Automated Systems Manager

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

Working with Pfizer's dynamic engineering team, you will play a critical role in the management of manufacturing information systems to improve manufacturing success rates and ensuring zero down time.

As a Manager, your planning skills will help in preparing forecasts for resource requirements, and providing areas of improvement for products, processes or services. Through your comprehensive knowledge of principles, concepts and theories of the discipline, you will also work towards advancing new concepts and methodologies. You will be able to take a cross functional leadership role to facilitate agreements between different team.

It is your dedication and focus that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

• Design, develop, deploy and test our automated processes, systems and equipment. Contribute substantially to the interpretation of results and the design of subsequent activities.

• Maintain and support automation computing infrastructure.

• Provide 24x7x365 support of our automation systems.

• Responsible for system-wide system compliance, perform business owned system support responsibilities and provide technical leadership for our systems.

• Adhere to safe work practices and develop standard operating procedures and system support documentation.

• Clearly communicate progress and issues to management and peers and finalize report writing for test protocols.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Applicant must have a High School Diploma (or Equivalent) with 10 years of relevant experience; OR An Associate's degree with eight years of experience; OR a Bachelor's degree with at least five years of experience; OR A Master's degree with more than three years of experience; OR a Ph.D. with 0-2 years of experience.

• Knowledge of control system platforms/programming with advanced depth of understanding.

• Broad understanding of systems architecture and operations and related components (e.g. hardware, software, network, database, S88/S95etc)

• Experience with process controls equipment including PLCs, DCSs, HMIs, SCADA systems, SQL relational database systems, and Network Hubs including design and debugging skills.

• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and build a high functioning, collaborative team.

• Experience with writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design documents.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and grow a team of engineers.

• Experience with the manufacturing of monoclonal antibody API materials for clinical (including late stage clinical) and cGMP commercial phases.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of control system platforms/programming with advanced depth of understanding.

• Broad understanding of systems architecture and operations and related components (e.g. hardware, software, network, database, S88/S95etc)

• Experience with managing colleagues and project teams

• Experience with process controls equipment including PLCs, DCSs, HMIs, SCADA systems, SQL relational database systems, and Network Hubs including design and debugging skills.

• Experience with writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design documents.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Position requirements are typical for a manufacturing plant-based work environment with shop floor exposure in manufacturing and utilities. There are no unusual physical or mental requirements for this position.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Manufacturing is conducted on a 24 hour/7 day a week basis, and this role and team are expected to provide support accordingly. The Automation Systems Manager is expected to develop and grow the group and its capabilities as needed.

Relocation support available.

Last Date to Apply: April 8, 2024

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $109,400.00 to $182,300.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 15.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. 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

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

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