# Manager of Automation and Maintenance

**Company**: Pfizer
**Location**: Bothell, Washington
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $99,200.00 to $165,400.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Manager of Automation and Maintenance is responsible for site-level ownership and technical leadership of automation, electrical, and data systems supporting operations at the Bothell R&D site.

This role applies deep subject matter expertise to design, integration, and continuously improving systems that enable reliable operations, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decision-making.

The position operates with a high degree of independence, leading technical initiatives, influencing stakeholders, and ensuring alignment with Global Workplace Experience standards and site business needs.

**Responsibilities:**

- Serve as the site and network subject matter expert for performance and reliability of automation, electrical, and data systems, including lifecycle planning and continuous improvement.

- Design and implement system architecture, integrations, and enhancements to support evolving site and enterprise requirements.

- Develop and maintain data models, dashboards, and analytics tools to support operational and strategic decision-making.

- Drive energy and utility optimization initiatives through metering strategy, data analysis, and system improvements.

- Ensure compliance and inspection readiness of systems and data practices in alignment with GMP, GLP, and GCP standards.

- Lead cross-functional project teams as technical authority for automation and data systems.

- Provide technical direction and guidance to service providers and project teams, ensuring alignment to requirements and standards.

- Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis efforts for complex system issues, driving timely and effective resolution.

- Define standards, strategies, and technical roadmaps.

- Identify and lead initiatives that deliver measurable cost savings, energy reductions, or reliability improvements.

- Translate business needs into technology strategy and investment priorities.

- Drive digital transformation initiatives.

- Establish data governance and analytics frameworks.

- Integrate enterprise platforms (e.g., CMMS, BMS, IoT systems).

- Ensure alignment to GWE standards and contribute to development of global engineering standards and best practices.

**Requirements:**

- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field with at least 4 years of experience; OR a master's degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a PhD with 0+ years of experience; OR an associate's degree with 8 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience.

- Minimum of 5-8 years of progressive experience supporting electrical, automation, or facility systems in a regulated or industrial environment.

- Experience providing engineering operations support, project support, and technical input for facility or infrastructure systems.

- Experience extracting, analyzing, and presenting system data in a usable format for operational or leadership decision-making.

**Technical Skills:**

- Working knowledge of power distribution, emergency generation, UPS systems, and facility support utilities.

- Experience with PLC control systems, HMI software, power monitoring tools, and smart building or IoT technologies (lighting systems and GUI operating/reporting systems).

- Knowledge of network architecture, server communications, and troubleshooting of ethernet and fiber-connected systems.

- Ability to use test equipment and diagnostic tools to evaluate automation and electrical systems.

- Experience with computerized maintenance management systems and Microsoft Office applications.

- Ability to prepare technical reports, evaluations, cost estimates, and design documentation.

- Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize technical information and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Experience with Building Management System software and associated hardware.

- Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry practices, including change management procedures.

- Familiarity with project management methods, procedures, and controls.

- Experience with Pfizer systems such as KodeLabs, Johnson Controls, Enlighted and EAMS.

- Experience influencing stakeholders without direct authority.

- Experience supporting regulated environments (GxP highly preferred).

**Salary:** The annual base salary for this position ranges from $99,200.00 to $165,400.00.

**Benefits:** We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage.

## Skills

### Required
- electrical engineering
- Computer Science
- automation
- data systems
- PLC control systems
- HMI software
- power monitoring tools
- smart building or IoT technologies
- network architecture
- server communications
- troubleshooting
- ethernet and fiber-connected systems
- test equipment and diagnostic tools
- computerized maintenance management systems
- Microsoft Office applications
- technical reports
- evaluations
- cost estimates
- design documentation

### Nice to have
- Building Management System software
- pharmaceutical industry practices
- change management procedures
- project management methods
- procedures
- controls
- KodeLabs
- Johnson Controls
- Enlighted
- EAMS

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