Abzena Jobs Hiring Now
Abzena is hiring for 11 open roles on Migrate Mate as of October 15, 2026, concentrated in logistics & inventory and factory & production work, with listed salaries up to about $120,000. Migrate Mate updates Abzena's live openings daily. Abzena is a contract development and manufacturing organization serving the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, supporting biologics and drug conjugate programs through integrated development, manufacturing, and quality services.
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Abzena hiring data on Migrate Mate, as of October 15, 2026.
- Open jobs
- 11
- Top team
- Logistics & Inventory
- Seniority
- Across all levels
- Work type
- 0% remote or hybrid
- Top location
- Bristol
- Salary range
- $40,000–$120,000
Listed salaries for Abzena roles on Migrate Mate range from about $40,000 to $120,000 per year across 11 open roles, as of October 15, 2026. Some roles list hourly contract rates.
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The Project Engineer is responsible for planning and executing site capital projects, equipment installations, facility upgrades, and engineering improvements that support Abzena's operations. The role provides end-to-end project engineering support from scope definition and business case development through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and turnover to operations.
The Project Engineer works closely with Manufacturing, Facilities & Engineering, Quality Assurance, Validation, EHS, Supply Chain, Finance, Process Development, Quality Control, Information Technology, contractors, architectural and engineering firms, and equipment vendors. The position is accountable for delivering technically sound, safe, compliant, and cost-effective solutions while controlling project scope, schedule, budget, risk, documentation, and operational readiness.
Responsibilities
- Manage assigned capital and expense projects from concept through closeout, including scope development, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and turnover.
- Develop project charters, scopes of work, user requirements, project execution plans, cost estimates, schedules, risk registers, and resource plans.
- Own project scope, schedule, budget, forecasts, commitments, change management, and financial tracking for assigned projects.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and drive clear accountability for milestones, decisions, actions, risks, and deliverables.
- Lead or support engineering design reviews, constructability reviews, equipment selection, technical bid evaluations, and vendor selection.
- Develop and review technical specifications, equipment requirements, drawings, layouts, P&IDs, utility requirements, and engineering deliverables.
- Manage external engineering firms, contractors, construction partners, and equipment vendors to ensure work meets Abzena requirements, approved design, schedule, safety expectations, and GMP standards.
- Plan and support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), installation, commissioning, and qualification activities.
- Partner with Validation and Quality to define risk-based commissioning and qualification strategies and ensure systems are appropriately qualified before GMP use.
- Ensure complete and compliant project turnover, including as-built drawings, manuals, spare parts, preventive maintenance requirements, calibration requirements, training, asset records, and system documentation.
- Initiate and support change controls, engineering assessments, deviations, CAPAs, investigations, and risk assessments associated with project execution and equipment or facility modifications.
- Ensure projects comply with cGMP requirements, Good Engineering Practices, data integrity expectations, applicable codes and standards, and Abzena quality systems.
- Integrate EHS requirements into project design and execution, including contractor safety, permitting, job hazard assessments, lockout/tagout, and safe startup.
- Coordinate project activities with site operations to minimize disruption to manufacturing, laboratories, utilities, warehouses, and other critical functions.
- Plan and execute work during shutdowns, maintenance windows, and off-hours when required to protect manufacturing schedules and business continuity.
- Support equipment and facility lifecycle planning by identifying reliability risks, obsolescence, capacity constraints, and improvement opportunities.
- Apply structured problem-solving and root cause analysis to resolve technical issues encountered during design, installation, commissioning, qualification, and startup.
- Develop and maintain project dashboards and KPIs covering safety, schedule, cost, scope, risk, quality, and readiness.
- Provide routine project status updates to site leadership, clearly communicating progress, decisions required, emerging risks, budget status, and recovery plans.
- Support annual capital planning, project prioritization, business case development, and long-range site investment planning.
- Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, engineering standards, equipment reliability, operational efficiency, capacity, and compliance.
- Support client audits, internal audits, and regulatory inspections by providing project engineering documentation and technical subject matter expertise.
