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My company shares my
passion for helping to improve human health around the world."
"This is My MedImmune."
Those who join MedImmune feel a sense of ownership about their future. They thrive with a recognized leader in the biotechnology industry and the wholly-owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca plc.
Here, you will join passionate professionals who advance science, technology and medicine to develop products designed to help people live better lives. You will excel in an environment characterized by respect, integrity and growth opportunities…that encourages both individual contribution and collaborative entrepreneurial thinking. Our products and/or product candidates are designed to address areas of need in infection, oncology, respiratory disease and inflammation, cardiovascular/gastrointestinal disease and neuroscience. Explore a MedImmune career as we strive to better more lives, more often, around the world.
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Title: Automation Engineer I/II
Location: MD, Gaithersburg - Corporate Headquarters
Req: 02082
Position Summary:
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
• The primary responsibility will be the installation, operation, administration, and maintenance of automation and instrumentation equipment.
• Provide automation support of Biotech manufacturing in a GMP environment, including multiple manufacturing process automation systems in MedImmune’s Gaithersburg Clinical Manufacturing sites.
• Support automation system installations and modifications; including writing specifications and automation SOPs, programming, testing, and automation system maintenance.
• The job will require the support of biotech manufacturing equipment, include: cell culture bioreactors, bacterial fermentors, chromatography systems, filtration skids, centrifuges, process tanks, buffer/media preparation equipment, glass washers, autoclaves, CIP/SIP systems, etc.
• Troubleshoot process equipment and automation problems, make repairs, engineer solutions to recurring problems, support process optimization projects, manage projects, and perform periodic maintenance as required.
• Perform server backups and ensure data recoverability.
• Support the administration and use of OSI PI.
• Assist in the training of manufacturing personnel, maintenance technicians, and other engineers in the operation, maintenance, trouble shooting, and programming of automation systems.
• On call support will be required, and overtime as needed.
• Execute GMP change control; own CAPAs, and support deviation investigations as required.
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Special Skills/Abilities:
• Allen Bradley PLC systems and Rockwell software
• RSView SCADA systems
• HMIs, Digital Electronic Displays, and Instrumentation
• Programming PLC ladder logic and PID control loops
• Data Historian programming and maintenance
• Ethernet networks and server maintenance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Experience with Contrologix PLCs, Device Net, Factory Talk, and MS-SQL would be preferred
• Experience with OSI PI data historian would be preferred
• Project management experience would be preferred.
Job Complexity: Work on assignments that are complex in nature where considerable judgment and initiative are required in trouble shooting, making repairs, resolving problems, and making recommendations.
Supervision: Works with minimal supervision and a high degree of independence. Perform routine work with minimal instruction and new assignments with general instruction |
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Requirements/Qualifications:
Education: B.S. in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering is preferred, and required for Automation Engineer II. Others will be considered with sufficient relevant experience. A control systems certification is desirable. Formal training in computerized system validation, GAMP, and CFR 21 part 11 would be preferred.
Experience:
Automation Engineer – A college degree plus a minimum of four years of job related automation experience, with at least two years of experience in a pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing environment.
Automation Engineer II – A B.S. in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering plus a minimum of seven years of automation experience, with at least four years of GMP experience in a pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing environment. Experience with computerized system validation, GAMP, CFR 21 part 11, ISA-88 Batch Process Control, and, ISA S-95 Manufacturing Enterprise Systems is preferred.
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