Associate Director, Automation Controls – Pharma CDMO Growth

MRINetwork; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits from day 1

Relocation package

15 days vacation

10 holidays

401k match up to 4%

Job summary

MRINetwork is recruiting for an Associate Director of Automation Controls Engineering at our Spokane, WA site within a growing BioPharma CDMO. The role leads controls engineering across OT, PLCs, HMIs, and data integrity programs, enabling scale-up and regulatory compliance.

You will manage a team of ~6 controls engineers, collaborate with QA, Validation, and Maintenance, and drive capital projects, GMP, and continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced pharma contract manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 10+ years in engineering in the pharmaceutical industry.
• 5+ years designing manufacturing controls systems, automation and capital projects.
• Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams in a pharma CDMO.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Controls Engineering function with accountability for delivery and customer service.
• Oversee OT systems including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, historians and networked controls.
• Manage capital and expense projects for facilities and equipment expansions and upgrades.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, cGMP, EU, and related quality systems.

Skills

Leadership

Controls engineering

Pharmaceutical manufacturing

Team management

OT/IT integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

PanelView HMIs

Rockwell/FactoryTalk

HMI systems

GAMP5

Job description

MRINetwork is recruiting for an Associate Director of Automation Controls Engineering at our Spokane, WA site within a growing BioPharma CDMO. The role leads controls engineering across OT, PLCs, HMIs, and data integrity programs, enabling scale-up and regulatory compliance.

You will manage a team of ~6 controls engineers, collaborate with QA, Validation, and Maintenance, and drive capital projects, GMP, and continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced pharma contract manufacturing