Process Development Engineer III, Operational Technology (OT) Data

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Tarrytown, GA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Data Enablement and Analytics (DEA) team drives the future of digitalization within the Product, Analytics and Process Development (PAPD) organization. By making data usable, useful, and impactful DEA accelerates process development, supporting Regeneron’s mission to use the power of science to bring new medicines to patients over and over again. In this role, you will drive the design, evolution, and governance of Operational Technology (OT) data systems, platforms, and tools that deliver high-quality data to lab specialists for real-time decision-making and offline analysis. You’ll implement value-focused data management solutions that increase asset value, meet immediate business needs, and build scalable data capabilities for the future.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Biomedical/Chemical/Electrical Engineering, or related field with 10+ years of proven experience, or MS with 7+ years or a PhD with 0-3 years.
• 5+ years with AVEVA PI System (Data Archive, Asset Framework) and Ignition SCADA, including high-availability design, data modeling, and integrations.
• SQL experience in a database owner role.
• Demonstrated proficiency in design, deployment, and lifecycle management of OT data systems across high-availability industrial architectures.
• Familiarity with control systems architecture, industry standards and communication protocols (ISA-95, S88, OPC, MQTT).
• A working knowledge of continuous and batch manufacturing processes, associated data sources, software integration, consumption and data analytics tools.
• Foundational knowledge of lab-based automation software (e.g. Unicorn, Biobrain Supervise, FactoryTalk, Empower) is a plus.
• Growing proficiency in Python for automation, data pipelines, and tooling.
• Familiarity with the concepts of Industry 4.0, digitalization, and IT systems that drive IT/OT convergence.
• Champion for data-driven decision making and can articulate trade-offs across performance, security, compliance, and cost.
• Uphold high standards for accuracy, quality and attention to detail.
• Balance near-term delivery with long-term platform health, managing technical debt deliberately.
• Enjoy mentoring, growing talent, and building repeatable processes that elevate team capabilities and outcomes.
• Thrive in cross-functional environments—communicating clearly with technical and non-technical partners, and translating complex requirements into secure, scalable, maintainable data solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Foundational knowledge of lab-based automation software (e.g. Unicorn, Biobrain Supervise, FactoryTalk, Empower) is a plus.
• Growing proficiency in Python for automation, data pipelines, and tooling.
• Familiarity with the concepts of Industry 4.0, digitalization, and IT systems that drive IT/OT convergence.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for OT data platforms by defining architecture principles, reference designs, and best practices that improve reliability, availability, and usability for manufacturing process development teams.
• Ensure OT data availability, integrity, quality, security and accessibility by establishing and enforcing standards, controls, and audits that reduce incidents and outages.
• Coach and mentor distributed data managers and junior engineers; set technical direction, review designs, and drive consistent execution against objectives and key results (OKRs).
• Partner with lab specialists and IT to integrate process control and data acquisition systems into a unified architecture to advance data analytics capabilities and digital maturity.
• Lead IT/OT convergence initiatives to align cybersecurity posture, compliance requirements, and network segmentation.
• Communicate progress and decisions to stakeholders and leadership—create clear technical narratives, roadmaps, and status updates that enable informed decisions.
• Translate user requests into prioritized backlog items; run grooming and planning sessions to deliver high-impact features.
• Design, lead, and implement cross-functional DEA programs (agile and waterfall); coach junior resources, unblock teams, ensure delivery against commitments.
• Standardize and automate equipment onboarding; systematize access management with role-based controls; delegate routine tasks while instituting guardrails.
• Perform software updates and patching.
• Proactively monitor system health issues.
• Drive incident triage and root-cause remediation.
• Serve as OT subject matter expert to PAPD and partner functions; lead evaluations of new applications and platforms; present proof-of-concept outcomes with clear recommendations.

Benefits

• health and wellness programs (including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance)
• fitness centers
• 401(k) company match
• family support benefits
• equity awards
• annual bonuses
• paid time off
• paid leaves (e.g., military and parental leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior