What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer position at Astellas?
About Astellas Gene Therapies
Astellas Gene Therapies is an Astellas Center of Excellence developing genetic medicines for patients with rare, life-threatening diseases. Based on our innovative approach to developing genetic medicines, as well as our industry-leading internal manufacturing capability and expertise, we have become the Astellas Center of Excellence for their newly-created Genetic Regulation Focus Area. We are currently exploring three gene therapy modalities: gene replacement, exon skipping gene therapy, and vectorized RNA knockdown, with plans to expand our focus and geographic reach under Astellas. We are based in San Francisco, with manufacturing and laboratory facilities in South San Francisco and Sanford, North Carolina. For more information, please visit our website: www.astellasgenetherapies.com
About Astellas
Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are promoting the Focus Area Approach that is designed to identify opportunities for the continuous creation of new drugs to address diseases with high unmet medical needs by focusing on Biology and Modality. Furthermore, we are also looking beyond our foundational Rx focus to create Rx ® healthcare solutions that combine our expertise and knowledge with cutting-edge technology in different fields of external partners. Through these efforts, Astellas stands on the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into value for patients. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.astellas.com/en.
Our Values:
- Be BOLD (Find a Way)
- Care Deeply – for our patients, each other and our work
- #GSD (Get Stuff Done)
What is the catalyst for you in your professional career? Are you ready to be a part of a bold, innovative company, to make a change and to make a difference? Listed below is a current opening for a smart, driven, experienced, and just plain nice individual who wants to join us and be a part of our journey.
The Role
The Project Engineer II will perform engineering design evaluations and works to complete projects within budget and scheduling constraints. The Project Engineer II supports capital projects: conceptualize solutions, define budgetary scope, gain approval for capital funding, forecast spending, accrue financials, coordinate schedules, startup projects and obtain approval of installations. The Project Engineer II will assure capital projects are within /- 10% of projected costs, on time and of high quality utilizing fundamental skills of budget forecasting, risk management and project management. Additionally, the Project Engineer II provides technical support to other functions, helps resolve operational problems, and communicates operational plans for completing projects. This role coordinates with cross-functional departments including but not limited to Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Facilities.
