Lifecycle Insights is seeking a Process Engineer/Senior Process Engineer/Chemical Process Engineer/Process Development Engineer industry expert in fine chemicals or a specialty chemicals manufacturer in the batch production context (not continuous process). This person owns recipe integrity, scale translation, and the technical specification of how a batch is actually run. Closest to the chemistry and the handoff from R&D to production. Experiences changeover as a translation and verification problem – not a scheduling or compliance problem. Most likely to have granular, specific, technically grounded descriptions of where the process breaks down.
Additional requirements:
- Works directly with batch recipes in a fine or specialty chemical environment – not continuous production
- Involved in new product introduction or recipe revision activity within the past 12 months
- Active batch changeover activity – either ongoing NPI, recipe revision, or multi-product campaigns on shared equipment
- Company size $50M+ in revenue
- Owner-operator preferred – not EPC or contract manufacturer without production accountability
This interview-contributing role will support our research, publishing, and strategy services.
- Contribute remotely through simple, one-hour interviews. We're looking for you to provide industry insights. We can do that quickly and easily through scheduled interviews. You share your knowledge and expertise. There is no obligation beyond that.
- Share your input. We form our perspective. Your insights are one of many inputs we use to develop our independent perspective internally for our projects. Your insights will not be used directly in our projects or shared with our clients.
- You are paid hourly rate for each interview. At the beginning of our engagement, we pay you an upfront retainer. We then conduct interviews with you until the retainer is consumed. As appropriate, we'll renew the engagement with another retainer.
- Keep your day job (or stay retired) and receive supplemental pay. Your engagement with Lifecycle Insights doesn't change your current employment state. Keep doing what you are doing, whether that includes working full-time for another company or enjoying retirement. We'll provide payment for your contributions.
- Set up to avoid conflicts of interest. Our engagement with you will focus on the business dynamics and trends, processes and practices, roles and responsibilities, organizational structures, and types of solutions in the industry. We will not broach or discuss anything related to your employer. Share this engagement with your employer as appropriate.
- We get started with a short interview. To ensure there is a good fit, we'll have a short discussion to ensure the engagement works for both parties. If it is a fit, we'll proceed to get a limited contractor agreement in place and paid projects.
Responsibilities
- Respond to interview requests promptly, within two business days.
- Attend scheduled interviews, participating through online platforms like Zoom.
- Answer interview questions to the best of your ability without sharing any information about your current employer's efforts in the industry.
Requirements & Experience
- They'll have at least five years of experience working in the target industry or working in a role that is closely following the target industry.
- They'll demonstrate familiarity with the business dynamics and trends, processes and practices, personas, roles and responsibilities, organizational structures, and types of solutions in the industry.
- They'll possess strong verbal and textual communication skills.
- They'll have an amicable, professional demeanor.
- Ideally, they'll have experience in software providers' product management, strategy, technical sales, application engineering, or marketing roles, but it's not required.
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