Senior Project Specialist (Advanced Process Engineer with Project Impact)
Novozymes
·Jun 12, 2026
- Location
- Taicang, China
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Interested in a career that matters?
At Novonesis, we believe solutions rooted in biology can help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
We are looking for a Senior Project Specialist — a role designed for experienced process engineers who want to expand their impact beyond daily operations and play a key role in shaping how new technologies and production capabilities are implemented.
The Role & Your Impact
This role sits at the intersection of process engineering and project execution.
You will act as a senior process expert, bringing deep process knowledge into capital projects and technology implementation, ensuring solutions are both technically sound and operationally practical.
Your impact will include:
- Driving more stable and efficient production processes
- Improving the design and execution of capital projects
- Enabling faster and smoother technology implementation
Key Responsibilities
1. Advanced Process Engineering & Production Support
- Act as a senior process expert supporting fermentation and recovery operations
- Identify process constraints, variability, and optimization opportunities
- Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Improve yield, capacity, cost efficiency, and sustainability
- Support product introduction and process transfers
2. Project & Technology Implementation
- Lead or contribute to CAPEX, debottlenecking, and expansion projects
- Ensure process and equipment designs are practical in real plant environments
- Translate production needs into technical inputs
- Collaborate with project managers and engineers
- Support commissioning, startup, and ramp-up
What You’ll Need to Be Successful
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree or above in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or related disciplines
- +3 years of experience in fermentation, formulation or standardization in biotech, food, or pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Strong hands-on experience in process optimization and troubleshooting
- Solid understanding of industrial plant operations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in CAPEX, expansion, or large-scale industrial projects
- Experience as a key technical user or project representative
Additional Skills & Interests We Value
- Ability to balance theoretical knowledge with real operational constraints
- Structured, practical, and solution-oriented mindset
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
What We Offer
- Step into a higher-impact role beyond traditional process engineering
- Work on real industrial challenges
- Influence investment and technology decisions
- Grow toward Technical Lead or Process Technology leadership roles
Our purpose guides the way
In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.
Opportunities for everyone
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.
We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
Explore other openings
If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career
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