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 Lead Automation & Process Engineering, you will provide technical leadership in the development and industrialisation of Octapharma’s next-generation greenfield production facilities.

You will steer automation and process engineering disciplines across major international investment projects, ensuring that new manufacturing sites are designed, built and commissioned to deliver compliant, scalable and sustainable routine production from day one.

By establishing global standards and forward-looking technical solutions, you will shape the foundation of our future manufacturing network.

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 

• Define and align the engineering strategy with corporate functions and HcEng to ensure capacity, efficiency, and operational readiness for a greenfield plant project

• Act as overall engineering lead for the development project; define standard equipment requirements and lead the review and challenge of investment plans in line with company strategy and business risk considerations

• Capture and document critical knowledge to enable successful Manufacturing, Science and Technology (MSAT) t transfer; align site structures and staffing, ensure global capacity planning timelines, and drive technical standardization across production lines to enable cross-site learning and training

• Monitor emerging engineering methodologies and technologies to drive process improvements for the new plant, and strengthen collaboration across engineering groups to share expertise and best practices

• Define the required level of engineering standardization and implementation priorities; identify best practices with HcEng and sites, establish standard requirements for the project, and develop a roadmap for rollout

• Ensure adherence to all relevant safety and quality regulations and standards Provide technical leadership for development and production teams at the new site, and mentor and support junior engineers 
• Oversee the functional budget, ensuring cost-effectiveness and financial control

Your expertise and ideal skill set 

• Master degree in Automation Engineering, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a comparable technical discipline
• 15+ years of broad and in-depth engineering experience, including implementation of new processes, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry
• Proven leadership experience in cross-functional environments, including responsibility for engineering activities within large-scale investment projects
• Strong expertise in process control strategies and automation architectures
• Solid understanding of GMP and pharmaceutical regulatory requirements
• Strategic mindset combined with hands-on technical expertise, strong curiosity, and a passion for driving innovation
• High level of ownership, accountability and solution orientation, paired with strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Willingness to travel up to 30%

You will thrive in this role if you are a forward-thinking leader who combines technical excellence with global collaboration, driving future-ready automation solutions that shape the next generation of manufacturing. 

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 4.686,11 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

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