Senior Automation Engineer, Plant Engineering

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands

Bristol Myers Squibb has been active in the Dutch market for over 50 years, employing people across a range of activities and business units in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

The Netherlands is also home to our first European Cell Therapy facility, located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, the largest life sciences cluster of The Netherlands. This new state of the art facility is focused on commercial manufacturing with capabilities for multi-product Cell Therapy manufacturing. You can become part of this exciting journey. Check out this video if you want to know more about it!

The Netherlands has everything it takes to become the medicines hub of Europe, the so-called Boston by the North Sea. As we continue to expand our footprint by building this new site, we are looking to grow our team.

Would you like to become an important chain in our worldwide network to bring this new personalized treatment to patients suffering from blood cancer? Join us and be a game changer!

For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands, visit us at bms.com/nl or careers.bms.com/nl

Position Summary

The holder of this role is accountable for the automation of all plant utilities at the Leiden Cell Therapy Facility. The role holder is also responsible for the independent process automation devices located in the facility.

Leiden Cell Therapy facility uses best available technology for plant automation, all utilities are connected to the Building Automation System, the Electrical Automation System and Power Monitoring Systems. Laboratory and Manufacturing systems are connected to the Process Automation System

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for integration of utilities with the Building Automation System, Electrical automation system, Power monitoring system and Process automation system.
• Work with the technical teams to develop the requirements, code and test the deliverables and drive execution of system testing at the site level. 
• Will work on and contribute to the Leiden Cell Therapy Facility Automation Systems (Process automation), the data collection (OSI PI) and analytics deliverables. 
• Partnering with both local and global IT stakeholders and business partners to understand the requirements and design and implementation criteria for automated systems.
• Delivering the requirements for the Process Automation Systems (DeltaV) infrastructure as well as the Unit operations within the Process automation system. 
• Will manage and support the resolution of critical PAS issues. 
• Act as the site Subject Matter Expert to lead investigations related to Building Automation System issues and during regulatory inspection.
• Contributes to manufacturing equipment and plant utility systems selection, design reviews, technical approvals, & coordination, receipt and Commissioning and Qualification activities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Systems & Control
• Preferably conversant with Honeywell Building Automation System
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in plant automation design or operation in Pharma MfG or Process Development environment.
• Experience in capital projects and op