Technology & Innovation Lead, Plant Equipment

Zurich, Switzerland
Lexington, MA

The Technology & Innovation Lead, Plant Equipment is the global engineering technology authority for plant equipment, clean and black utilities, HVAC/R and clean‑room systems. The role owns the global technology strategy, engineering standards and innovation roadmap, from technology scouting and opportunity prioritization through piloting, engineering and GxP readiness, and scalable deployment. Working with site and global partners, the role translates manufacturing, facility and infrastructure requirements into engineering solutions and influences consequential technical and investment decisions across the asset lifecycle, enabling safe, compliant, reliable, sustainable and future‑ready manufacturing.

• Set, own and govern the global technology vision, strategy and multi‑year execution roadmap for plant equipment, clean and black utilities, HVAC/R and clean‑room systems, aligning priorities with manufacturing‑network, asset‑management, sustainability and innovation strategies to improve network performance.
• Govern evaluation and lifecycle improvement of installed plant equipment, utilities, HVAC/R and clean‑room systems to increase reliability, operability, capacity, lifecycle value, energy efficiency and sustainability; define expected benefits and oversee realization with sites, pro‑jects and partner functions.
• Build strategic alignment across Global Engineering, sites, major projects and GSQ partner functions by integrating manufacturing and facility requirements, installed‑base constraints and local needs, resolving cross‑functional trade‑offs and enabling adoption of global strategies, standards and technologies.
• Lead external technology scouting, benchmarking and industry engagement for plant equipment, utility, HVAC/R and clean‑room technologies; assess technical maturity, regulatory relevance, lifecycle value and scalability, and translate selected opportunities into value cases, pilots and deployable initiatives.
• Own engineering readiness and scalable implementation of priority plant‑equipment and infrastructure technologies from technical evaluation and pilot definition through standardization, concept and project integration, deployment requirements and handover to site or project execution teams.
• Interpret evolving global regulatory guidance, engineering expectations and sustainability requirements and govern their translation into equipment and system strategies, global standards, future platform decisions and implementation requirements.
• Act as the global engineering technology authority for plant equipment, clean and black utilities, HVAC/R and clean‑room systems, providing authoritative technical direction for complex manufacturing and lifecycle challenges and governing the technical basis for significant CAPEX decisions, feasibility studies, concept design, scope definition, value engineering, technical‑risk assessment and supplier or equipment selection.
• Develop, own and govern global engineering standards, guidelines, reusable design principles and selection criteria for plant equipment, clean and black utilities, HVAC/R and clean‑room systems, including decision rights and exception pathways, to ensure consistent interpretation and lifecycle application across the network.
• Establish and lead the global Plant Equipment Community of Practice and SME capability model to harmonize technologies and system solutions, strengthen site expertise, share and apply best practices, and sustain knowledge continuity and succession.

• Recognized authority in plant equipment, clean and black utilities, HVAC/R and clean‑room design, operation and lifecycle…