Automation Associate Principal SME - Global Engineering & Real Estate

About this role

With science at its heart, this is the place where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicines – for the world’s most complex diseases. In our dynamic environment, be supported by the brightest minds working together side by side. We are looking for a driven and forward-thinking Automation Associate Principal Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join the Operations Technology and Connectivity team within Global Engineering & Real Estate

Global Engineering & Real Estate is a global function responsible for ensuring that the company’s physical facilities, technical infrastructure, and capital projects support both current and future business needs. From early concept design through to implementation, you will provide technical leadership, influence key decisions, and work with stakeholders across sites, projects, IT, operations, quality, and external partners to deliver world-class Operational Technology (OT) solutions. You will also be at the forefront of our digital transformation journey, applying Industry 4.0 technologies to help create Smart Factories and enable our vision of Autonomous Manufacturing

This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic impact, technical excellence, and global collaboration in a role that directly supports our mission of delivering medicines to patients. Accountabilities/Responsibilities Define Operational Technology (OT) scope within Global Engineering projects: Work with site and project stakeholders to ensure alignment with project scope. Provide technical leadership and design assurance overview during capital project design - from concept through to detailed design and equipment/system selection

Communicate site and project requirements to vendors. Ensure that systems are specified and delivered in alignment with AZ’s global automation strategy. Drive the digital transformation of our assets by implementing Industry 4.0 technologies to establish Smart Factories and Autonomous Manufacturing

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