Job Description
Job Description:
A pharmaceutical client is seeking to hire an Automation Project Manager to lead the planning and execution of projects within their SMART factory programme for the production facility.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the successful delivery of automation projects to meet strategic business objectives.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the automation transformation strategy.
- Management of the specification, design, development, and handover of automation systems in a secure and compliant manner.
- Generation of project management documentation approved at appropriate gate reviews including:
Proposal Charter
Execution Plan (PEP) Report - Responsible for compiling project status reports (summary of current activities, financial updates, milestones, and risk logs) for the project sponsor, leadership, and appropriate steering committees.
- Will ensure Good Engineering Practices (GEP) are employed in the design, installation, and commissioning of assets.
Key Requirements:
- Experience delivering automation projects within a manufacturing environment.
- Project management experience from design through to configuration, implementation, commissioning, and validation.
- Growth mind-set with a focus on professional self-development.
- Leadership and people skills.
- Problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- To define and articulate business cases / project proposals that could lead to opportunities for the business.
- Project management experience attained within the pharmaceutical / medical device industry.
Desirable:
- Projects related to advanced robotics, cobots, or mobile robotics.
About Planet Pharma:
Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its headquarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering. Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really make us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognized by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry-accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing. We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Please click ‘apply’ or contact Charlotte Fagan (Team Lead) at Planet Pharma for more information:
T: +442070764110