Description
Pharmaceutical engineers design and develop technologies used in pharmaceutical research and drugs manufacture, advising the pharmaceutical manufacturing plants to maintain and operate those technologies and ensuring the customers` and workers` safety requirements are met. They may also be involved in the conception and design of pharmaceutical manufacturing plants and research centers.
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Theoretical Knowledge
industrial research and developmentbiological chemistrydrug administration regulationschemistryanalytical chemistrypharmaceutical industrypharmaceutical drug developmentengineering processesengineering principleshuman physiologygood manufacturing practicespharmaceutical manufacturing quality systemstoxicologyindustrial softwaresoftware architecture modelsintellectual property lawpharmacovigilance legislationpackaging engineeringcomputational chemistrypharmaceutical legislationpharmaceutical chemistrytypes of packaging materialssupply chain managementscientific literaturequality assurance methodologiespharmacologychemical preservationlaboratory techniqueselectrical instrumentation engineeringmechanical engineering
Practical Skills
monitor plant productionuse technical drawing softwareadjust engineering designstest production input materialsforecast organisational risksensure compliance with safety legislationapply health and safety standardsexamine engineering principleswrite technical reportswork with chemicalsensure compliance with environmental legislationassess environmental impactapprove engineering designperform scientific researchwrite batch record documentationtest pharmaceutical processuse chemical analysis equipmentimprove safety of medicinesanalyse medication's impact on brainconduct public presentationsmanage pharmaceutical production facilities constructioncontribute to registration of pharmaceutical productsperform chemical experimentsmanage chemical testing proceduresdevelop pharmaceutical drugsprovide technical expertisedesign pharmaceutical manufacturing systemsevaluate pharmaceutical manufacturing processtest chemical samples