Sr. Automation Engineer

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Cencora PharmaLex is a highly successful and growing consulting company for the Healthcare industry around the world. Cencora PharmaLex offers professional development, plus a stimulating and collaborative work environment. We are committed to providing exciting career opportunities in an atmosphere that values trust, respect, teamwork, creative talent, enthusiasm, and diligence.
 PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1.  5+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing support environment with at least 3 years experience in the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industries.
2. Experience in Drug Substance Operations with Mammalian Cell Culture, Protein Purification, Media and Buffer Preparation, Clean Utilities, CIP, SIP and Production Services.
3. Direct experience in process control engineering and troubleshooting with bioreactors, centrifuges, chromatography columns and systems, and/or ultrafiltration/diafiltration systems.
4. Experience with Tech Transfer, Process Design, Commissioning, validation and change control methodology.
5. Direct experience with regulated environments (i.e. cGMP, OSHA, EPA) including detailed understanding of cGMPs.
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with minimum direction.
7. Interpersonal and facilitation skills and ability to work in a collaborative team based environment.
8. Ability to apply analytical skills to evaluate and interpret complex problems using multiple sources of information.
9. Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and embrace a team-based culture.
10.  In-depth knowledge on Rockwell Automation Platform and Allen-Bradley
11. Strong knowledge in programing language
12. Direct hands on experience with lifecycle management of Rockwell hardware and software infrastructure preferred.
13. Understanding of Operational Excellence and Lean transformation in the automation and engineering Context.
14.  Ability to create, update and read P&IDs, instrumentation and electrical design packages including SDS, URS, IQ, OQ and VSR among other engineering and validation documentation.
15. Work schedule flexibility to support 24/7 operations and after-hours engineering coverage.
16. Experience in change control, non-conformance, corrective and preventative actions, and validation practices.
17. Familiarity with validation processes and documentation in a highly regulated environment.
18. Comprehensive understanding of validation protocol execution and knowledge of validation processes as applied to new equipment installations.

Skills in the following areas:

• Problem solving and applied engineering
• Verbal and writing communications in English and Spanish
• Validation Protocol Writing
• Dealing with and managing change

PharmaLex is an Equal Opportunity Employer.