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 18 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 254 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 $89,804.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $89,804.
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 $72,917.
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 | 2.76% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 63.39% |
| Master's Degree | 13.39% |
| Doctoral Degree | 4.33% |
| Other | 1.97% |
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 | 26.53% |
| 3 to 5 years | 44.22% |
| 6 to 8 years | 19.73% |
| 9+ years | 9.52% |
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 (33.86%)
- Management (31.89%)
- Communication (27.17%)
- Investigation (25.59%)
- Writing (23.23%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (22.05%)
- Leadership (16.14%)
- Packaging And Labeling (15.75%)
- Teamwork (15.75%)
- Consulting (14.96%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Pharmaceuticals (77.53%)
- Project Management (37%)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (49.78%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Process Improvement (11.01%)
- Change Control (20.7%)
- Process Optimization (3.96%)
- Medical Devices (7.93%)
- Deviation Investigations (9.25%)
- Chemical Engineering (11.01%)
- Biotechnology (15.86%)
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (9.69%)
- Manufacturing Processes (12.33%)
- Quality Management Systems (12.78%)
- Project Engineering (23.35%)
- Automation (34.8%)
- Biopharmaceuticals (11.01%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (7.05%)
- Mechanical Engineering (7.49%)
- Risk Analysis (18.06%)
- Title 21 Of The Code Of Federal Regulations (10.57%)
- Data Integrity (9.69%)
- Technical Support (10.57%)
- Process Control (4.41%)
- Change Management (4.41%)
- Commissioning (26.87%)
- Electrical Engineering (6.17%)
- Commercialization (7.93%)
- Instrumentation (11.45%)
- Calibration (10.57%)
- Computer System Validation (10.13%)
- Supply Chain (13.66%)
- Product Quality (QA/QC) (7.05%)
- Process Validation (22.47%)
- New Product Development (15.86%)
- Engineering Design Process (7.49%)
- Auditing (9.69%)
- Process Development (8.37%)
- Technology Transfer (4.85%)
- Qualification Protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) (7.93%)
- Root Cause Analysis (9.69%)
- Manufacturing Operations (7.49%)
- Equipment Design (5.29%)
- Life Sciences (5.73%)
- Data Analysis (5.73%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (17.62%)
- Pharmaceutical Packaging (3.96%)
- AutoCAD (6.61%)
- Good Documentation Practices (4.85%)
- Control Systems (8.81%)
- Systems Engineering (9.25%)
- Construction (6.17%)
- Process Engineering (17.62%)
- Biology (13.22%)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (7.49%)
- Lean Six Sigma (3.08%)
- Test Planning (4.41%)
- Chemistry (7.05%)
- Validation Protocols (4.85%)
- Templates (1.32%)
- Systems Development Life Cycle (3.08%)
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
- Pharmaceutical Engineer
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technician
- Process Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Test Engineer
- Quality Assurance Engineer
- Process/Project Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Manufacturing Project Engineer
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.
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 (23)
- AKKA Technologies (8)
- Civica (7)
- Actalent (6)
- Nephron Pharmaceuticals (6)
- ManpowerGroup (5)
- Delta Project Management (4)
- E-Tech Group Ltd (4)
- Merck (4)
- Emory Healthcare (4)
North Carolina
- Precision Medicine Group (7)
- Eurofins (1)
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma America Holdings (1)
- Bestco (1)
- System One (1)
- Merck (1)
- Abacus Service Corporation (1)
- Horizon Controls Group (1)
- Pyramid Consulting (1)
- ManpowerGroup (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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