Associate Manager - Automation
- India - Vizag
Use Your Power for Purpose
At Pfizer, we believe that every role contributes to our mission of improving patients' lives. Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting the upkeep of systems, engineering is crucial to ensuring customers and patients receive the medicines they need. By collaborating with our forward-thinking engineering team, you'll play a pivotal role in accelerating the delivery of medicines to the world.
What You Will Achieve
In this role, you will:
- Contribute to moderately complex projects, managing time effectively to meet targets.
- Apply skills and knowledge to contribute to team efforts.
- Use judgment to modify methods and techniques as needed.
- Monitor and complete periodic reviews, including the validation master plan for automation engineering.
- Demonstrate exceptional planning, organizing, time management, and team participation skills.
- Take responsibility for routine and preventive maintenance, ensuring equipment and facilities operate safely and efficiently.
Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)
- Key Responsibilities Automation Responsibilities
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Emerson DeltaV DCS systems.
- Develop and modify control modules, equipment modules, phases, and batch logic.
- Design and maintain DeltaV operator graphics, alarms, trends, and reports.
- Support DCS upgrades, migrations, patch management, and lifecycle activities.
- Perform system backups, restoration, and disaster recovery activities.
- Troubleshoot automation system failures and implement corrective actions.
- Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, and plant shutdown activities.
- Optimize control strategies to improve process performance, quality, and productivity.
- Integrate DeltaV systems with PLCs, SCADA, Historians, and third-party systems.
- Ensure compliance with cybersecurity and automation standards.
- Instrumentation Responsibilities
- Monitor and maintain field instruments such as pressure, temperature, flow, level, analytical instruments, and control valves.
- Troubleshoot instrumentation-related issues affecting plant operations.
- Review and update instrument datasheets, loop drawings, P&IDs, and instrument index documents.
- Support installation, testing, and commissioning of new instrumentation systems.
- Coordinate with maintenance and operations teams for instrument reliability improvements.
- Diagnose communication issues related to HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Modbus, and other industrial protocols.
- Support control valve diagnostics and performance assessment.
- Participate in plant projects involving instrumentation and automation upgrades.
- Ensure instrumentation systems comply with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Manage instrument spares, technical specifications, and vendor interactions.
Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)
- Relevant pharmaceutical experience
- Understanding of programming and proficiency in at least one language
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Ability to train others effectively
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Instrumentation, Electronics, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in Automation & Instrumentation.
- Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
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EngineeringBreakthroughs that change patients’ lives
Research confirms what intuition tells us: that purpose-driven companies perform better, are more innovative, attract and retain the best people, and know how to unleash the power of those people. Pfizer’s purpose—Breakthroughs that change patients' lives—fuels everything we do and reflects our passion for building on our legacy as one of the greatest contributors of good to the world.
Each word in our purpose has meaning and reflects the value we strive to bring to patients and society:
“Breakthroughs” - These are the innovations, scientific and commercial, that we seek to deliver every day. All colleagues, regardless of role, level or location, strive for breakthroughs every day.
“Change” - We want to do more than simply improve patients’ medical conditions; we want to dramatically change their lives for the better.
“Patients’ lives” - We consider not only patients, but everyone they touch—including their families, caregivers, and friends—and everything they love to do. It’s an intentionally holistic view.
Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.
Every decision we make and every action we take is done with the patient in mind—and to nurture an environment where breakthroughs can thrive.
Our Values
To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose, we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.
The “how” is represented by four simple, powerful values—courage, excellence, equity, and joy—that define our company and our culture.
Courage: Breakthroughs start by challenging convention, especially in the face of uncertainty or adversity. This happens when we think big, speak up, and are decisive.
Excellence: We can only change patients’ lives when we perform at our best together. This happens when we focus on what matters, agree who does what, and measure our outcomes.
Equity: We believe that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and cared for. This happens when we are inclusive, act with integrity, and reduce healthcare disparities.
Joy: We give ourselves to our work, but it also gives to us. We find joy when we take pride, recognize one another, and have fun.
Pfizer Global Supply
Pfizer Global Supply proudly shoulders the responsibility of manufacturing and distributing our wide-ranging pharmaceutical products.
With an unwavering commitment to ensuring the availability and accessibility of these life-saving medications, we play a pivotal role in reaching patients, healthcare professionals, and markets across the globe.
Our network of state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, strategically located distribution centers, and streamlined logistics systems enables us to deliver Pfizer's medicines with utmost efficiency and reliability, making a tangible difference in patients' lives worldwide.
Benefits at Pfizer
Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues. Our Pay for Performance Philosophy and Practices reward colleagues based on the contributions they make to our business.
Our Competitive Benefits Programs help our colleagues by:
- Promoting Health and Wellness to help colleagues maintain and improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Pfizer offerings include health and disability insurance, preventative health programs, medical screenings, free or reduced-cost vaccinations, discounts on Pfizer products, mental health support, nutrition and fitness counseling and more.
- Strengthening Colleagues’ Financial Security by providing company contributions to retirement plans, life insurance and financial planning education to help colleagues achieve their financial goals.
- Providing Benefits and Time off for the Moments that Matter to ensure Pfizer colleagues have the time away from the office to recharge, recover and return to work as the best version of themselves. Vacation, Holiday time and Sick time are just the beginning, with a 12 week parental leave policy for both parents of a new born, 10 day of caregiver leave for those times when your family needs you whether it’s a child, spouse or parent, bereavement leave, and additional country-specific programs.
- And so much more, depending on your country and site, Pfizer offers childcare facilities or discount programs, on-site health and/or fitness centers, movement and mindfulness solutions, “Log in for your Day” work flexibility and so much more.
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