Director Project Engineering (m/f/d)
Biontech
| Company | Biontech |
| Category | Uncategorised |
| Location | Mainz |
| Remote | — |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| First seen | 2 Aug 2026 (the employer did not state a posting date) |
| Last verified | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Source | The employer's own careers page (company_site) |
Description
Your Tasks:
• Lead and manage projects in matrix organization to deliver project goals in quality, time and budget. Foster a culture of quality, innovation, collaboration, automation, digitalization and continuous improvement within the project team
• Development to lead the Global Project Engineering Team (within 1-2 years)
• Serve as the Project Lead for national and international projects (small and up to large scale), ensuring successful execution of project phases design, build, commissioning, qualification (C&Q), and handover to operations
• Progress reporting to Management and stakeholders
• Tracking of milestones, timelines and budget
• Actively engage with cross-functional teams, manufacturing, automation, QA, QC, CMC, R&D, MS&T, AS&T, IT, other BioNTech departments and external suppliers, to foster collaboration and ensure seamless integration to ensure project success
• Engage with expertise and Know-How in the transformation, build up and management of the existing manufacturing network (internal and CMOs).
Your Profile:
• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, Pharmaceutical-, Mechanical-, or Chemical,-Engineering, or a related field
• Extensive experience in engineering, quality assurance, GMP design, scheduling and project execution within the pharmaceutical industry
• Proven leadership experience in managing engineering teams and driving cross-functional collaboration
• Knowledge of production-, process-, and analytical equipment, clean utilities and GMP- facilities
• Expertise in technology transfers
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities in complex engineering scenarios
• Fluent in English and German language