisciplinary team as advisor/engineer.
• Fluent in Dutch and English (verbal and written)

About Corbion

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2023, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,443.8 million and had a workforce of 2,727 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

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