Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About Us

Why Us? At Par Health, we believe great healthcare is built on getting the essentials right. We’re looking for passionate, talented individuals who share our commitment to improving lives. With a global workforce, we lead with pride and purpose—prioritizing quality and safety while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and teamwork. Elevating the Essentials isn’t just our tagline, it’s the higher standard we live by every day.

Job Description Summary

Reporting to the Sr Project Mgr – Product Development at the Hobart Site, the Senior Manufacturing Engineer will work with Product Research and Development (R&D) at the Webster Groves Site to assist in the development, scale‑up, and transfer of new products to the Hobart site. As the Technical Lead for Oral Solid (Tablets and Capsules) and Oral Liquid dosage forms, the engineer will serve as subject‑matter expert for development, scale‑up, tech transfer, validation, and commercialization, as well as support legacy manufacturing processes, resolve process difficulties, reduce waste, improve productivity and safety, and provide technical support to site operations, maintenance, and manufacturing personnel.

Essential Functions

• Evaluate the feasibility of new products for development and approved ANDA’s of other pharmaceutical companies for tech transfer and commercialization.
• Technically lead products from development through commercialization, including validation support.
• Evaluate second‑source API vendors and excipient suppliers.
• Resolve plant CAPA’s with subject‑matter expertise.
• Evaluate customer complaints related to the physico‑chemical characteristics of dosage forms.
• Upgrade equipment (fluid bed dryer), extend product expiry dating, and manage component changes and product monitoring.
• Transfer products between tablet presses, support new launches, and scale‑up and scale‑down current commercial product batch sizes.
• Use problem‑solving techniques to resolve manufacturing issues, reduce cost and waste, and improve quality with existing processes.
• Develop, write, and execute development protocols for existing products and new product transfers.
• Support maintenance and production activities, including equipment design and set‑up, parts changes, and process modifications.
• Provide technical leadership for productivity improvement and cost‑reduction projects.
• Review all process changes to improve products for operation, reliability, efficiency, and safety.
• Act as the primary resource for resolving technical process issues.
• Support productivity improvements through process upgrades and new process start‑ups, including equipment and process development.
• Apply knowledge and practical application of material sciences for solid and liquid dosage formulation characterization and scale‑up projects.
• Manage development activities to ensure projects meet development schedule requirements.
• Develop and write product manufacturing instructions, characterization protocols, and reports; complete statistical analysis of data.
• Apply DOE, statistical techniques for data analysis, total quality management, and Six Sigma in manufacturing.
• Employ strong communication skills to manage projects effectively and motivate personnel across functions.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: MS or Ph.D. preferred with a related technical background.
• 3–5 years of experience in pharmaceutical formulation or scale‑up of solid and liquid dosage formulations.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot pharmaceutical operating equipment and support equipment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in manufacturing pharmaceutical products.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• Strong technical and mathematical aptitude.
• Computer literacy—MS Office, statistical analysis (Minitab), and database usage.
• Understanding of solid and liquid pharmaceutical formulations.
• Experience with DOE, Six Sigma, and total quality management.
• Organizational and relationship‑management skills.

Working Conditions

55% of the time will be spent in the office and 45% on the production floor. Potential opportunities for travel.

Compensation

Expected base pay range: $78,000–$121,000. Eligible for a bonus in accordance with the applicable program. Bonuses are awarded at the company’s discretion.

EEO Statement

We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment and provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.