Senior Process Engineer

Senior Process Engineer – Leiden, Netherlands

Lead the introduction and implementation of new production processes and technologies to support commercial manufacturing and product supply.

• Optimize downstream processing (DSP) operations to improve yield, reliability, and minimize downtime.
• Own process control and validation activities, ensuring processes run within validated and regulatory limits and that process records remain compliant.
• Drive data collection, analysis, and reporting to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for continuous process improvement and CPV actions.
• Initiate, design, and manage Product Impact Assessments and Change Controls from initiation to completion, coordinating with Operations, Quality, Engineering, MSAT, and Digital.
• Perform Gemba walks and act as a subject‑matter expert for inspections and audits, leading sustainable improvements in safety, quality, cost, and schedule.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 6–8 years of relevant experience in GMP pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing, with strong operational DSP experience.
• Proven experience supporting commercial manufacturing, investigations, change controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Comfortable working in multidisciplinary operational environments and collaborating across functions.
• Fluent in English (required); proficiency in Dutch is preferable.
• Strong analytical thinker who handles complexity, uses data to find root causes, stays calm under pressure, and adapts to changing priorities.

Required and Preferred Skills

• Analytical Reasoning
• Computerized Equipment Skills
• Emerging Technologies
• Gemba Kaizen
• Issue Escalation
• Lean Supply Chain Management
• Problem Solving
• Process Control
• Process Engineering
• Process Oriented
• Product Improvements
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
• Application
• Situational Awareness
• Supply Planning
• Technical Research
• Technologically Savvy
• Validation Testing

Salary

€53,500.00 – €85,445.00 per year, based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• Annual bonus with set target (% of pay) based on company and employee performance.
• Vacation days
• Parental leave (minimum 12 weeks)
• Bereavement leave
• Caregiver leave
• Volunteer leave
• Well‑being reimbursement programs for financial, physical, and mental health.
• Service anniversary and recognition awards.
• Participation in multiple insurance plans (subject to terms and eligibility).

Johnson & Johnson is an equal‑opportunity employer.

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