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???????

• 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