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Engineer Senior, Biotech Combination Products - Hybrid (JP13709)

Thousand Oaks, CA · Biotech/Pharmaceutical
Job Title: Engineer Senior, Biotech Combination Products - Hybrid (JP13709)
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA. 91320 (Hybrid)
Business Unit: Prefilled Syringes - New Product Development
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 1+ year with likely extensions and/or conversion to a permanent position.
Rate: $44 - $48/hour W2 with benefits
Posting Date: 2/11/2025.
Notes:  Onsite Thousand Oaks, CA - 2-3 days per week onsite

3 Key Consulting is hiring!  We are recruiting an Engineer Senior, Biotech Combination Products for a consulting engagement with our direct client, a leading global biotechnology company.



Job Description:
B.S. and a minimum of 3+ strong years of experience. 5 YOE is ideal.
Experience working on prefilled syringes or vials. Combination product experience. Regulatory experience.



The Device Engineer will participate in the medical device/combination product design, development, and commercialization activities for drug delivery devices, focusing on prefilled syringes.

Key responsibilities include:
  • Leading test procedure development and functional test execution
  • Leading material inventory management for prefilled syringe programs, including material forecasting and material custody across multiple sites and functional groups.
  • Authoring technical plans and reports
  • Performing advanced statistical data analysis
  • Supporting Leading technical assessments and root cause investigations as well as planning and delegation of sub-tasks to other team members.
  • Transfer of information to manufacturing sites, engagement with suppliers
  • Maintenance of Design History File content consistent with Good Documentation Practices
  • Training junior staff on physical test methods, sample preparation protocols and procedures, and effective report writing.
  • Reviewing primary data collected from peers in support for various design controls activities, including characterization and design verification.
  • Supporting design transfer activities by leading cross-functional coordination of sample procurement and testing.
  • Supporting the setting of specification limits for platform devices through human factors studies benchtop testing.
     
Essential Skills:
  • Fully competent engineer in all conventional aspects of the subject matter, functional area, and assignments.
  • Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and adaptation and modification of standard techniques/procedures/criteria, and devises new approaches to encountered challenges.
  • Generates and maintains design specifications, protocol and report writing, prototyping, design of experiments/statistical process control product optimization, design verification & validation, FMEA, etc.
  • System level root cause investigation; CAD/SolidWorks proficiency; tolerance analysis; capability analysis.
  • Coordinate and implement design improvements with development partners.
  • Collaborate with scientists and engineers internally and externally to assess and develop appropriate design and manufacturing specifications.
  • Accountability of maintaining technical records within product design history files.
  • Individual contributor with leadership attributes to effectively represent device engineering within a large network/matrix organization.
  • Working proficiency and familiarity with governing standards and regulations, including Quality System Regulation (21CFR820) and Risk Management (ISO 14971).
     
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Degree in the field of Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering, or related field
  • Medical device industry and/or regulated work environment experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skill
  • Understanding and experience in:
  • Development/commercialization of medical devices and knowledge of manufacturing processes
  • Initiating and bringing complex projects to conclusion
  • Ability to work independently and dynamic cross functional teams
  • Design controls
  • Failure investigation
  • Applied statistics
     
Top Must Have Skill Sets:
  • Pharma background.
  • Physical testing experience
  • Design controls experience

Red Flags:
Poor communication skills
Lack of hands on testing experience

Why is the Position Open?
Supplement to current team

Interview Process: 
One rounds of interviews 

We invite qualified candidates to send your resume to recruiting@3keyconsulting.com.  If you decide that you’re not interested in pursuing this particular position, please feel free to take a look at the other positions on our website www.3keyconsulting.com/careers. You are also welcome to share this opportunity with anyone you think might be interested in applying for this role.
 
Regards,
 
3KC Talent Acquisition Team
 
 

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