For our client, a pharmaceutical company based in Bern, we are seeking a highly skilled Sr Engineer Projects Automation.
The aim of this role is to manage Engineering Projects to support the development and manufacture of Pharmaceuticals in a regulated environment and maximize the benefit to the company.
General Information:
Start date: ASAP
End date: 31.12.2024
Workplace: Bern
Workload: 80-100%
Home office: up to 40% (possible work 100% on site during needed periods of the project)
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for continued alignment with project stakeholders, internal organization including department interfaces and business partners
Responsible for end-to-end delivery within assigned annual CAPEX investment projects leveraging best practices, and applying internal as well as external partnerships to safeguard project success (i.e. fulfillment of defined FPO’s and/or budget, timeline and requirements)
Provides technical guidance within assigned projects from idea generation to close-out and lessons learned to achieve best-in-class project delivery and optimized organizational learning
Responsible that project engineering and associated efforts are in full compliance with all applicable regulations, procedures and standards
Responsible for adherence to global and local project management processes
Responsible for document lifecycle within the assigned projects according to defined processes
Responsible for organizing day-to-day business of the assigned project resources/teams
Responsible for technical resolution of issues that may arise within project scope including troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and investigations in case of technical, quality or safety events, incidents and/or accidents
Maintains metrics for monitoring project performance and act on bad trends immediately
Responsibilities also include Customer Relationship Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Performance Management, Contractual Obligations, Contractor Safety and EHS Compliance within assigned projects
Conducts regular project-related self-inspections, continuous monitoring and spot checks to identify gaps or potential situations of non-compliance including remediation and follow-up for sustainable effectiveness
Provides project related info for document management and quality event tracking systems (e.g. Change Controls)
Supports in health authority inspections and/or audits???????
Qualifications and Skills:
Degree in Engineering discipline (preferably Automation, Electrical, Industrial IT)
Professional experience: min. 5-10 years with proven track record in project management/execution on automation and/or electrical topics
Experience in the Pharmaceutical, Food or other highly regulated industry
Thorough knowledge of (c)GMP and GxP regulations as well as norms and technical standards including local building codes
Team player, strong communication, innovative, knowledgeable
Understanding of closely linked business processes around Technical Services
Strong technical skills on pharmaceutical sites and their infrastructure, utilities, equipment
Ability to identify opportunities to improve processes
Self-driven, able to set own targets, ability to set priorities under pressure
Leadership and influencing skills and strong analytical skills
Fluency in German and English
Experience with various IT-tools, systems, especially MS Office