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Principal Engineer, Fill and Finish, Technical Operations

Fargo, North Dakota, United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-17 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead engineering strategy and execution for aseptic fill/finish operations to improve drug product manufacturing capability in a CDMO setting.

Role type

Principal Engineer, Technical Operations (Fill/Finish)

Builds

Drug product manufacturing capabilities for genomic medicine and biotechnology clients

Domain

Life sciences / Biotechnology / CDMO / Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Aseptic processing, cGMP compliance, contamination control, risk assessment, validation lifecycle management, equipment lifecycle management, audit support, CAPA leadership, process robustness development

Preferred skills

Experience with automated/semi-automated fillers, isolators, cappers, inspection systems, secondary packaging lines

Technologies

URS, FAT/SAT, commissioning, IQ/OQ/PQ, APS, CCIT, EMPQ

Responsibilities

Serve as subject matter expert for aseptic fill/finish operations; Develop engineering strategies for process robustness and validation; Lead deviations, investigations, and risk assessments; Support equipment lifecycle activities; Maintain sterility assurance programs

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship

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