Process Consultant (m|f|d)
Process Consultant is responsible for understanding process requirements in close consultation with customers and transforming their needs into CapEx & OpEx business opportunities for Sartorius with measurable results. He/she will effectively communicate with customers to execute process feasibility and early-phase conceptual design projects and transform technical solutions into viable and profitable business ventures. The Process Consultant plays a vital role in advising and guiding clients in selecting optimum bioprocessing technologies to achieve desired outcomes.
Main Responsibilities & Tasks:
Develop comprehensive understanding of customer processes and specific needs for different modalities.
Engage with customers to identify their process goals and associated facility set-up requirements.
Provide support on global projects for front-end feasibility studies, conceptual designs and associated CapEx and OpEx costs for end-to-end Integrated Solutions (InSo) projects.
Drive Process Consulting activities from proposal through conceptual design (CD) including mass balance reports (MBR) and Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) execution across different modalities.
Provide facility layouts for process equipment with associated Single-Use assembly designs.
Collaborate with the InSo sales and account managers to develop strategies and tactics to maximize chances of success on InSo projects.
Support sales in preparing and delivering technical presentations to customers on end-to-end Conceptual Design solutions.
Provide technical expertise during contract negotiations and participate in the development of pricing strategies.
Build relationships with industry professionals through expertise gained from experience in customer projects.
Add value to support long term, sustained business growth with customers.
Qualifications & Skills:
A minimum of 4 years’ experience in the biopharmaceutical industry in process development, MSAT, tech. transfer or manufacturing.
Bachelor’s degree or above in chemical, mechanical, bioengineering, or equivalent degree in Biotechnology.
Proven knowledge of Biologics of different modalities and critical Upstream and Downstream unit operations.
Experience in designing and using Single-Use Technologies a plus.
Experience in executing project-based business for clinical or commercial Biomanufacturing process is preferred.
Self-starter with ability to work independently with entrepreneurial approach and a commercial mindset.
Ability to effectively present technical content to Engineers & Management of customers.
Good team player and ability to work cross-functionally in a matrix organization; takes ownership of projects while collaboratively executing them.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Working knowledge of German is a plus.
Customer-centric, business-savvy mindset.
Adapts quickly to change in a dynamic environment and has a mindset for continuous improvement.