Senior Automation Engineer for our inhouse Automation department

at  Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies

As we continue to enhance and expand our capabilities, we are looking for a Senior Automation Engineer who shares our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join our team.
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is a trusted partner to prominent biotech developers and pharmaceutical companies. Customer trust, digitalization, best place to work and expansion of capacity and capabilities are cornerstones of the Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies strategy in Denmark.
The current organization in Hillerød is approximately 1700 employees and will grow significantly as we invest DKK 6 billion in capacity and capability expansions over the coming years. The site will over the coming years receive new molecules for production where the support organization including IT and Automation plays a significant role in the transfer of molecules to the site.
About the role

You will be part of the Hillerød Site Automation team, and responsible for the following:

• Automation lead on tech transfer processes to bring in new products and the related changes required to the Automation Systems.
• Configuration of DeltaV procedural & physical model.
• Manage scope and vendor deliverables from a technical point of view.
• Ensure the automation solution is fit for purpose for the processes.
• Support daily manufacturing and supporting teams.
• Understand the process requirements and implement a robust solution in collaboration with stake holders.
• Work as per defined procedures and ensure a validated state for automation systems.

Your qualifications

You have

• An academic degree within engineering or similar
• Experience from the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
• Knowledge of batch processes, GMP, GAMP and the S88 standard
• Ability to work under short timelines within a manufacturing environment
• Collaborative attitude with the willingness to work with partners in other countries
• Ability to organize personal tasks

We are looking for someone who is motivated by a high activity level and who can set direction within the area of responsibilities.

We expect you to

• Have a quality mindset
• Focus on keeping promises and deadlines
• Take part in the social life at work

About the area and department
Our Automation department is part of the area called Process Technology.
Process Technology is a group of +100 employees that includes 5 departments: Automation, Process Engineering, Validation, Engineering Science and CAD services.
We provide support to site-wide projects by offering our expertise as Automation, Process and Validation Engineers and we maintain overall responsibility for ensuring smooth daily operation including engineering technical leadership, and engineering technical support for all cell culture, purification, and pharmaceutical processing equipment.
The Automation department is responsible for the automation systems used on the site and for implementing changes to support the new products being produced. The department is also responsible of implementing minor and major expansion projects on the site and for changes targeting robustness and optimization as part of the operational support.
You will join an automation team of highly skilled colleagues, where we try to have the right balance between work and private life, and where we meet for social events outside Fujifilm.
Your application
Please upload your CV and cover letter in English as soon as possible as we screen applications on an ongoing basis.
For more information about this role please contact Søren Ahrensback phone number +45 4194 9869.
Working at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
We offer a competitive compensation package in a site/company growing rapidly, with many opportunities for individual growth, we also offer access to fitness and an attractive canteen.
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication, and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.
Our Manufacturing site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together a complete range of expertise, capabilities, and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics. As we continue to enhance and expand our capabilities, we are looking for people who share our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join our team.
We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive, and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.
We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark (FDBD) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or any other protected class.
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About Us
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.
Our site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together expertise, capabilities and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics. The large scale manufacturing facility has a capacity of 120,000 liters to reliably manufacture biologics for late phase and commercial use. We commenced 6 billion DKK projects to double our manufacturing capacity and to add fill finish to the site.
We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.
We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.
As we continue to enhance and expand our capabilities, we are looking for people who share our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join our team.

• Automation lead on tech transfer processes to bring in new products and the related changes required to the Automation Systems.
• Configuration of DeltaV procedural & physical model.
• Manage scope and vendor deliverables from a technical point of view.
• Ensure the automation solution is fit for purpose for the processes.
• Support daily manufacturing and supporting teams.
• Understand the process requirements and implement a robust solution in collaboration with stake holders.
• Work as per defined procedures and ensure a validated state for automation systems