Senior Automation Engineer (3267-3271AE)

Verista’s 700 experts team up with the world’s most recognizable brands in the life science industry to solve their business needs. Whether it’s compliance, quality management, verification, validation, automation, IT infrastructure, data analysis, manufacturing, or packaging, we deliver solutions that are right the first time.

Our ability to grow is driven by world-class people who thrive in a team environment and share our mission to enable life sciences clients to improve lives. Our talented and dedicated professionals are committed to making an impact every day.

Company Culture Guidelines & Values:

• We empower and support our colleagues
• We commit to client success at every turn
• We have the courage to do the right thing
• We encourage an inclusive environment where our colleagues feel respected, engaged, and challenged
• We constantly acquire new skills and learn from our experiences to enhance our collective expertise

Requirements

This position requires advanced learning; technical precision; and consistent use of independent judgment and discretion. Project Engineers/Managers conduct project management activities for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device process manufacturing, laboratory, IT, and packaging equipment projects. Managing internal and external Verista customer purchase orders for capital projects to ensure all aspects of services and capital project execution are delivered consistently and efficiently; always meeting project timeline, budget, quality, safety, standards, internal expectations, and client expectations. Verista Project Engineers/Managers are highly technical and knowledgeable within the technical area of expertise; have excellent project management and communication skills; and possess high technical aptitude to deliver complex solutions to our customer base. These jobs are responsible for schedule management, budget control, vendor/contractor management, determining return on investment (ROI) justification, team morale, change control, and validation. The project manager will be responsible for bringing on new workflows within an MES.

This role is a Hybrid position, travel to Cambridge will be required.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Proactively assisting and/or developing, implementing, and clearly communicating project scope, schedules, and budgets to ensure that project milestones are met throughout the project in accordance with the client contract and internal scope of work documentation, while maintaining a positive team atmosphere.
• Managing internal project scope of work, budget, timeline, and change orders.
• Taking responsibility for materials planning, budget development and cost control for assigned projects.
• Specifying and procuring equipment needed on the project(s).
• Managing and performing the start-up, commissioning, and validation of manufacturing, laboratory, IT and packaging equipment and associated support systems (such as utilities).
• Leading internal and/or client management activities for assigned projects: o Identifying and addressing complex technical issues and resourcing.
• Supporting team members; acting as the liaison to the client for discussing changes in scope of work, timeline, or budget.
• Providing frequent/clear/concise project updates to internal/external customers (bi-monthly minimum).
• Utilizing troubleshooting/problem solving skills to drive solutions to equipment/process issues, including FMEA and root cause analysis methodology.
• Providing technical expertise on equipment/processes/facilities/utilities in manufacturing, laboratory, and packaging areas.
• Leading the team to complete equipment design and specification, vendor bids, vendor selection, and equipment purchasing.
• Interfacing with vendors to ensure vendors will deliver parts, materials, components and equipment on-time, on-budget and to technical specifications.
• Managing the process and budget for samples of packaging materials or other necessary samples as part of the selection and procurement process and overall project execution.
• Developing and creating technical validation and engineering.
• Developing, writing, and executing engineering studies.
• Developing SOPs/Guidance Documents for project equipment and processes which are highly complex and require advanced engineering to develop.
• Performing Quality investigations (CAPA, Event, Periodic Reviews).
• Maintaining, updating, and communicating project status via dashboards or other customer preferred method.
• Executing projects to internal or customer standards, while also making recommendations to update standards to meet best practices
  

You will have:

• This position requires a minimum