About your role
Fermion Oy, a subsidiary of Orion Corporation and a leading developer and manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), is seeking a motivated Process Development Engineer to join our Process R&D team in Espoo. The role involves the development, scale-up, transfer to manufacturing sites, and validation of small-molecule API processes at R&D in Fermion. This position is a fixed-term parental leave substitution and will last for approximately 14 months requiring mostly on-site presence in Espoo.
Your key responsibilities
The tasks of a Process Development Engineer involve the development and manufacturing of APIs and their intermediates at pilot and production scale in Fermion's plants. You will design experiments and supervise laboratory work, assess the feasibility and safety of processes, prepare plans and manufacturing instructions, participate in design meetings and risk assessments, prepare, guide, and monitor campaigns at the plant, maintain communication with various stakeholders, and prepare reports. The products you will work with include drug candidates at different stages of development as well as generic APIs. You will also participate in projects with external customers.
What we offer
At Orion, your work creates true impact and well-being for our customers, patients and society at large. Our culture of friendliness, respect, mutual appreciation and diversity creates a safe working environment where you can strive for excellence. We offer a wealth of career paths and development opportunities that support the development of innovative solutions and improving the quality of life.
Please visit our website to find further information about our values and Orion as an employer https://www.orion.fi/en/careers/orion-as-an-employer/.
Our expectations
To succeed in this role, you should have:
- A relevant university degree, e.g., M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering or Process Engineering
- Knowledge of chemical industry unit operations (reactions, extractions, distillations, filtrations, crystallizations, drying, and milling)
- Ability to supervise process operators and laboratory technicians
- Flexibility in working hours (e.g., process transfers to plants) and willingness to travel to Orion's different sites
- Good oral and written communication skills in Finnish and English
- Strong collaboration skills and adaptability
- Organizational ability, logical thinking, and initiative
Additional expertise in a specific area, such as crystallization, milling, or process modeling and simulation, or other technologies used in industrial API manufacturing, is considered an advantage.
How to apply and additional information
If you are interested in this position, please apply by January 4, 2026. Please submit your CV, transcript of records, and a brief cover letter describing your motivation and relevant experience. For more information about Fermion and our R&D activities, visit www.fermion.fi.
For inquiries, please contact Process Development Manager Jarkko Helminen, tel. +358 50 966 4935, available until December 19.
We typically review applications already during the application period and may start interviewing candidates before the application deadline. Therefore, we invite you to send your application as soon as possible.
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Approved medical examination which also includes drug testing is required prior to the employment. We will also carry out a security clearance prior to the employment for the selected person.
Unit description
Fermion Oy is a subsidiary of Orion and develops and produces all active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for Orion's in-house developed innovative medicines and for some of Orion's branded, generic and animal health products. Fermion also develops and produces a series of generic APIs for various indications and is active as CDMO, contract development and manufacturing organization, to serve other pharmaceutical companies. The company has produced APIs in Hanko, Finland since 1973, and the plant currently has personnel of 180. The company's Oulu plant commenced operations back in 1964 and currently employs more than 100 professionals. Fermion's head office is in Espoo where R&D, S&M and part of QM personnel are located. Altogether approximately 400 professionals work for Fermion.
About Us
Orion Pharma is a globally operating Nordic pharmaceutical company - a builder of well-being for over a hundred years.
We're home to more than 4,000 Orionees around the world, and we're proud to be known as a responsible employer and a great place to work. At Orion Pharma, people are truly valued and trusted, encouraged to grow, and supported by a culture where every voice is heard. We appreciate each other, strive for excellence, and build the future.
Together we develop, manufacture, and market human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Our extensive portfolio includes proprietary and generic medicines as well as consumer health products. The core therapy areas of our pharmaceutical R&D are oncology and pain. Proprietary products developed by Orion Pharma are used to treat cancer, neurological diseases, respiratory diseases, and more.
We offer careers with a clear purpose: empowering people to live their lives to the fullest.