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Group Lead Process Engineer (m/f/d) - Technical Unit

Job ID: 61710 Location:

Wien, AT Springe, DE Lingolsheim, FR Stockholm, SE

Job Level: Professionals Job Category: Technical Employment Type: Permanent position Career Level:

Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better. Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines. We are a privately-owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation.

To strengthen our global engineering capabilities, we are looking for a Group Lead Process Engineer to set the technical direction for process equipment across Octapharma — driving standardisation, guiding major investments, and connecting engineering expertise across our sites.

The position will be filled in Vienna (Austria), Springe (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden) or Lingolsheim (France).

Join us in shaping our vision of providing new health solutions advancing human life.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Act as the internal process expert, providing guidance to production sites
• Contribute to the process engineering strategy, translating it into goals for local engineering teams
• Define process engineering requirements for consistent implementation across sites
• Assess new technologies and methodologies for their potential to improve processes
• Strengthen collaboration across sites through the exchange of expertise and best practices
• Provide process engineering guidance aline with applicable safety and quality requirements
• Oversee the budget for the area of responsibility, focusing on cost-effective investment decision

Your expertise and ideal skill set

• Master degree in engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years of engineering experience within the pharmaceutical industry
• Deep expertise in process equipment and the implementation of new processes and technologies
• Strong knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements and risk management
• Experience in managing complex engineering projects
• Ability to translate business needs into clear engineering priorities
• Strong communication skills in a multinational enviroment
• Willingness to travel internationally (around 30%)

You will thrive in this role if you enjoy setting direction, challenging established approaches and turning technical expertise into scalable solutions for the Octapharma Group.

Your department - where you make an impact

• The Group Technical Organization consists of Group Engineering, Automation, and Maintenance. We are represented at all production sites in Europe.
• You will work in a multinational organization supporting all production sites from a technical perspective.
• The Engineering department mainly works on project development in the early phases of strategic projects.

Thrive with us

• You help save lives - Every day is meaningful as we produce life-saving medicines
• Family values - Long-term perspective for employees and relationships
• Be rewarded with an attractive salary and benefits package
• You will have a high level of influence where you can make a difference and leave your footprint
• Work with skilled and fun colleagues in a relatively informal organization
• Skills development - We offer various internal and external employee and leadership trainings, trainee programs and digital solutions

Additional information (Austria only):

The minimum gross salary according to the collective agreement (chemical industry) is EUR 4,779.83 based on 38 hours per week (full-time). As we strive to offer a salary that reflects your individual profile and qualifications, there is a willingness to pay above the minimum salary.

It´s in our blood

We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application - regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.

Do you have any questions? Then get in touch with your contact person.

Larissa Amling

Octapharma Pharmazeutika Produktionsges.m.b.H.

Oberlaaer Straße 235, 1100 Wien

T: +43 664 789 53 728

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About Octapharma

Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing human proteins from human plasma and human cell lines. We employ more than 11,000 people worldwide to support the treatment of patients in 120 countries with products across three therapeutic areas: Immunotherapy, Haematology and Critical Care.
With seven R&D sites and five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Austria, France, Germany, and Sweden, Octapharma also operates over 200 plasma donation centres across Europe and the US. With four decades of experience, we are committed to advancing patient care worldwide.