Hims AND Hers
Operations Engineer - Peptide API
Menlo Park, California · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
ComplianceSupply ChainGMPMass SpectrometryCommunicationCollaborationAdaptability
About the role
- Troubleshoot manufacturing and process issues in real time to minimize downtime and maximize batch success.
- Assist in the execution of production batches, including equipment setup, process monitoring, and batch documentation.
- Assist with equipment commissioning, qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ), calibration, preventive maintenance, and maintenance coordination.
Responsibilities
- This role will work closely with the Operations Manager to execute daily production, troubleshoot processes, and help build robust, GMP-compliant systems.
- Support daily peptide API manufacturing operations, including solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), purification (HPLC), and lyophilization.
- Analyze manufacturing performance, including yield, cycle time, and deviations, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and robustness.
- Support process scale-up activities and technology transfers from R&D into commercial manufacturing.
- Author and maintain SOPs, batch records, technical reports, and other GMP documentation.
- Support deviation investigations, CAPAs, change controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partner with Engineering to troubleshoot equipment issues and support equipment upgrades and reliability initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with QA/QC to ensure product quality, regulatory compliance, and inspection readiness.
- Support internal and external audits while adhering to all safety, environmental, and quality standards.
- No two people are the same, so we provide access to personalized care designed for results.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
- 2+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or chemical manufacturing.
- Working knowledge of cGMP principles, including documentation, compliance, and quality systems.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, and Supply Chain teams.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting peptide synthesis, API manufacturing, or similarly complex chemical manufacturing processes strongly preferred.
- Prior experience working in a startup or other fast-paced, high-growth manufacturing environment is a plus.
Skills
- Operate within applicable, evolving regulatory frameworks
Compensation
- Competitive salary & equity compensation for full-time roles
Benefits
- Competitive salary & equity compensation for full-time roles
- Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and quarterly mental health days
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental & vision, and parental leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- 401k benefits with employer matching contribution
- We are committed to building a workforce that reflects diverse perspectives and prioritizes ethics, wellness, and a strong sense of belonging.
- Hims & Hers gives consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to any protected status, including disability.
- Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health.
- We are redefining healthcare by putting the customer first and delivering access to care that is affordable, accessible, and personal, from diagnosis to treatment to delivery.
- By normalizing health & wellness challenges and innovating on their solutions, we're making better health outcomes easier to achieve.
- For information on the company's outstanding benefits, culture, and its talent-first flexible/remote work approach, see below and visit www.hims.com/careers-professionals http://www.hims.com/careers-professionals.
Company info
- We are looking for a hands-on Operations Engineer to support and scale manufacturing operations in a peptide API facility.
Equal opportunity
- If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@forhims.com and describe the needed accommodation.
- Your privacy is important to us, and any information you share will only be used for the legitimate purpose of considering your request for accommodation.
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