Senior Associate Automation Engineer

• United States - North Carolina - Sanford

We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.

To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.

Pfizer Global Supply proudly shoulders the responsibility of manufacturing and distributing our wide-ranging pharmaceutical products.

Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.

Transforming Delivery of high quality products

Pfizer, We are one

PGS - Manufacture the Future

At Pfizer, we believe that every role is crucial in our mission to improve patients' lives. Within our Global Supply division, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our manufacturing processes are efficient, reliable, and innovative. Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is vital to making sure customers and patients have the medicines they need when they need them.

Working with our manufacturing team, you'll help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what’s possible and taking action. Your contributions will directly impact our ability to deliver life‑saving medicines to patients around the globe.

• Lead or co‑lead complex projects, effectively managing time and resources.

• Make decisions to resolve complex problems and develop new options independently in ambiguous situations.

• Work independently on assignments, seeking guidance on unusual or complex problems.

• Review your own work, seek directional feedback, and mentor colleagues (junior / entry to mid‑level automation engineers).

• Design, develop, deploy, and test automated processes, systems, and equipment.

• Contribute significantly to the interpretation of manufacturing data and planning/execution of subsequent automation activities.

• Maintain and support the automation computing infrastructure, providing 24x7x365 operational support as a rotational on‑call resource and escalation path.

• Design, install, validate, and maintain critical manufacturing automation systems to improve manufacturing success rates.

• Integrate operational knowledge, equipment control, and data collection into systems that enforce operational sequences across departments for batch production, testing, performance tracking, and drug substance disposition.

• Solve complex problems within the department and assist with issues outside the department, overseeing operational activities to support short‑term goals.

• Communicate effectively by soliciting input, explaining complex concepts, persuading others, and sharing own point of view and rationale.

• Manage multiple projects and ongoing work activities of complexity, involving cross‑functional representatives, and deliver all site automated systems capital and strategic projects.

• Ensure system‑wide compliance, perform system support responsibilities, offer technical leadership, adhere to safe work practices, and communicate progress and issues to management and peers.

• Engage third‑party vendors, suppliers, and/or contractors as needed to support computer system design and maintenance activities.

• Applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Computer Science Engineering (or related field) with at least 4 years of experience working with an automated system in the pharmaceutical, biopharma, life sciences or related industries. OR Master’s degree with more than 2 years of experience, OR a PhD with 0 years of experience, OR Associate’s degree with 8 years of experience, OR High School Diploma (or Equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience.

• Demonstrated experience in Automation Engineering, showcasing expertise in process controls equipment, Delta
  
  V Batch and Continuous software configuration.

• Automation support during Manufacturing processing while maintaining compliance.

• Strong design, troubleshooting…