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Overview
Pharmaceutical engineers design and improve technology for drug research and manufacturing, including production systems, plant layouts, process safety and reliable operation of pharmaceutical equipment.
In job descriptions, look for good manufacturing practices, analytical chemistry, process design, manufacturing systems, safety standards, environmental impact, product registration support and work with plants or research centres.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Work connects research, manufacturing plants, process equipment and safety requirements. Pharmaceutical engineers design production systems, review process data, adjust engineering designs and advise teams that maintain drug manufacturing technology.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include chemistry, engineering principles, good manufacturing practices, process risk assessment, environmental impact, pharmaceutical manufacturing systems and clear technical documentation.
Salary context
Salary context depends on plant scale, process ownership, validation work, safety accountability, research involvement, project budgets and whether the engineer designs systems or supports daily production. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move from process or validation support into plant design, manufacturing technology ownership, project engineering, product registration support, quality improvement or leadership of technical teams.
Good to know
Read adverts for the exact process area: formulation, packaging, utilities, validation, scale-up, plant design or production support. Also check whether the role is mostly design, troubleshooting, documentation or cross-functional project work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is chemical engineer.
Explore this activityEngineering activities and related technical consultancy
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include biochemical engineer, gas production engineer and paper engineer.
Explore this activityResearch and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Another possibility is this activity. Other occupations there include biochemical engineer, nanoengineer and materials engineer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
72.1Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy21Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
Alternative labels
pharmaceutical engineering developer
pharmaceutical technology engineering specialist
pharmaceuticals engineer
pharmaceutical technology engineering consultant
pharmaceutical engineering designer and developer
pharmaceutical engineering expert
pharmaceutical engineering specialist
pharmaceutical production engineer
pharmaceutical engineering consultant
pharmaceutical development engineer
pharmaceutical process engineer
biotechnology engineer
pharmaceutical engineering adviser
pharmaceutical technology engineering adviser
pharmaceutical manufacturing engineer
pharmaceutical technology engineer
pharmaceutical technology engineering expert
pharmaceutical research engineer
pharmaceutical project engineer
Occupation group
chemical engineer (2145.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e2a495fb-68a3-46f9-8753-6ce566a7a085 |
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| ESCO code | 2145.1.9 |
| ISCO group | 2145 |
| Concept type | Occupation |