Job Description

Manufacturing Science & Technology Engineering Graduate Dunboyne

   

INTRODUCTION

As one of the world’s leading healthcare companies, we are committed to making a difference. We require a Engineering Graduate to provide multidisciplinary expertise and technical support to the MS&T team at Dunboyne.

Our company Graduate Program is a 36 month rotational program designed to strengthen the depth and breadth of technical, business and leadership capability at Dunboyne and within our company. It provides opportunities for individuals to excel personally and professionally and impact on the organisation's goals and objectives in Compliance, Supply, Strategy & Profit Plan.

By offering real and meaningful roles in the delivery of key tactical projects and initiatives, we will enable the successful candidate to develop the core competencies as outlined below.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the tech transfer and manufacturing at Dunboyne. Acting as a subject matter expert in the area of biologics manufacture, the successful candidate will work closely with teams in manufacturing, testing and quality to deliver innovative solutions that create value for our patients.

A high level of innovation, enthusiasm and drive will be required to deliver technical excellence in support of ongoing activities at the site

THE ROLE 
The role will be based at the Dunboyne site. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

PRIMARY ACTIVITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

Bring energy, knowledge, innovation and leadership to carry out the following:

• Providing technical leadership for new product introduction, in support of clinical and commercial campaigns
• Direct input to the technology transfer team/sub-team, and execution of supporting activities in the operations suites
• Development of strategies for technical studies, and the execution of process and cleaning validation programs.
• Acting as process Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the support of process investigations.
• Identification of innovation opportunities, support process optimisation projects including yield improvement and/or cycle time optimisation
• Use of risk management techniques to identify risks and develop mitigation actions
• Lead technical studies/ projects on site and play a key role in the coaching and development of the MS&T and Manufacturing teams.  
• Maintain continuous focus on quality and safety compliance, in addition to operational excellence in the implementation of improvements & solutions
• Responsible for the use of process engineering systems and approaches for equipment design, specification and performance, generation of technical reports, process modelling, risk management and integration of process equipment systems.

THE CANDIDATE

This role requires an individual with a minimum of 2:1 BSc / BEng preferably with some directly-related experience in academia, pharmaceutical or biotechnology company – with a working knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices.

A self-starter and results-focussed, the successful candidate will have strong contemporary knowledge, and the ability to work independently and on multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate will also have demonstrated the ability to deliver what is needed on-time, holding self and team accountable for commitments, decisions, actions and behaviours.

The Engineering Graduate will also have excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate understanding of process science, in order to drive decision making, impact assessments, design of studies, etc., in a multi-disciplinary team environment.

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Required Skills:

Ability to Coordinate, Ability to Coordinate, Accountability, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering Project Management, Commercialization, Data Analysis, Engineering Design, Engineering Standards, Equipment Designing, Estimation and Planning, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Equipment, Manufacturing Scale-Up, Manufacturing Technologies, Operational Excellence, Operational Quality, Problem Analysis, Problem Solving, Process Control, Process Development Engineering, Process Engineering, Process Improvements, Professional Engineering {+ 8 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Project Temps (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

09/19/2026

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