Senior Process Development Engineer Jobs in Spokane, WA

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Join a Leader in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing – And Build What’s Next

As Spokane’s Largest Manufacturing Company, Jubilant HollisterStier LLC is a well‑established force in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, providing a complete range of manufacturing services that support life‑changing medicines worldwide. We are nationally recognized for our expertise in producing sterile injectable vials and lyophilized products, and our Allergy business is a global leader in allergenic extracts that support treatments for allergies and asthma.

For the Builders, Innovators, and Doers — This Is Your Place

If you are someone who thrives on solving complex problems, improving systems, and building real solutions, you’ll feel at home here. At Jubilant HollisterStier, your ideas matter — and your impact is felt globally.

• Immediate impact: Your work directly supports essential medicines and allergenic therapies used worldwide.
• Benefits start on day one: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Life, AD&D, and Disability benefits begin immediately because your well‑being shouldn’t have a waiting period.
• A career you can grow: We provide opportunities for growth, promotion, and annual raises, with midpoint compensation reserved for high performance and longevity.
• A culture of improvement: We value people who thrive on continuous improvement, innovation, and hands‑on contribution.
• A stable industry leader: Backed by Jubilant Pharma, we pair long‑term stability with forward‑looking innovation.

If you want to build something meaningful with a team that values your drive, skills, and ideas — you belong here.

The Senior Process Engineer provides expertise primarily in the areas of pharmaceutical process engineering and technical transfer. This position manages large‑scale projects and multidisciplinary teams, provides technical direction for complex projects, and exhibits superior communication skills with all levels of employees. The professional is responsible for refining department and site processes and providing leadership and guidance to others.

• Design, optimize, and implement site manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality, and sustainability.
• Oversee and assess existing processes and workflows.
• Establish and track process metrics to monitor process stability and discover areas for improvement.
• Conduct technical transfer of new products from both internal and external clients.
• Own product process from initial quote to product retirement.
• Evaluate incoming processes for robustness, efficiency, and fit within JHS‑Spokane.
• Perform development work to define CPPs and CQAs to enable strong execution upon transfer to manufacturing.
• Author validation study documents that demonstrate manufacturing processes are capable of consistently making acceptable product.
• Develop and execute validation studies to test and qualify new and improved manufacturing processes.
• Perform troubleshooting, oversight, and/or sampling of events within manufacturing; occasional off‑shift on‑site support may be required.
• Generate reports summarizing study results to document data collected; use data to qualify site processes.
• Review data summaries generated by other departments, assess for potential trends or conditions that may adversely impact product quality, and ensure corrective actions are implemented when required.
• Participate in or perform deviation investigation and evaluation of impact.
• Optimize gross profit margin and minimize deviation rate.
• Provide necessary reviews for regulatory and client audits and respond to audit observations.
• Maintain in‑depth understanding of cGMPs, European regulatory requirements, relevant USP chapters, and scientific principles associated with clean‑room operations and room classifications as they apply to media fills, sterilization and depyrogenation, endotoxin reduction, and microbiological monitoring and control.
• Maintain minimal travel (<10%).

• Perform job functions autonomously and effectively.
• Be an authority in relevant scientific principles and applicable guidance.
• Be an authority on technical aspects of site processes.
• Provide leadership and guidance to others and update site practices and policies accordingly.

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering required.
• 5–10 years of related pharmaceutical or FDA‑regulated industry experience required.
• Supervisory or leadership experience required.
• Master’s degree counts as an additional 2 years of experience.
• Microsoft Office proficiency required.
• Extended periods of sitting or standing required.
• Lifting of 40 lbs unassisted required.

Location: Spokane, WA – On site, Full‑time

Shift: Monday‑Friday, 5 day × 8 hr

Relocation Available: Yes

Hiring Wage: $98,700.00 – $157,900.00 annually, depending on experience, with opportunities for growth, promotion, and annual raises.

Benefits start on day one and include:

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short‑Term & Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

Jubilant HollisterStier is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Contact for assistance applying: JHS‑TalentAcquisition@jubl.com