Job Description

Job Description

West Leland Group is partnering with a category leading pharmaceutical manufacturer to hire a Technical Services Engineer. This role supports process development, scale-up, and ongoing commercial manufacturing activities to ensure safe and compliant production. The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth in pharmaceutical processes along with practical problem-solving skills and experience collaborating across manufacturing, quality, and validation teams.

Location: On-Site (Greenville, SC)

What You’ll Do

• Act as a key technical resource supporting the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.
• Lead process development, scale-up, and product transfer activities for new and existing commercial products.
• Troubleshoot process and procedural issues during manufacturing in partnership with Operations and Quality.
• Create, revise, and issue master batch records and supporting manufacturing documentation.
• Lead and support investigations for deviations, variances, and process issues, including root cause analysis and CAPA development.
• Support validation activities, equipment upgrades, engineering studies, and other technical projects.
• Assist in demonstration, pilot, and engineering batch execution to strengthen process understanding.
• Identify opportunities for process, equipment, and operational improvements to increase reliability and efficiency.
• Provide technical training and guidance to operations personnel as needed.
• Review executed batch documentation and ensure alignment with cGMP and quality expectations.
• Work cross-functionally with Validation, QA, QC, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to support consistent and compliant operations.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing technical services, process engineering, MS&T or a related.
• Hands-on experience with process development, scale-up, and commercial product support.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing challenges and develop structured, data-driven solutions.
• Experience generating and revising batch records, protocols, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with deviation investigations, CAPA development, and quality system processes.
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills with the ability to interpret technical data and documentation.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders.

Why Join

• High-impact role supporting the production of essential pharmaceutical products.
• Ownership of process improvement initiatives and technical project work.
• Exposure across Operations, Quality, Validation, and Supply Chain.
• Opportunity to support both established commercial products and new product introductions.
• Competitive compensation and benefits within a collaborative, science-driven environment.

About West Leland Group

West Leland Group is a boutique search firm focused on Quality, Regulatory, and Engineering roles for medical device, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies. With deep industry expertise and a long-term approach, we help innovative organizations build teams that drive better health outcomes. Thoughtful Search. Purposeful Hiring.

This search is being managed by West Leland Group on behalf of our client. West Leland Group is an equal opportunity search partner. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. This is a direct-hire position with a client company offering competitive compensation and benefits.

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