Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer designs and maintains manufacturing equipment, facilities and processes for a pharmaceutical company. Maintains process controls for the specific sterile processing requirements of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Job Outlook
There were 16 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 280 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Chemical / Process Engineer industry, which includes the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $109,667.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $109,667.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $94,270.
Education and Experience
Posted Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 52.5% |
| Master's Degree | 10.71% |
| Doctoral Degree | 4.29% |
| Other | 4.64% |
Posted Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 29.01% |
| 3 to 5 years | 43.51% |
| 6 to 8 years | 15.27% |
| 9+ years | 12.21% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Operations (28.21%)
- Packaging And Labeling (26.43%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (22.14%)
- Consulting (20%)
- Communication (19.29%)
- Management (18.57%)
- Writing (17.86%)
- Teamwork (17.86%)
- Planning (15%)
- Coordinating (14.29%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Mechanical Design (22.05%)
- Project Engineering (39.37%)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (38.98%)
- Pharmaceuticals (60.24%)
- Project Management (48.03%)
- Environment Health And Safety (21.26%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Process Validation (17.72%)
- Qualification Protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) (9.84%)
- Factory And Site Acceptance Testing (8.66%)
- Project Scoping (4.72%)
- Supply Chain (12.2%)
- Business Process Automation (8.66%)
- Biomanufacturing (10.63%)
- Biopharmaceuticals (16.93%)
- Quality Management Systems (5.12%)
- HVAC (5.51%)
- Biology (14.96%)
- Procurement (10.24%)
- Calibration (6.3%)
- Building Management System (4.72%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (13.78%)
- Chemical Engineering (10.24%)
- Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) (9.45%)
- Process Engineering (20.87%)
- Manufacturing Processes (8.27%)
- Systems Engineering (8.66%)
- Asset Management (9.84%)
- Automation (33.07%)
- Chemistry (3.54%)
- Maintenance Engineering (17.72%)
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (7.87%)
- Auditing (9.84%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (15.75%)
- Change Control (13.39%)
- Risk Analysis (6.3%)
- Control Systems (9.84%)
- Biotechnology (13.78%)
- Dashboard (11.02%)
- Instrumentation (9.06%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (3.54%)
- Serialization (11.81%)
- Mechanical Engineering (5.12%)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (8.66%)
- Valves (Piping) (19.69%)
- Production Process (3.94%)
- Reliability Engineering (15.75%)
- New Product Development (9.06%)
- Commissioning (24.8%)
- Data Science (18.11%)
- Process Improvement (7.87%)
- Human Machine Interfaces (8.27%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Valves (Piping) (45.05%)
- Commissioning (56.76%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Process/Project Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Pharmaceutical Engineer
- Controls Engineer
- Test Engineer
- Manufacturing Project Engineer
- Packaging Engineer
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technician
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Validation Specialist
- Manufacturing Project Engineer
- Manufacturing Automation Engineer
- Mechanical Project Engineer
- Industrial Engineer (General)
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Precision Medicine Group (26)
- E-Tech Group Ltd (10)
- AbbVie (10)
- Mmr Consulting (6)
- Actalent (5)
- System One (4)
- Trinity Consultants (4)
- GlaxoSmithKline (3)
- Nephron Pharmaceuticals (3)
- Pci Pharma Services (3)
North Carolina
- Precision Medicine Group (7)
- Mmr Consulting (2)
- AstraZeneca (2)
- It Engagements (1)
- Pioneer Data Systems (1)
- Horizon Controls Group (1)
- Spiratec Ag (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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