Automation System Infrastructure Engineer Lead

at  Pfizer

Why Patients Need You
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 innovative engineering team, you’ll help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what’s possible and taking action.
What You Will Achieve
This role will have overall responsibility for managing regulatory aspects of the process automation systems and infrastructure used in the manufacture of sterile injectable at the Pfizer McPherson, KS site. The successful candidate will assist with compliance, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and network tasks. This may include server and active directory configuration, switch and network design, network access point maintenance and configuration, general network troubleshooting, UPS maintenance, virtual machine and virtual cluster maintenance and configuration, user account reviews, data integrity assessments, system data tracking, and system license management. In addition there is a strong project management focus for project tracking data and team metrics..

How You Will Achieve It

• Support the operation and troubleshooting of manufacturing equipment and control systems
• Support reliability engineering for production and support equipment
• Provide on the floor operational support as needed
• Support all investigations and audits as needed
• Responsible for Periodic review of the Automation Systems
• Responsible for assuring various user levels have appropriate, documented training and authorization for access to engineering managed computer systems
• Responsibility for managing regulatory aspects of the sites networked engineering data collection, monitoring and SCADA systems
• Responsible for implementation of compliance initiatives including monitoring of system security procedures and practices, review of audit trails and system logins for compliance
• Design and implementation support for minor functional and process changes, either smaller projects, remediation activities or capital projects
• Support future capital projects and assure site automation standards are followed
• Assist other departments in evaluating historical process/equipment data
• Provide automation guidance and training to other functional groups (ie. Operations, Validation, Maintenance, etc)
• Author and/or review design documents for projects and process changes
• Support FAT/commissioning/qualification activities as required
• Responsible for backup/archiving/restoring of Automation configuration and batch
• Develop and implement site automation standards for hardware and software
• Develop automation Standard Operating Procedures
• System Admin for all site SCADA systems, Data Historians, and Engineering Site–wide Software Applications
• System Administration for adding and disabling user access to Site Automation system
• Maintain Manufacturing level network, control level networks and Process I/O network.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Bachelor’s Degree with 3+ years of experience OR Masters Degree with more than 1 year of experience OR Associates degree with 6 years of relevant experience OR High School Diploma (or Equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience
• Experience in a GMP Environment; Background in cGMP regulations, be up to date on cybersecurity methodologies and the practical application of those methodologies to control systems
• Demonstrated experience in process automation
• Familiar with process controls equipment including PLCs, DCSs, HMIs, SCADA systems, SQL relational database systems, virtual machine environment and network infrastructure including design and testing skills
• Integrated manufacturing systems
• Strong knowledge of Computerized Systems, Compliance regulations and standards
• Ability to effectively work in a team, ability to train others
• Excellent interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills (written and oral)

Nice-to-Have

• Relevant pharmaceutical or medical device experience
• CISCO certification, and N+

Physical/Mental Requirements

• Lifting, sitting, standing, walking, bending, ability to perform mathematical calculations and complex data analysis, problem solving.
• Ability to work in a gown room conditions.
• Ability to write general correspondence and technical reports.
• Requires good planning, organizing, time management and team participation skills.
• Able to handle several projects at a time.

Non-Standard Work Schedule, Travel, or Environment Requirements

• Standard (M-F) daytime schedule. This role supports a 24/7 facility; provide off-shift support when necessary. At different times of the year, this position will work long hours for scheduled manufacturing shutdown periods and throughout the year may be required to work late with little notice as need arises when equipment is unexpectedly down.
• Occasional national/international travel for equipment factory acceptance testing, training seminars, vendor meetings, work progress meetings, etc.

Other Job Details

• Last Day to Apply: March 8, 2024
• Work Location Assignment: On Premise

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $78,000.00 to $130,000.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 10.0% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
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EEO & Employment Eligibility
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