Sr. Process Automation Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Corden Pharma provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Corden Pharma embraces fair hiring practices.

CordenPharma is a leading full-service contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, and pharmaceuticals Drug Products (DP) and packaging capabilities with >

2,600 employees across the world. Our services enable pharmaceutical and biotech companies to manufacture medicines with the ultimate goal of improving people’s lives.

Our network in Europe and the U.S. offers flexible and specialized solutions across five technology platforms : Peptides, Lipids, & Carbohydrates; Injectables; Highly Potent & Oncology; and Small Molecules. We strive for excellence in supporting this network and are committed to providing the highest quality products for the well-being of patients.

SUMMARY

The Corden Pharma Automation & Information Technology (IT) Department provides support for IT automated operations used by our multi-site business customers. Repeatable Automation / IT services are designed and built to reduce costs and cycle times, eliminate failures, meet regulatory requirements, and improve customer satisfaction.

As a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturer, Corden Pharma automation / IT services must align with FDA and EMEA regulatory standards; and be tailored to meet specific internal and / or client contract requirements.

Standard automation / IT services include, but are not limited to, operations for communications, networks, data centers, enterprise systems and application support, help desk and end user services, application development, end user device management, asset management, patch management, release management, desktop management, and server / storage management.

As such, Corden Pharma Automation / IT Professionals are responsible for the direction, definition, design, development / application, integration, deployment, documentation, and operational consulting support of Corden Pharma Systems software, and equipment used in control systems, manufacturing information systems, lab systems, and business systems.

Serves as the department subject matter expert (SME) and support Corden Pharma’s process control systems. Additionally, this individual will be responsible to lead and execute small automation and control system projects. This role will :

• Perform process automation preventative maintenance tasks
• Identify and implement control system changes which improve the safety and efficiency of Corden Pharma plant operations
• Lead the delivery of process automation training to operations personnel
• Assist our customers with integrated IT / automation services that ensure proprietary and confidential data are protected per mandated regulatory standards and established customer agreements

Projects will include industrial life sciences equipment installations, commissioning, maintenance, plant troubleshooting, and programming.

Primary responsibilities will be to serve as the SME regarding technical issues; attend and participate in customer meetings; support the management of project research and development efforts; and mentor / develop our department technical resources as applicable.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

LEADERSHIP & BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES

While this role has no direct supervisory responsibilities, the individual will be considered a critical SME for the department and lead by example.

Role expectations include demonstrating a positive attitude that supports a positive, healthy, and flexible work environment, and provides peer mentorship for department staff.

SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Every individual is personally responsible for the safety and environmental aspects of his or her activities in the workplace. Each employee is expected to perform their job duties in a safe manner utilizing all their knowledge, training, ability, and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, while proficiently demonstrating the Core Competencies listed below.

The following requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The individual must demonstrate a business working knowledge of the following :

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

Distributed control system training and programming experience is desired for this position.

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and 5 years’ experience in a Manufacturing environment, or equivalent of education and experience.

As applicable, Corden Pharma internal candidates will have demonstrated repeated success in the role and / or equivalent as a Corden Pharma IT Automation Engineer to be considered for this role.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Industrial System Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline; and demonstrate 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing Automation environment, or equivalent combination of education and previous work experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and understand common information technology technical literature. Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with peers, customers, and management.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply problem solving and best judgement to assigned tasks.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Preferred but not required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; work with hands; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach above shoulder height, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles and low levels of toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and risk of electric shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

CORE COMPETENCIES

These are the specific areas of knowledge, skill and ability that are important for successful job performance. They must be job related and consistent with business necessity.

SALARY

Actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.

BENEFITS

This posting will expire on Sep 5, 2025