Senior/Manager, Automation Engineering (cGMP) - Project Farma

PerkinElmer; North Carolina; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking a Senior/Manager, Automation Engineering (cGMP) - Project Farma to lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams across multiple markets. The role focuses on delivering DT&A projects with rigorous GMP, FDA, ISO, and EHS compliance while maintaining strong client partnerships and successful project outcomes.

The position requires travel to domestic client sites and coordination with Project Farma’s markets in Boston, Philadelphia, DMV, and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance for assigned project team members.
• Creates an approachable, inclusive team environment.
• Encourages active participation in project team discussions.
• Engages with leadership to provide continuous improvements suggestions to the DT&A and overall PF Strategy.
• Lead medium sized projects or scope of large projects.
• Builds a strong collaborative relationship with clients.
• Supports scope definition, change management, and client communications.
• Builds a strong relationship with other 3rd party vendors or system integrators.
• Identifies opportunities to expand work for PF.
• Continues to broaden knowledge of the overall Digital Transformation and Automation pillars.
• Develop project execution and Configuration Strategy.
• Build knowledge of estimating automation projects (Schedule, Hours, Tasks, etc)
• Resolves moderately complex operational and people-related challenges.
• Provide mentoring and coaching for the engineers working on your project.
• Monitor emerging technologies and evaluate the potential strategic impact to our business.
• Encourages teams to explore new methods, tools, and industry developments.
• Identify execution risks and take corrective action proactively.
• Ensure compliance with global regulatory standards (GMP, FDA, ISO, EHS).
• Champion a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Reviews deliverables for quality and compliance before client submission.
• Addresses quality issues through coaching and process improvement
• Balances schedule, quality, and client priorities in decision-making.
• Manages team utilization and workload forecasting to meet billability goals.
• Escalates high-risk decisions appropriately.
• Ensure quality assurance, risk management and compliance across all aspects of DT&A

Job description

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.

Job Title

Senior/Manager, Automation Engineering (cGMP) - Project Farma

Location(s)

Boulder, CO, Boulder, CO, Cambridge, MA, Columbus, OH, Concord, NC, Customer Site - AL, Customer Site - CA, Customer Site - CO, Customer Site - DC, Customer Site - FL, Customer Site - GA, Customer Site - IL, Customer Site - IN, Customer Site - KY, Customer Site - MA, Customer Site - MD, Customer Site - MO, Customer Site - NC, Customer Site - NJ, Customer Site - NY, Customer Site - OH, Customer Site - OR, Customer Site - PA, Customer Site - TX, Customer Site - VA {+ 20 more}

Job Description

Project Farma is growing our Digital Transformation & Automation (DT&A) practice, and will consider candidates' ranging from 10-20+ years' relevant experience. The successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests.

Market locations include but are not limited to: Boston, Philadelphia, DMV, Northern New Jersey, Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, St Louis, Kansas City, Raleigh-Durham, Houston, Dallas, Boulder, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

Project Farma's purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life-changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management.

This role contributes to organizational success by supporting financial performance, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement, while also investing in people through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and professional development.

All team members are expected to embody Project Farma's values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Provides technical guidance for assigned project team members
• Creates an approachable, inclusive team environment
• Encourages active participation in project team discussions
• Engages with leadership to provide continuous improvements suggestions to the DT&A and overall PF Strategy

Client Engagement & Delivery

• Lead medium sized projects or scope of work for large projects
• Builds a strong collaborative relationship with clients
• Supports scope definition, change management, and client communications.
• Builds a strong relationship with other 3rd party vendors or system integrators
• Identifies opportunities to expand work for PF

Technical Competency

• Continues to broaden knowledge of the overall Digital Transformation and Automation pillars
• Develop project execution and Configuration Strategy
• Build knowledge of estimating automation projects (Schedule, Hours, Tasks, etc)
• Resolves moderately complex operational and people-related challenges.

Innovation & Practice Development

• Provide mentoring and coaching for the engineers working on your project
• Monitor emerging technologies and evaluate the potential strategic impact to our business.
• Encourages teams to explore new methods, tools, and industry developments.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Identifies execution risks and takes corrective action proactively.
• Ensure compliance with global regulatory standards (GMP, FDA, ISO, EHS).
• Champion a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Reviews deliverables for quality and compliance before client submission.
• Addresses quality issues through coaching and process improvement

Operational & Financial Oversight

• Balances schedule, quality, and client priorities in decision-making.
• Manages team utilization and workload forecasting to meet billability goals.
• Escalates high-risk decisions appropriately.
• Ensure quality assurance, risk management and compliance across all aspects of DT&A

Attributes for Success

• Technical Delivery: Applies advanced technical knowledge and professional expertise
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Seeks better ways, adapts to change and champions new ideas.
• Customer Focus & Professionalism: Represents PF with consistent professionalism, appropriate escalation and respect for internal stakeholders, even during high stress delivery situations
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