Minimum 1 week a month in Indiana during the basic/detailed
design phase of the project. Full time on site during the Commissioning phase
of the project.
Constructing multiple standalone, highly flexible GMP clinical trial drug
substance facilities on a greenfield site, which also includes site
infrastructure, utilities, administrative offices, laboratories, and
warehousing. The Clinical Trial facilities on the site will produce drug
substances for small molecules, biologics, and nucleic acid therapies. The
overall project is in the Basic Engineering design phase.
Purpose of the
Role:
The Automation Area Lead will be responsible for the control system solution for an area within a project ensuring the solution is aligned
with the overall program automation philosophy, standards and user
requirements. The area lead will work in conjunction with the other members of
the Project Team, including the Automation Project Manager, Automation
Technical Lead, Automation Area Leads, Process Engineers, Tech
Services/Manufacturing Science Representatives, Quality Engineers, and
Operations.
Role
Responsibilities:
• Technical ownership for an area in a project
• Define the S88 software structure and list for
the area
• Develop draft function design specifications for
the area
• Work with system integrators to finalize the
functional specifications
• Participate in P&ID and control strategy
reviews
• Working closely with the Project Technical Lead
and System Integrator to successfully deliver the project on schedule and
budget
• Collaborate with Program technical offices to
ensure the automation solution is aligned with the overall program automation
philosophy and standards
• Ensure consistency of the automation
deliverables in the area (requirements, functional specifications, control
strategies, phases, and recipes, etc.)
• Assist in defining the software components that
need to be created or modified
• Communicate progress, issues, and needs to
automation technical lead for the project
• Provide input, review, and approve functional
requirements and specifications
• Develop Parameter and Recipe Specification
documents
• Responding to system integrator technical
queries
• Identification of any remediation effort
required on process control software
• Create items in the issue tracker as issues
arise after the software acceptance
• Identify and analyze risks of technical nature
particular to the area and planning responses
• Maintain compliance with training requirements
Role Requirement:
• BS Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years working Automation experience in the
Pharmaceutical Industry (preferable in API/bulk manufacturing)
• Previous Pharmaceutical Automation Large
Project/Program experience/expertise
• 5+ years’ experience in DeltaV Batch DCS
• Preferable, previous experience with
Allen-Bradley PLCs
• Exceptional teamwork abilities
• Strong knowledge of GMP’s, regulatory
requirements and computer system validation principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication
skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong knowledge of GMP’s, regulatory
requirements and computer system validation principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication
skills for both technical and non-technical audiences