About the role
AI summarisedSenior Operations Engineer at a global biopharma company's Singapore manufacturing site. Responsible for leading deviation investigations, process improvement projects, and supporting technical transfers to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient production of medicines and vaccines.
BiopharmaFull-time{'name': 'Manufacturing'}
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage complex deviation investigations and corrective actions to timely closure.
- Design and deliver process improvement projects to increase yield, reduce variability or raise efficiency.
- Support validation, trials and technical transfer activities to enable smooth production start-up.
- Monitor process parameters and trends, and support risk assessments for quality and business continuity.
- Prepare clear technical documents, training materials and work instructions for operations teams.
- Build strong working relationships with manufacturing, quality, MSAT and maintenance to meet production goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, biotechnology, chemical engineering, life sciences or a related discipline.
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in regulated manufacturing such as pharmaceutical, biotech or chemical production.
- Practical experience in deviation investigation, root cause analysis and CAPA management.
- Strong troubleshooting skills for process and equipment issues.
- Working knowledge of current good manufacturing practices and quality systems.
- This role is on-site at our Singapore facility; minimal hybrid or remote flexibility due to operational needs.
- Experience with validation, commissioning or technical transfer activities.
- Familiarity with SAP, manufacturing execution systems or electronic batch records.
- Training or certification in continuous improvement methods such as Lean or Six Sigma.
- Project management experience or formal project management training.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects and delivering to timelines.
- Strong written and verbal communication and stakeholder engagement skills.