Automation Engineer/Senior Automation Engineer

The Position

Genentech's Hillsboro Technical Operations (HTO), located in Hillsboro Oregon, is Drug Product manufacturing (Component Prep & Compounding, Liquid/Lyophilized Filling, Automated/Manual Inspection, Packaging/Finished Products and Distribution). This location is currently experiencing a period of growth, with a variety of opportunities to support optimization of our existing processes, as well as the delivery of new capabilities and technologies. We are a key aspect in a world-wide network of industry leading expertise and high performing pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. Our work is critical in ensuring we reliably supply medicine to the millions of patients who currently depend on us, as well as reaching new patient populations.

The Opportunity:
Join the Engineering Sciences and Technology (ES&T) Engineering Team, where you are not just an engineer, but a beacon of hope for countless patients awaiting their medicines. As a Frontline Automation Engineer, each day is a unique symphony of challenges and triumphs. Your role is pivotal in ensuring the timely delivery of life-saving medicines, making a tangible difference in the world. Every task you undertake, no matter how small, contributes to a larger purpose - the well-being of our patients. So, join our team in making a difference to Roche/Genentech and to our patients.

You will be a member of the Frontline Automation Engineering Team which plays a key role in the support of our site's make, assess, and release process. The individual selected into this role will provide frontline support and work collaboratively with maintenance, engineering, utilities, reliability teams, and end users to diagnose and troubleshoot equipment and processes. Additionally, you will work on project teams to deliver new capabilities and improve existing processes.

The selected candidate will demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset and possess strong hands-on troubleshooting skills within a GMP environment. This role's normal schedule includes working one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday) to support manufacturing operations. Additional responsibilities of the role include:

• You will work in lock step with other support organizations, vendors, and end users to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues on the shop floor.
• You will develop, deploy and test automation solutions in support of Drug Product (DP) operations to reduce equipment downtime, improve compliance, and enhance reliability.
• You will actively participate in the daily process team huddles.
• You will provide automation upskilling and knowledge