Senior Automation Engineer (cGMP) - Project Farma

PerkinElmer • US Remote - NC, MO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a full-time salaried position with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests. Project Farma’s purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life-changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management. This role contributes to organizational success by supporting financial performance, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement, while also investing in people through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and professional development. All team members are expected to embody Project Farma’s values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (and/or Masters) in Life Sciences, Engineering, Regulatory or related discipline OR a combination of equivalent experience in quality assurance, cGMP facility start-up, regulatory assurance, relevant military and/or professional services.
• 5-15+ years of experience in Automation and Digital Systems environment in the GMP life sciences (biotech, pharma, ATMP).
• Expert-level experience with one or more aspects of Process Control, MES and Digital Systems platforms.
• Willingness to travel as required for client project assignments.

Nice To Haves

• Strong communicator and influencer across engineering, quality, IT/OT, and manufacturing.
• Structured thinker with advanced troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Skilled at managing multiple priorities in a high pressure, regulated environment.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance for assigned project team members
• Creates an approachable, inclusive team environment
• Encourages active participation in project team discussions
• Engages with leadership to provide continuous improvements suggestions to the DT&A and overall PF Strategy
• Lead medium sized projects or scope of work for large projects
• Builds a strong collaborative relationship with clients
• Supports scope definition, change management, and client communications.
• Builds a strong relationship with other 3rd party vendors or system integrators
• Identifies opportunities to expand work for PF
• Continues to broaden knowledge of the overall Digital Transformation and Automation pillars
• Develop project execution and Configuration Strategy
• Build knowledge of estimating automation projects (Schedule, Hours, Tasks, etc)
• Resolves moderately complex operational and people-related challenges.
• Provide mentoring and coaching for the engineers working on your project
• Monitor emerging technologies and evaluate the potential strategic impact to our business.
• Encourages teams to explore new methods, tools, and industry developments.
• Identifies execution risks and takes corrective action proactively.
• Ensure compliance with global regulatory standards (GMP, FDA, ISO, EHS).
• Champion a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Reviews deliverables for quality and compliance before client submission.
• Addresses quality issues through coaching and process improvement
• Balances schedule, quality, and client priorities in decision-making.
• Manages team utilization and workload forecasting to meet billability goals.
• Escalates high-risk decisions appropriately.
• Ensure quality assurance, risk management and compliance across all aspects of DT&A

Benefits

• PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

What This Job Offers

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