Senior Bioprocess Application & Technical Solutions Manager
Company: LePure Biotech
- Location: Göttingen, Germany
- Work mode: Hybrid
- Seniority: Senior
- Employment type: Full-time
- Posted: Yesterday
- Offer language: English
Job description
Location: Germany or Spain (Remote / Hybrid with regular European travel)
Reports to: General Manager, Europe
About LePure Biotech
LePure Biotech is a rapidly growing, innovation-driven global leader in bioprocessing technologies, providing comprehensive single-use systems, bioprocess equipment, filtration, and fluid management solutions. As we aggressively expand our footprint across Europe to support major biopharma and CDMO clients, we are seeking an influential technical leader to drive local application excellence, key account technical engagement, and regional solution delivery.
Role Overview
The Senior Bioprocess Application & Technical Solutions Manager serves as the primary technical expert for LePure Biotech across Europe. In this high-impact, hybrid role, you will lead pre- and post-sales technical activities, provide bioprocess workflow consultation, and oversee local technical execution and system qualification.
As a founding technical anchor in Europe, you will bridge customer process needs with innovative engineering solutions, ensuring long-term technical adoption, audit-readiness, and customer success.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in bioprocess applications and workflow integration, partnering with biopharmaceutical and CDMO customers to provide technical consultation, process optimization, and troubleshooting.
- Lead pre- and post-sales technical activities, including technical presentations, solution demonstrations, proof-of-principle (PoP) studies, pilot runs, and technology qualifications.
- Collaborate closely with commercial and account management teams to identify process challenges, define value-based technical proposals, and drive customer adoption across the territory.
- Lead on-site commissioning, Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and IQ/OQ validation protocols for bioprocessing equipment and automated systems in compliance with cGMP standards.
- Oversee technical operations and provide high-level escalation support to ensure system reliability, sensor calibration, and operational continuity for key accounts.
- Design and deliver high-impact technical training programs for customer operators, process development engineers, and technical personnel.
- Gather Voice of Customer (VOC) insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence to influence global product roadmap development and best-practice documentation.
- Represent LePure Biotech at industry conferences, technical workshops, and trade events to enhance brand visibility and technical thought leadership across Europe.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, or a related life sciences discipline.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in bioprocess application support, process development, technical services, or engineering sales within the biomanufacturing industry.
- Strong overall understanding of biomanufacturing workflows, with emphasis on mammalian cell culture, bioreactors, single-use technologies, or downstream fluid management.
- Solid working knowledge of cGMP guidelines, IQ/OQ validation frameworks, and audit-readiness requirements within pharmaceutical production environments.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently across Europe for client engagements.
- Based in Germany or Spain.
- Professional fluency in English is required; proficiency in German or Spanish is a strong advantage.
- An entrepreneurial, solutions-oriented mindset with the drive to take ownership in a fast-paced, expanding regional organization.
What We Offer & Accelerated Career Path
- Accelerated Leadership Track: As a founding technical member in Europe, you will have a clear, performance-driven path to advance into a Country Manager role or a European Functional Leader as regional operations scale up.
- Strategic Autonomy: Direct reporting line to the General Manager of Europe, providing high visibility, fast decision-making, and direct influence on European strategy.
- Global Onboarding & Training: Immersion and advanced product/engineering training at our global R&D and manufacturing headquarters.
- Competitive Package: Attractive base salary with growth-tied bonuses, travel stipends, and flexible remote/hybrid working conditions.