Job Description

Automation Engineer

• Based in Singapore, the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on The Straits Times and Statista's list of Best Employers in Singapore for two consecutive years (2020, 2021).
• Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Singapore for more than 25 years and in AP for over 60 years.

Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations remain operational, continuously improve, and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Under the supervision of the Integrated Product Team (IPT) Automation Lead, Automation Engineer is responsible for providing technical support in the field of automation. Supports Automation Lead and Senior Automation Engineer in investigations, finding resolution of automation problems and in the implementation of Automation Change Control in compliance with SDLC, GMP, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Support IPT Automation Lead in providing expertise technical knowledge/advice to IPT/ COE's on computerized/automation systems.
• Performs Automation maintenance, including system backup, disaster recovery, and obsolescence activities, and ensures automation systems remain in a validated state
• Ensures timely resolution of identified automation issues and unplanned events identified in the daily walk-through
• Escalate any ongoing automations issues to the Automation Lead in a timely manner.
• Review PM's being performed and looks for continuous improvements' opportunities.
• Perform automation change controls with guidance from Automation Lead to ensure that changes are raised and closed on time following the required quality standards.
• Prepares and performs AIQ/AOQ, test plans, and documentation, ensuring documentation meets required regulatory standards
• Develops Automation SOPs, Job Aids and procedures
• Develops and updates Automation training packages, and conducts Automation training
• Support for deviation and operation investigation requiring code and system-level troubleshooting.
• Supports a continuous improvement framework within Automation and the IPT, and works with Leads to identify and implement improvements
• Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Degree in any engineering, IT, or computer field
• Having basic knowledge of programming (VBA or C++)

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Opportunities across various functional group within biopharmaceutical manufacturing
• Diverse and dynamic team that focuses on development and success.

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that's committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

WHO WE ARE

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us--and start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Employee Status: Regular

Relocation: No relocation

VISA Sponsorship: No

Travel Requirements: No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements: On-Site

Shift: 1st - Day

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