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Welcome to West Chester, Ohio, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

The PET Engineer is responsible for ensuring one technical process exists within the PET/Facility. This includes equipment, materials, process, and procedures with applicable validation. Leads improvement initiatives as the technical expert and acts as the first line of support for all project related work.  Responsible for maintaining a strong relationship with Technical Operations and Quality areas, as well as, collaborating within the PET/Facility and with other PET Engineers. Serves as the single point of contact for all technical issues.

What you’ll do:

• Ensures there is 1 technical process with centerlines, critical process parameters, material fit for use, and operating procedures are clear and delivers a capable process.
• Leads the following continuous process improvement efforts: changeover reduction, yield improvements, OEE improvements, maintenance reliability and waste reduction for improvement of automated pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment.
• Ensures success criteria for technology transfer and validation is clear and the process is capable for the merge into the PET/Facility process.
• Generates a variety of URS, FAT, SAT, commissioning and IQ/OQ/PQ protocols/ reports
• Coordinate and support PET’s/Facility improvement initiatives that define equipment data, equipment capabilities, utilization, efficiencies and obsolescence.  Manages life cycle of assets.
• Maintain external technical relationships and collaborates with equipment and material suppliers.
• Identify, develop, generate and manage implementation of appropriate change controls to improve processes and address root causes identified in investigations.

Essential for the role:

• BS degree required in Engineering, or related science.
• Training or experience in the applicable following technologies: mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, vacuum technology, electronics, programmable logic controllers, HMI, Historian/reporting, computerized systems, vision systems, refrigeration, test equipment for electrical and mechanical trouble shooting, aseptic/controlled environment, unit operations, formulation, packaging, process validation, cleaning validation, technology transfer, change control, applied statistics.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following disciplines: automation/ controls, aseptic/packaging equipment, process/materials, maintenance, validation.

Desirable for the role:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to generate and interpret technical documents
• Experience managing external technical relationships
• Strong mechanical/technical aptitude

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial -finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

Next Steps – Apply today!

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