- Promote disciplined project execution, strong documentation practices, cross-functional collaboration, and a culture of safety, quality, and accountability.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, Biomedical, or other relevant Engineering discipline required.
- Minimum 3 years of project engineering, capital project execution, facilities engineering, process engineering, or related experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting projects through multiple lifecycle phases, including design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and turnover.
- Working knowledge of cGMP requirements, Good Engineering Practices, Good Documentation Practices, data integrity principles, and pharmaceutical quality systems.
- Experience with commissioning and qualification activities, including FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, and risk-based qualification approaches.
- Experience with change controls, deviations, CAPAs, engineering assessments, and risk management in a regulated environment.
- Working knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, cleanrooms, HVAC, critical utilities, process utilities, automation, or laboratory systems preferred.
- Experience developing or reviewing URS documents, scopes of work, technical specifications, drawings, P&IDs, and vendor documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, schedules, forecasts, vendors, contractors, and competing priorities.
- Strong technical writing, analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and structured problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications. Experience with project scheduling, CMMS, ERP, document management, or project controls systems preferred.
- Experience in a CDMO, biologics, ADC, bioconjugation, sterile manufacturing, or other complex GMP manufacturing environment preferred.
- Project management certification, Lean/Six Sigma training, or formal project controls experience preferred.
FLSA: Exempt
Abzena is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.
The Project Engineer is responsible for planning and executing site capital projects, equipment installations, facility upgrades, and engineering improvements that support Abzena's operations. The role provides end-to-end project engineering support from scope definition and business case development through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and turnover to operations.
The Project Engineer works closely with Manufacturing, Facilities & Engineering, Quality Assurance, Validation, EHS, Supply Chain, Finance, Process Development, Quality Control, Information Technology, contractors, architectural and engineering firms, and equipment vendors. The position is accountable for delivering technically sound, safe, compliant, and cost-effective solutions while controlling project scope, schedule, budget, risk, documentation, and operational readiness.
Responsibilities
- Manage assigned capital and expense projects from concept through closeout, including scope development, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and turnover.
- Develop project charters, scopes of work, user requirements, project execution plans, cost estimates, schedules, risk registers, and resource plans.
- Own project scope, schedule, budget, forecasts, commitments, change management, and financial tracking for assigned projects.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and drive clear accountability for milestones, decisions, actions, risks, and deliverables.
- Lead or support engineering design reviews, constructability reviews, equipment selection, technical bid evaluations, and vendor selection.
- Develop and review technical specifications, equipment requirements, drawings, layouts, P&IDs, utility requirements, and engineering deliverables.
- Manage external engineering firms, contractors, construction partners, and equipment vendors to ensure work meets Abzena requirements, approved design, schedule, safety expectations, and GMP standards.
- Plan and support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), installation, commissioning, and qualification activities.
- Partner with Validation and Quality to define risk-based commissioning and qualification strategies and ensure systems are appropriately qualified before GMP use.
- Ensure complete and compliant project turnover, including as-built drawings, manuals, spare parts, preventive maintenance requirements, calibration requirements, training, asset records, and system documentation.
- Initiate and support change controls, engineering assessments, deviations, CAPAs, investigations, and risk assessments associated with project execution and equipment or facility modifications.
- Ensure projects comply with cGMP requirements, Good Engineering Practices, data integrity expectations, applicable codes and standards, and Abzena quality systems.
- Integrate EHS requirements into project design and execution, including contractor safety, permitting, job hazard assessments, lockout/tagout, and safe startup.
- Coordinate project activities with site operations to minimize disruption to manufacturing, laboratories, utilities, warehouses, and other critical functions.
- Plan and execute work during shutdowns, maintenance windows, and off-hours when required to protect manufacturing schedules and business continuity.
- Support equipment and facility lifecycle planning by identifying reliability risks, obsolescence, capacity constraints, and improvement opportunities.
- Apply structured problem-solving and root cause analysis to resolve technical issues encountered during design, installation, commissioning, qualification, and startup.
