New Product and Contract Manufacturing Engineer

Beacon Hill Life Sciences is seeking an experienced New Product and Contract Manufacturing Engineer to support new product commercialization, manufacturing scale-up, and third-party production within a chemical manufacturing environment.

This position will serve as a technical link between product development, internal manufacturing operations, supply chain, quality, and external manufacturing partners. The individual will help move new products from development into production while supporting process improvements, manufacturing transfers, supplier qualification, and continuity of supply initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in chemical or batch manufacturing, along with a strong understanding of process engineering, technology transfer, production troubleshooting, and external manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

New Product & Process Introduction

• Support the transition of newly developed products from R&D into manufacturing.
• Review process information and determine appropriate manufacturing strategies for new products.
• Coordinate pilot, demonstration, and qualification manufacturing activities.
• Support the transfer of manufacturing processes between internal facilities and external production partners.
• Evaluate trial and qualification batches using manufacturing metrics such as yield, processing time, product quality, and overall process performance.
• Identify technical risks and recommend improvements prior to routine production.
• Work with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain throughout product commercialization.

External Manufacturing

• Provide technical oversight and engineering support to third-party manufacturing partners.
• Assist in evaluating prospective manufacturing partners based on technical capabilities, quality, safety, capacity, and business requirements.
• Coordinate technical portions of manufacturing-partner qualification.
• Build productive working relationships with external manufacturing organizations and suppliers.
• Support manufacturing expansion and process-transfer projects at partner locations.
• Troubleshoot production issues involving externally manufactured products.
• Ensure that improvements and technical knowledge are effectively shared across manufacturing locations.
• Help establish alternate manufacturing options to strengthen continuity of supply.

Process Engineering

• Provide process-engineering support for batch manufacturing operations.
• Investigate production problems and develop practical corrective actions.
• Review manufacturing data to identify process improvements.
• Support improvements related to production efficiency, yield, quality, reliability, and safety.
• Maintain technical understanding of manufacturing processes used across multiple production locations.
• Develop action plans to address technical and operational challenges.
• Maintain appropriate engineering and manufacturing documentation.

Supply Chain & Sustainability Support

• Partner with Supply Chain and other internal groups on supplier and manufacturing-partner initiatives.
• Support evaluation of materials, suppliers, and manufacturing processes from an operational perspective.
• Assist with environmental and sustainability-related assessments associated with products and external manufacturing.
• Participate in supplier and manufacturing-site reviews as needed.
• Support company initiatives related to responsible sourcing, environmental performance, and operational continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or another relevant technical discipline preferred.
• Significant experience within chemical manufacturing, batch processing, specialty chemicals, or a related manufacturing environment.
• Background in process engineering, production engineering, manufacturing technology, or technical operations.
• Experience supporting new product introduction, commercialization, scale-up, or technology transfer.
• Experience working with external manufacturers, suppliers, or contract production organizations is highly desirable.
• Understanding of quality systems and general manufacturing standards.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to evaluate manufacturing processes and create practical technical action plans.
• Strong project-management and organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working independently while coordinating activities across multiple technical and business functions.
• General proficiency with common business and technical software.