Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Founded in 1986, Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical company. Our mission is to develop and market medicines that improve the quality of life for patients and their caregivers.

Shire succeeds because of our people. Through teamwork, commitment, innovative thinking and energy, Shire will continue to grow as a world-class pharmaceutical organization. Due to our extended growth, we currently have a need for the following position:

Sr. Development Engineer:
This individual will assist in the design, development, optimization and scaling of purification processes for production of proteins. They will need to collaborate with development and manufacturing to support/lead production of pre-clinical and Phase I/II material and will be responsible for driving technology transfer efforts from process development to manufacturing.

This individual should be able to work and communicate well in multi-disciplinary environments and work independently under general direction. May provide guidance or oversight to lower level personnel.

This position requires a BS in Chemical Engineering or related discipline with 5 -9 years experience or a MS in Chemical Engineering or related discipline with 3-5 years experience.

Knowledge and hands-on work experience of purification related unit operations, especially chromatography and filtration, using small and large scale equipment.

Please reference Job Code 07- 0107
Submit Resumes to:
hmcgovern-c@shire.com