Process Engineer III

We're here for one reason and one reason only - to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We've made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet.

Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows.

Job Description

At Kite, we are united by one mission: curing cancer. Every day, our teams connect their work to this purpose, developing innovative cell therapies that bring hope to patients with serious and life‑threatening cancers. If you are motivated by meaningful, mission‑driven work and want to make a real impact, we invite you to explore a career with Kite.

Kite, a Gilead Company, is a biopharmaceutical organization focused on the development and commercialization of breakthrough cancer immunotherapies. Our therapies harness the power of a patient's own immune system by engineering T cells to fight cancer. As our manufacturing network and digital capabilities continue to expand, we are building a strong automation organization to support our growth.

We are seeking a Process Automation Engineer III to join our biotechnology manufacturing facility in Frederick, Maryland. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role responsible for supporting and enhancing automation and data platforms that enable compliant, reliable GMP manufacturing operations. You will work closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, IT, and global automation teams to ensure our systems are robust, scalable, and inspection‑ready.

What You'll Do

Primary Platform Ownership

You will serve as the primary technical owner for key automation and manufacturing data platforms, including:

* Aspen Tech Inmation - Operational Technology Data Management System (OTDMS)

* Site Data Historian (OSIsoft PI)

Key responsibilities:

* Own the overall health, performance, availability, and compliance of OTDMS and historian platforms

* Design and implement integrations between manufacturing systems such as MES (Werum PAS|X), LIMS, historians, and future digital solutions

* Manage system configuration, upgrades, patches, and ongoing maintenance within a regulated GMP environment

* Define and maintain data ingestion, contextualization, and distribution strategies to enable secure OT‑to‑IT data flow

* Author and maintain system documentation, including SOPs, user requirements, functional specifications, and impact assessments

* Manage system access and user accounts in alignment with security and compliance requirements

* Partner with Quality, Validation, and IT to support system qualification, audits, and regulatory inspections

Additional Automation Systems

You will also provide technical support and integration for additional manufacturing systems, including:

* Manufacturing Execution System (Korber, PAS|X)

* Real Time Modeling System (Emerson, RTS)

* Cytiva Chronicle / Gateway platforms

* Identity and access management systems

Infrastructure & Project Support

* Support OT network architecture, including VLAN segmentation and manufacturing networks

* Implement changes to automation hardware and software as needed

* Lead vendor‑managed system modifications, including specifications, testing, and acceptance activities

* Support and lead automation-related capital and operational projects

What Success Looks Like

* Manufacturing automation systems are reliable, well‑documented, and inspection‑ready

* Data flows seamlessly between plant floor systems and enterprise applications

* System issues are investigated quickly and resolved with clear root cause and preventive actions

* Projects are delivered on time and aligned with business and manufacturing…