When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.
Job Title
Manufacturing & Tech Ops - Process Engineer III/Lead Process Engineer - Project Farma
Location(s)
Customer Site - CA, Customer Site - CO, Customer Site - OR, Customer Site - TX, Pasadena, CA, San Diego, CA, South San Francisco, CA
Job Description
The successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests.
Project Farma’s purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life-changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management.
All team members are expected to embody Project Farma’s values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.
The Manufacturing & Tech Ops – Process Engineer III / Lead Process Engineer is an advanced individual contributor with demonstrated depth in their technical discipline and a growing record of leading complex workstreams. This role applies strong subject‑matter expertise to solve high‑impact technical and operational challenges, supports technical decision‑making, and contributes to the evolution of standards, methods, or best practices within their area. The Lead Engineer works with a high degree of independence, mentors junior and peer engineers, and partners closely with project and people leaders—while remaining focused on technical delivery rather than formal people management.
Key Responsibilities
The Process Engineer III / Lead Process Engineer will participate in clients’ Global Engineering teams as an Owner’s Representative supporting the development and execution of pharmaceutical and biotechnology capital projects.
This role will serve as a complementary extension of the company’s internal engineering organization, providing technical leadership, project oversight, and process engineering expertise while working closely with internal stakeholders and external Architecture & Engineering (A&E) firms.
The Process Engineer III / Lead Process Engineer will be responsible for overseeing the process design performed by A&E firms working on projects, ensuring that process concepts, user requirements, equipment selections, facility layouts, utilities, process flows, and engineering deliverables align with the company’s operational, technical, quality, regulatory, and business objectives.
The successful candidate will have sufficient technical depth to challenge and guide A&E design teams while also possessing the communication, coordination, and project-management skills necessary to operate effectively within a global engineering organization.
Key Responsibilities
Owner’s Representative / A&E Oversight
Serve as the company’s Process Engineering Owner’s Representative throughout facility planning, conceptual design, basic design, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and qualification, as applicable.
Provide day-to-day technical oversight of the A&E firm’s process engineering activities and deliverables.
Establish expectations for process engineering…