Are you looking to leverage your experience to be part of something big and help people take control of their health? Do you enjoy building and managing relationships to better understand the needs of the business, and then creating and implementing solutions to meet those needs? Do you want to be part of a high-performing team dedicated to doing the right thing? If so, then we have an opening for you!   

Our Engineering team is looking for the right team member to support the start-up of our first European manufacturing site in Athenry. As a Senior Process Engineer (Chemistry), you will apply proven engineering principles to implement, characterize, improve, and validate manufacturing processes used in scaling up new or existing products.

Where you come in:

You will develop and lead the execution of Design of Experiments (DOEs) in Dexcom’s manufacturing processes
You will develop SME knowledge on Critical Process Parameters (CPPs), Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs), and Critical Material Attributes (CMA) of Dexcom’s manufacturing processes
You will work on analytical test method development for raw material and finished product characterization
You will compile, trend, and evaluate test data to characterize process variables and define process limits
You will prepare technical documentation including protocols, reports, procedures, study summaries, and inputs to risk documentation such as pFMEAs.
You will be responsible for troubleshooting all equipment, raw material, process, or finished product line down issues that may occur in manufacturing operations
You will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Automation, Software, and other Engineering teams to gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and support implementation of new processes
You will participate in design reviews, process reviews, failure investigations, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities for new and existing products/processes
This position assumes and performs other duties as assigned

What makes you successful:

You will have a deep understanding of analytical test method development, validations, small molecule and polymer formulation development (or related)
Experience with DOE, statistical analysis, data visualization, root cause analysis, or statistical software such as JMP, Minitab, Python, Excel, or equivalent tools is preferred.
Demonstrated curiosity, ownership, and ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities
Strong communication skills with the ability to write clear technical protocols, reports and procedures

Experience and Education Requirements:

Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Materials Science or a related discipline, and a minimum of 5-8 years related experience or master's degree and 2-5 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 0-2 years' experience.

Senior Process Engineer - Chemistry