- Develop and maintain project dashboards and KPIs covering safety, schedule, cost, scope, risk, quality, and readiness.
- Provide routine project status updates to site leadership, clearly communicating progress, decisions required, emerging risks, budget status, and recovery plans.
- Support annual capital planning, project prioritization, business case development, and long-range site investment planning.
- Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, engineering standards, equipment reliability, operational efficiency, capacity, and compliance.
- Support client audits, internal audits, and regulatory inspections by providing project engineering documentation and technical subject matter expertise.
- Promote disciplined project execution, strong documentation practices, cross-functional collaboration, and a culture of safety, quality, and accountability.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, Biomedical, or other relevant Engineering discipline required.
- Minimum 3 years of project engineering, capital project execution, facilities engineering, process engineering, or related experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting projects through multiple lifecycle phases, including design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and turnover.
- Working knowledge of cGMP requirements, Good Engineering Practices, Good Documentation Practices, data integrity principles, and pharmaceutical quality systems.
- Experience with commissioning and qualification activities, including FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, and risk-based qualification approaches.
- Experience with change controls, deviations, CAPAs, engineering assessments, and risk management in a regulated environment.
- Working knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, cleanrooms, HVAC, critical utilities, process utilities, automation, or laboratory systems preferred.
- Experience developing or reviewing URS documents, scopes of work, technical specifications, drawings, P&IDs, and vendor documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, schedules, forecasts, vendors, contractors, and competing priorities.
- Strong technical writing, analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and structured problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications. Experience with project scheduling, CMMS, ERP, document management, or project controls systems preferred.
- Experience in a CDMO, biologics, ADC, bioconjugation, sterile manufacturing, or other complex GMP manufacturing environment preferred.
- Project management certification, Lean/Six Sigma training, or formal project controls experience preferred.
FLSA: Exempt
Abzena is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.
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Abzena's 11 open roles are across all levels, and about 0% are remote or hybrid. The most active teams are logistics & inventory, factory & production work, and business development. Abzena is a contract development and manufacturing organization in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector, providing integrated services across process development, GMP manufacturing, and quality assurance for biologics and antibody-drug conjugate programs. Most Abzena roles are based in Bristol, with some in San Diego and Raleigh.
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How many jobs is Abzena hiring for right now?
Abzena is hiring for 11 open roles on Migrate Mate as of October 15, 2026, updated daily, concentrated in logistics & inventory and factory & production work. Openings span manufacturing operations, process development, quality assurance, and program management functions across Abzena's sites.
What kinds of roles does Abzena hire for?
The most active teams are logistics & inventory, factory & production work, and business development. Abzena hires across GMP manufacturing, process development science, quality assurance and compliance, engineering, and project and program management. Roles range from associate and technician-level manufacturing positions to senior scientists, engineers, and director-level quality and operations leaders. Most postings are across all levels.
Are Abzena jobs remote or in-person?
Mostly on-site. About 0% of Abzena's open roles on Migrate Mate are remote or hybrid as of October 15, 2026, with the rest based in Bristol. Each Abzena listing shows its work location so you can filter before applying.
How do I apply to a job at Abzena?
Find an open Abzena role on Migrate Mate, then follow the listing directly through to Abzena's own careers page to complete the application. Abzena manages its own hiring process, including candidate review, interviews, and offers. Migrate Mate keeps Abzena's postings current so you see live openings without having to search multiple sources.
What do Abzena jobs pay?
Listed salaries for Abzena roles on Migrate Mate range from about $40,000 to $120,000 per year as of October 15, 2026, with most postings at across all levels. Some roles list hourly contract rates. Exact pay is set by Abzena and shown on each listing.
Does Abzena hire entry-level?
Most of Abzena's open roles on Migrate Mate are across all levels as of October 15, 2026. Check individual Abzena listings for stated experience requirements.
Where is Abzena hiring?
Most Abzena roles are based in Bristol, with some in San Diego and Raleigh, and about 0% offer remote or hybrid work as of October 15, 2026. Migrate Mate shows the location on each listing.