Senior Engineer I – Pharma

How will you make an impact?

The Senior Engineer I, Pharmaceutical, based in San Clemente, CA is responsible for development/pilot, clinical, and commercial manufacturing for pharmaceutical/combination products. The candidate supports the in-house manufacturing and contract manufacturing (CMOs) for development/pilot, clinical, and commercial campaigns. The candidate plays a key-role on the team including a hands-on role partnering with technicians to manufacture as needed. Additionally, the candidate will partner with R&D, CMC, QA, and Regulatory on the following:

• Development/study protocols, execution, and reports
• Execute equipment and facility qualification
• Technology transfer
• Device History Record (DHR) and Master Batch Record (MBR) authoring and revisions
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instructions (WI) authoring and revisions
• Support submission filings

What will you do?

• Manufactures development, pilot, clinical, verification/validation, stability study campaigns, and commercial production whether internal or at CMO (hands-on as needed).
• Troubleshoots and performs investigations for process and equipment.
• Participate in development of completed per project plan with defined milestones, which are defined by the project engineer, but approved by the team and management.  
• Organize internal and external activities and technicians to support manufacturing campaigns including all component and final product deliverables for accuracy and schedule.
• Ensures all pharma product development, manufacturing regulations, and quality requirements are met.
• Partners with Quality to ensure the Quality System (NCRs, deviations, CAPA, supplier notification (SCAR), ECOs, change controls, etc) documents appropriately comply with pharma product regulations.
• Responsible for equipment, process, and product verifications and validations (IQ, OQ, PQ, pFMEA, MVP, and PV).
• Supports the stability studies for the pharma projects.
• Responsible for applying fundamental and advanced (depending on level) engineering principles, concepts, theories and techniques to solve complex problems related to product development / design and manufacturing while following company standard practices and procedures, and related specification.
• Develops robust manufacturing processes that meet Corporate/Operations objectives for cost, quality, manufacturability, vendor quality, capacity, robustness, simplicity, validation, through put, etc., while meeting all regulatory, quality, and commercial requirements.

How will you get here?

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science with 5-8 years direct clinical and/or commercial GMP experience within a pharmaceutical or biotechnology environment
• Experience in clean room GMP/GLP environments (ISO 5-ISO 8)
• Strong combination of technical, business, and project management skills
• Developing processes, equipment, specifications, procedures, training, etc. at pilot/ clinical/commercial scale(s)
• Working with Purchasing/Supply Chain/Materials Management groups and component/API/excipient/raw material vendors to manage pharmaceutical component purchasing, inventory, and manufacturing supply
• With limited direction from department director or Vice President including limited or no guidance on task development. Work may be reviewed for accuracy and overall content upon completion.  
• Lead projects and investigations with limited guidance.  
• Organization and authoring of documentation (development, manufacturing, validations, studies, builds, components, etc.) that meets pharma and medical device GMP requirements in preparation for submission filings
• Success in developing scaled up process/equipment and transfer from Pilot to Clinical/Commercial Production.
• Providing cGMP and GDP manufacturing documentation and hands-on training for operations
• Ability to author V&V and some DHF deliverables with guidance
• SolidWorks or Visio (drawings, flowcharts) experience
• Minitab or JMP (statistical analysis) experience
• Design of Experiments (DOE) experience

Generous. Innovative. Leadership-driven. Family-oriented. Socially responsible. 

These are just a few of the terms our employees use to describe their experiences as a part of the Glaukos family.

Those may seem like big aspirations, but here at Glaukos, we recognize the deep significance and profound meaning that comes from knowing that we can make a meaningful difference by helping improve eyesight of people worldwide. And because we’re a rapidly growing company with a dynamic, fast-paced culture, individual employees are empowered with more diverse and enriching challenges that might not be possible at a larger company, and more fulfillment in knowing every person and every task is directly tied to making a difference in the life of others.

We offer competitive salary (based on experience), bonus eligibility, medical/dental/vision, life insurance, stock options, 401(k) Employer Match, Employee Stock Purchase Program, generous time off & paid holidays as well as time-off to volunteer in the community, plus the opportunity to work for a company that is pioneering a new glaucoma treatment class! Moreover, Glaukos Corporation has been Certified as a Great Place to Work the last three years!

Glaukos Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Generous. Innovative. Leadership-driven. Family-oriented. Socially responsible. 

Founded in 1998, Glaukos Corporation is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders, and retinal diseases.

Our mission at Glaukos is to truly transform vision by pioneering novel, dropless therapies that can meaningfully advance the standard of care and improve the lives of patients suffering from chronic, sight-threatening eye diseases. 

Innovation is at the core of everything we do, and we are resolute in our commitment to challenge conventional thinking with new treatment alternatives that are supported by real science, robust clinical evidence, and an unrelenting focus on patients. 

Our constant pursuit of game-changing technologies that disrupt legacy treatment paradigms is encapsulated in the Glaukos mantra “We’ll Go First,” which articulates our willingness to take chances, our determination to forge new ground, and our commitment to continuous improvement in all that we do. 

Our company completed an initial public offering in June of 2015, and our shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GKOS”. Our global headquarters is in Aliso Viejo, California with additional locations in San Clemente, California, and Burlington, Massachusetts.

Glaukos Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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