Automation Area Lead – Upstream

Our client is a world‑leading pharmaceutical powerhouse, operating across more than 60 countries and driving innovation at every stage of the drug development lifecycle. This progressive, future‑focused organisation is now searching for an experienced Automation Area Lead to support the delivery of a high‑impact project based in North Carolina.

• Serve as the automation lead and primary point of contact for the Upstream manufacturing area.
• Drive execution of automation scope within established automation standards and system architecture.
• Coordinate activities between process engineering, CQV, validation, operations, OEMs, and system integrators.
• Review and approve automation deliverables, testing documentation, and design packages.

• Strong Emerson DeltaV experience in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environment.
• Upstream bioprocessing experience with systems such as bioreactors, seed train, cell culture, and media/buffer preparation.
• Experience leading automation execution for a process area, including coordination with engineering, CQV, validation, vendors, and system integrators.
• FAT, SAT, commissioning, qualification, and startup experience on greenfield and/or large brownfield capital projects.