Job Title: Data Historian Engineer (OSI PI) III

Location: Framingham, MA

About the Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

Your job, as Data Historian (OSI PI) Engineer II within our Digital Operations Technology group, will be to provide data historian expertise for projects including continuous improvement, retrofit, and large capital investments to optimize manufacturing and supporting operations. You will design, architect, troubleshoot, and deliver future enhancements for data historian related systems.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Key Responsibilities may differ among employees with same job title and may change over time in accordance with business needs.

The Historian Engineer III specializes in supporting and maintaining the AVEVA PI system including the PI Data Archive (Historian), PI AF, Event Frames, and PI Vision. The position also involves supporting and maintaining additional OT (Operational Technology) applications and data historians on the PCN (Process Control Network).

The Automation Engineer III will be responsible for using expertise to design innovative solutions. These solutions span the areas of automation systems, data historians, IoT devices, etc. with a key focus on pushing new boundaries of Digital 4.0. The person will be responsible for maintaining and providing technical support, ensuring availability of the automation systems for multiple manufacturing facilities.

Additional Responsibilities include:

Support the execution of data historian related projects

Assist with the coordination of contractors for staff augmentation or project roles.

Ensuring timely issue escalation to senior management and cross-functional support teams

Partnering with support teams i.e., Manufacturing, Quality, etc to ensure deliverables are completed to meet to production schedules

Mentoring junior automation engineers to ensure that the team applies compliant, efficient solutions to projects

 Technical:

Provide day-to-day production support for the PI system including the PI Data Archive, PI AF, and PI Vision.

Develop asset framework structures, attribute templates, event frame templates, visualization templates, data organization principles, etc

Ensure appropriate process and equipment data is collected/organized according to user requirements (day to day operational perspective as well as to support back-end data analytics, deviation investigation, SPC, process improvement, etc)

Provide day-to-day support for third-party batch data historians associated with process control systems.

Provide installation, configuration, and monitoring support for the PI system servers and various PI system data interfaces.

Assist end users with the use of PI tools including PI System Explorer (to build PI AF templates, calculations, event frames, etc.), PI Vision for creation of displays, and other PI end user client tools such as PI DataLink.

Install and configure PI system interfaces to PCS, BMS, EMS, MES and bench top lab equipment.

Create, update, and provide maintenance for PI system tags – ensure completeness and consistency.

Apply or assist with routine server patches and routine PI system tasks.

Provide technical expertise in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems.

Perform root cause analysis of issues along with recommending and implementing preventive measures as required.

Develop and maintain effective application technical support documentation including procedures.

Collaborate with OT, IT, and vendors to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Participate on project teams to deliver new functionality and to support corporate initiatives.

Ensure adherence to change management processes.

Interact and provide support for end users.

Provide periodic 24x7 on-call rotation support.

Lead trainings, data migration activities, and provide system governance.

Develop and maintain documentation relating to all assigned systems and use cases.

In-depth knowledge of OT data infrastructure

Good knowledge of databases, such as Microsoft SQL

Assist the Quality department with deviation investigations

Participate in RCAs as the Automation engineering representative

Remain up to date on all assigned training activities

Participate in an on-call rotation to provide afterhours support to

resolve issues outside of normal business hours

Training /Deviations /Compliance/Safety:

Complying with Sanofi requirements for training

Ensuring Inspection Readiness of assigned areas

Overseeing completion of investigations and deviations

Ensuring all assigned deviations and CAPA’s are closed in a timely manner

Ensuring that Automation documentation is compliant and inspection ready

Participating in inspections conducted by external regulators

Complying with requirements from Genzyme’s Safety Program including Health and Safety regulations and OSHA requirements

Continuous Improvement:

Working collaboratively with inter-department and cross-functional teams to lead necessary changes in a timely and productive manner

Partnering with Manufacturing to troubleshoot and drive resolution of process issues and proactively driving projects to improve manufacturing process

Partnering with Operational Excellence to drive process improvements through Kaizens, Kanban, 5S and VSM

About you

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical or Chemical), Science, or a related technological field.

3-5 years of relevant work experience with minimum 3 years working with Aveva PI.

Direct experience with regulated environments (i.e. cGMP, OSHA, EPA)

Demonstrated knowledge of validation requirements for control systems in CGMP and/or ASTM environments

Proficient working with computer programs/applications such as Windows, VBA, MS Word, Excel, Access, etc.

Strong organizational skills

Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and be accountable

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with multiple computerized systems (DeltaV, PAS-X, PI, etc.)

·Experience with SCADA/PLC systems such as Rockwell Factory Talk/RSLogix, Honeywell

Proficient working with computer programs/applications such as Windows, VBA, MS Word, Excel, Access, etc.

Strong organizational skills

Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and be accountable

Understanding of network infrastructure

Experience with systems/network/validation, preferable in the chemical, pharmaceutical, foods, or other process industries is preferred

Experienced in establishment of safe practices in a cGMP environment.

Understanding of virtual environments, VMWare, Hyper-V

Proven technical and analytical skills to quickly resolve system issues

Special Working Conditions

Required manufacturing operations support on a rotating “on call” 24/7 basis

Requires working in an industrial manufacturing environment including gowning

Why Choose Us?

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.