Global Business & Application Engineer - Single-Use Biopharma

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About the job

You will join a global team working at the forefront of an evolving pharmaceutical technology, with significant opportunities to shape how Single-Use separation is adopted worldwide. The role gives you broad exposure to customers, production processes and sales organizations across the world, while allowing you to work alongside colleagues with deep commercial and industry expertise. With us you will have the opportunity to combine technical depth with real customer impact, playing a visible role in bringing a more flexible and efficient separation technology to the pharmaceutical industry.

As a Global Business & Application Engineer - Single-Use, you will work closely with customers, sales companies and colleagues across the global organization to support the conversion from conventional filtration to Single-Use high-speed separation technology. You will act as the technical bridge between the global sales team, the local sales organizations and the customers, providing hands-on support on validation, process understanding and production scale-up while identifying new business opportunities along the way. Key responsibilities:

• Proactively identify and qualify new business opportunities within existing accounts, tied to production scale-up and expansion.

• Drive business growth by turning technical and application support into long-term customer adoption of Single-Use separation technology by performing hands-on technical work for trials & testing.

• Support Alfa Laval sales companies and customers directly on validation activities and general process troubleshooting related to Single-Use separators.

• Support the technology conversion narrative - helping customers and local teams understand the shift from conventional filtration to Single-Use separation technology.

• Follow market and process developments in Single Use separation to continuously strengthen internal and external knowledge.

The position is based in Flemingsberg, but for the right candidate location can also be Lund, Kolding or Søborg. The role requires frequent global travelling, approximately 70 - 80 days per year. You will be part of a team of eight experienced colleagues who look forward welcoming you to the world of Alfa Laval.

Who you are You are commercially driven with a strong business mindset. We believe you are a technically curious person who enjoys being close to production processes, solving real problems and turning technical understanding into customer trust and business results. You are confident in explaining complex technical value propositions in a simple, credible way, both to customers and to the internal organization. You thrive in a global, cross-functional environment and maintain your drive and patience when supporting the adoption of a technology that is still building momentum in the market.

What you know To succeed, you combine a commercial mindset with a strong technical and application expertise. You have an understanding of separation technology, ideally with exposure to Single Use separator systems. Key in this role is communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to interact with customers and internal stakeholders at different levels.

Requirements:

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical education (biotechnology, chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering or similar).

• A few years of experience in sales or business development, in a complex technical sales-based environment.

• Familiarity with validation principles (IQ/OQ/PQ, GMP context) relevant to pharmaceutical production environments.

• Familiarity with filtration technologies is a merit, as it provides a valuable comparative reference point for this technology conversion story.

• Excellent communication skills in English in addition to either Swedish or Danish depending on your location.

Merit:

• Knowledge of bioprocessing / up- or downstream processing in biopharma production.

• Driving licence

Please send your application no later than November 6, 2026. We will remove the job advert from our website as soon as we have found the right candidate, so don't wait too long!

At Alfa Laval, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace that values diverse perspectives and experiences. While we typically welcome applicants from all locations, for this particular role, we are prioritizing candidates who are currently residing close to our offices in Flemingsberg, Lund, Søborg or Kolding.

Our commitment to integrity We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioural traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games. As part of Alfa Laval's commitment to a safe and healthy workplace, we conduct background checks on final candidates for this role, and alcohol and drug testing is applied during the pre‑employment process.

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