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Pharma/Biopharma Technology Leader

Ingevity
North Charleston, USA
Full-time
Senior · 8+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago

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Required Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or a related field preferred. Master's degree with substantial relevant industry experience will be considered.
  • Minimum 5+ years of relevant industry experience with a Ph.D. or 8+ years with a Master's degree.
  • Hands-on experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical purification, downstream processing, filtration, adsorption, chromatography, or separation technologies.
  • Strong understanding of pharmaceutical qualification and validation requirements within GMP-regulated environments.
  • Experience interfacing directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers, biopharma organizations, CDMOs, or life sciences technology providers.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both scientific and commercial audiences.
  • Proven success working independently in highly visible technical roles.
  • Ingevity is a company made up of extraordinary people of every race, religion and background, all worthy of the same dignity. Our differences are one of our great strengths. Join us in building a culture of increasing diversity and respect – a culture where everyone belongs.
  • Ingevity is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.
  • Recruiting Agencies: Ingevity does not accept unsolicited resumes and therefore, will not be responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or a related field preferred. Master's degree with substantial relevant industry experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

  • Lead application development and performance evaluation of activated carbon technologies for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical purification processes.
  • Design and execute laboratory studies focused on impurity removal, decolorization, endotoxin reduction, host cell protein (HCP) removal, aggregate reduction, and overall process optimization.
  • Generate technical data packages supporting customer evaluations, qualification efforts, and commercialization activities.
  • Assess adsorption performance, filtration performance, process economics, and scale-up considerations across pharmaceutical applications.
  • Serve as the company's technical subject matter expert for pharmaceutical purification and downstream processing applications.
  • Build and maintain relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers, biopharma companies, CDMOs, and purification technology providers.
  • Partner with commercial teams to identify and develop new business opportunities, customer trials, and strategic partnerships.
  • Provide technical leadership during customer evaluations, qualification programs, and implementation projects.
  • Translate customer challenges into practical purification solutions and support the development of differentiated offerings.
  • Represent Ingevity at customer meetings, scientific conferences, industry forums, and technical workshops.
  • Drive compliance initiatives related to USP, European Pharmacopoeia, GMP, ICH, and other pharmaceutical quality standards.
  • Support development of pharmaceutical-grade product specifications, technical dossiers, validation documentation, and qualification packages.
  • Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, Operations, R&D, and Commercial teams to support successful commercialization and scale-up activities.
  • Contribute to strategies involving Drug Master Files (DMFs), extractables and leachables programs, change control requirements, and other qualification activities.
  • Monitor trends in bioprocessing, downstream purification, filtration, chromatography, adsorption science, and emerging pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies.
  • Evaluate competitive technologies and identify opportunities for Ingevity to establish market leadership.
  • Help shape the long-term strategy for pharmaceutical purification solutions and market expansion.

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