Group Principal Engineer (m/f/d) - Technical Unit

Job ID: 63703

Location:

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

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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.

As a Group Principal Engineer, you will shape the engineering strategy for Octapharma’s developments. You will provide technical direction, drive engineering standards and best practices, and support major investment decisions to ensure efficient, aligned and compliant engineering solutions across the Group.

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

Shape and lead the engineering strategy for Greenfield developments, translating business requirements into engineering priorities

Review and challenge major investment plans, with a focus on Greenfield developments and business continuity risks

Define engineering standards and requirements for development projects

Act as a technical advisor across the organization within the area of expertise

Evaluate new technologies, methodologies and engineering approaches for potential improvements

Provide technical direction to teams involved in Greenfield developments and mentor junior engineers

Drive technical standardization across production lines to enable cross-site learning and training

Ensure compliance with applicable safety and quality requirements

Oversee the budget within the area of responsibility, ensuring cost-effectiveness

Your expertise and ideal skill set

Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent

15+ years of broad engineering experience, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry

Recognized technical expertise in complex engineering solutions and new technologies

Strong knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements and risk management

Proven ability to shape engineering strategies and define technical standards

Strong business judgement with the ability to advise and influence senior stakeholders

Ability to drive technical alignment and best practices across sites

Willingness to travel internationally (around 30%)

You will thrive in this role if you are driven to shape engineering direction, turn expertise into standards, and make a lasting impact across our sites.

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 5.710,82 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 52 728

Want to find out more about us?

Visit our website Octapharma Career and follow us daily on LinkedIn.

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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 195 plasma donation centres across Europe and the US. With four decades of experience, we are committed to advancing patient care worldwide.