As a Lead Automation Engineer, you will manage manufacturing information systems, support automation projects, mentor junior staff, and ensure operational reliability while adhering to compliance regulations.
Use Your Power for Purpose
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 Lead Automation Engineer your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the team. Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing critical deliverables. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will facilitate in explaining difficult issues and establishing consensus between teams.
It is your hard work and dedication that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new
milestones and help patients across the globe.
What You Will Achieve
In this role, you will:
Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)
Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)
Physical/Mental Requirements
Non-Standard Work Schedule, Travel or Environment Requirements
Schedule is 1st shift, Monday - Friday.
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
OTHER JOB DETAILS
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $96,300.00 to $160,500.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% 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.
Sunshine Act
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
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.
Engineering
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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 Lead Automation Engineer your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the team. Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing critical deliverables. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will facilitate in explaining difficult issues and establishing consensus between teams.
It is your hard work and dedication that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new
milestones and help patients across the globe.
What You Will Achieve
In this role, you will:
- Contribute to the completion of projects, manage own time on agreed targets, develop plans for own projects and leads small project teams.
- Monitor, generate and complete the periodic review, validation master plan for the automation engineering program.
- Demonstrate good planning, organizing, time management and team participation skills.
- Responsible for routine and preventive maintenance work, ensure all the equipment and facilities work safely, efficiently, and reliably.
- Generate and develop standard operating procedures and system support.
- Analyze operational process problems and recommend appropriate corrective and preventative actions.
- Manage change control authoring and execution.
- Participate in the site and network wide teams to provide cybersecurity alignment and direction.
- Provide 24x7x365 support of our automation systems and perform automation activities for capital and non-capital projects.
- Modify moderately complex to highly complex control logic that requires a degree of scientific and/or manufacturing process expertise.
- Mentor and guide junior staff and serve as a technical trainer, whenever necessary.
- Clearly communicate progress and issues to peers.
Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)
- Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of experience; OR a master's degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a PhD with 0+ years of experience; OR as associate's degree with 8 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience.
- Strong knowledge of Computerized Systems, Compliance regulations and standards
- Experience with programming industrial control systems such as DCS, PLCs, SCADA systems, Historians, or SQL Server.
- Demonstrated experience in project management to timelines and budgets
- Experience in troubleshooting issues to root cause and recommending and implementing effective corrective actions.
- Experience with writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design
- documents
- Teamwork spirit, good communication skills and training abilities
- Excellent interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills {written and oral}
Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)
- Relevant pharmaceutical experience
- The ideal candidate should have background in cGMP regulations and the practical
- application of those methodologies to control systems.
- Understanding of programming, and proficiency in at least one language
- Understanding of network infrastructure, windows servers, and virtualization
- Technical Troubleshooting experience within tight timelines.
Physical/Mental Requirements
- Able to stand for extended hours
- Able to climb ladders/steps
- Able to lift items of 25lbs
- Candidate will require general gowning training and execute responsibilities according to area specific procedures
Non-Standard Work Schedule, Travel or Environment Requirements
Schedule is 1st shift, Monday - Friday.
- Ability to work extended hours, holidays and/or weekends as needed.
- Flexibility with work schedule onsite (majority)/ offsite (remote)
- Availability to support operations during non-working hours
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
OTHER JOB DETAILS
- Last Date to Apply for Job: April 21, 2025
- Referral Bonus Eligibility: YES
- Eligible for Relocation Package: YES
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $96,300.00 to $160,500.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% 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.
Sunshine Act
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
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.
Engineering
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Dcs
Plcs
Scada Systems
SQL Server
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