# Pharmacy Automation Engineer Lead Analyst

**Company**: The Cigna Group
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $38 - $63 per hour
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Pharmacy Automation Engineer Lead Analyst to join our team. You will play a key role in maintaining and advancing sophisticated pharmaceutical filling and packaging technologies that help deliver medications accurately and efficiently.

**Responsibilities**

- Maximize the performance, reliability, and uptime of highly automated pharmacy production equipment through preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities.

- Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, PLC, and computer-controlled systems to quickly resolve issues and minimize operational disruption.

- Identify root causes of recurring equipment failures and implement sustainable solutions that improve system reliability and operational efficiency.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance equipment performance, increase Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), and optimize production capabilities.

- Support installation, validation, expansion, and upgrade projects for automation equipment and related systems.

- Execute engineering change controls and equipment modifications that improve safety, quality, reliability, and productivity.

- Monitor automated systems using diagnostics, inspections, and performance reporting tools to proactively identify and address equipment risks.

- Utilize computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS/Maximo) to document work, track equipment history, manage maintenance activities, and support data-driven decision making.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and engineering partners to improve automation processes and implement technical solutions.

- Train, mentor, and support the development of team members by sharing technical expertise and best practices.

- Participate in an on-call rotation and provide responsive support for operational needs.

**Required Qualifications**

- Minimum 2 years of experience maintaining, troubleshooting, or supporting automated industrial equipment, manufacturing systems, or electromechanical systems.

- Experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled equipment, field devices, I/O systems, mechanical systems, and pneumatic systems.

- Working knowledge of electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and industrial troubleshooting techniques.

- Experience performing preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities.

- Experience using CMMS platforms such as Maximo to document and manage maintenance activities.

- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex equipment issues in a high-volume production environment.

- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

- Ability to occasionally work outside normal shift hours, including weekends, to support operational needs.

- Ability to participate in an on-call support rotation.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Associate’s or Bachelor's degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering Technology, Automation, Mechatronics, or a related technical field.

- Experience supporting pharmaceutical, healthcare, packaging, distribution, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.

- Experience with automated filling, packaging, conveyor, robotics, or material handling systems.

- Experience implementing equipment upgrades, engineering changes, and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Experience mentoring technicians, engineers, or other technical team members.

**Benefits**

- Comprehensive range of benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs.

- 401(k) with company match.

- Tuition reimbursement.

- Minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year.

- Paid holidays and leaves of absence.

**Shift**

- Monday-Friday, 9:00 PM - 5:00 PM

**Salary**

- $38 - $63 per hour, depending on experience and geographic location.

- Eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

## Skills

### Required
- PLC
- electrical
- mechanical
- pneumatic
- troubleshooting
- CMMS

### Nice to have
- pharmaceutical
- healthcare
- packaging
- distribution
- automation
- mentoring

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