Senior Engineer, Data Historian and Analytics
Norwood, MN - USA
Job Summary
The Role
Moderna is seeking a Senior Engineer specializing in GMP manufacturing data historian and operational analytics systems to design implement support and advance digital manufacturing data platforms across our manufacturing network.
This is a pharmaceutical manufacturing systems engineering role. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience with industrial data historians manufacturing control-system integration operational reporting and visualization and the lifecycle management of computerized systems within a regulated GMP environment.
The Senior Engineer will provide technical ownership and engineering leadership for platforms such as the AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System SIMCA analytical systems that collect and contextualize data from manufacturing equipment and automation platforms such as Emerson DeltaV.
The role will work closely with Manufacturing Automation Engineering Quality and Digital teams to ensure manufacturing data is reliable contextualized accessible secure and fit for GMP operational and analytical use.
This position is based in Norwood MA.
Heres What Youll Do:
Serve as a technical subject matter expert for manufacturing data historian operational analytics visualization and reporting systems supporting GMP manufacturing operations.
Design configure implement validate and maintain manufacturing data historian solutions including historian data structures asset models calculations interfaces visualization and reporting capabilities.
Provide technical ownership for AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System components and integrations including PI Data Archive Asset Framework PI Vision and historian interfaces/connectors as applicable.
Provide technical ownership for SIMCA analytical systems to educate and drive user adoption with stakeholders and end users.
Develop and maintain integrations between manufacturing data systems and automation/control platforms such as Emerson DeltaV using industrial communication technologies including OPC UA and MQTT.
Partner with Manufacturing Automation Process Engineering MS&T Quality and other stakeholders to identify manufacturing data requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
Assist in development and maintenance of SIMCA data models that contextualize process equipment batch and manufacturing data for operational monitoring troubleshooting process understanding reporting and advanced analytics.
Design and support manufacturing dashboards reports calculations and analytical applications using historian data and technologies such as Grafana Tableau Power BI SIMCA Informetric or similar platforms.
Ensure manufacturing data integrity availability reliability and appropriate contextualization across source systems historian platforms and downstream applications.
Troubleshoot historian interface data collection reporting and application issues and perform structured root-cause analysis.
Lead or support system lifecycle activities including architecture and design documentation configuration installation testing commissioning validation upgrades periodic reviews and retirement.
Apply GAMP computer system validation data integrity and GMP requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
Perform system and application risk assessments and support validated change control testing and release activities.
Mentor and train fellow Engineers
Heres What Youll Need (Minimum Qualifications)
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering Computer Science Information Systems Automation or a related technical or scientific field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting manufacturing information automation historian or operational technology systems within biotechnology pharmaceutical life sciences or another regulated manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience implementing configuring supporting or administering an industrial data historian preferably AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System.
- Experience working with manufacturing process and equipment data originating from DCS PLC SCADA or other industrial automation systems.
- Experience integrating manufacturing systems using technologies or protocols such as OPC UA MQTT SQL XML APIs or similar industrial/data integration technologies.
- Experience with Emerson DeltaV or comparable process-control platforms.
- Working knowledge of GMP manufacturing operations cGMP requirements and regulated computerized systems.
- Understanding of computer system validation and GAMP principles including system lifecycle documentation testing change control and risk-based validation.
- Working knowledge of ISA-95 concepts and the integration of manufacturing systems across automation operations management and enterprise system layers.
- Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose data collection connectivity application configuration and system-performance issues.
Heres What Youll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)
- Deep experience with the AVEVA/OSIsoft PI ecosystem including PI Data Archive PI Asset Framework PI Vision calculations/analytics and PI interfaces or connectors.
- Experience designing manufacturing historian architectures and data models for batch and continuous manufacturing environments.
- Experience contextualizing historian data using equipment process batch recipe or ISA-95 manufacturing models.
- Experience with manufacturing visualization and operational analytics tools such as Grafana Tableau Power BI or equivalent platforms.
- Experience with multivariate or process analytics platforms such as SIMCA.
- Experience with manufacturing reporting platforms such as Informetric InfoBatch/InfoLog or comparable applications.
- Experience integrating historian and analytics solutions with MES LIMS CMMS ERP or other manufacturing applications.
- Understanding of data integrity expectations for regulated manufacturing systems including principles associated with attributable legible contemporaneous original and accurate manufacturing data.
- Experience developing SQL queries calculations scripts or application configurations used to transform contextualize analyze or present manufacturing data.
- Experience working directly with Manufacturing Automation Engineering MS&T and Quality organizations to translate operational needs into technical requirements.
- Experience supporting validated systems in a production environment including incident management change control system upgrades and lifecycle management.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a global matrixed organization.
- A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth transformational company that is Bold Relentless Curious and Collaborative.
Our Working Model
As we build our company we have always believed that an in-person culture is critical to our success. This role is 100% onsite reflecting the importance of being physically present to support the work collaborate closely with colleagues and contribute to our site-based operations.
Working onsite enables real-time collaboration strong team connections direct mentorship and the hands-on partnership needed to deliver our mission. Join us in shaping a world where every interaction is an opportunity to learn contribute and make a meaningful impact.
Moderna is a smoke-free alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.
Pay & Benefits
At Moderna we believe that when you feel your best you can do your best work. Thats why our benefits and well-being resources are designed to support youat work at home and everywhere in between.
- Competitive healthcare plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs
- A holistic approach to well-being with access to fitness mindfulness and mental health support
- Family planning benefits including fertility adoption and surrogacy support
- Generous paid time off including vacation volunteer days sabbatical global recharge days and a discretionary year-end shutdown
- Savings and investments to help you plan for the future
- Location-specific perks and extras
The salary range for this role is $145900.00 - $234200.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An individuals position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to specific competencies relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills performance and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus other incentive compensation or equity award subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance.
About Moderna
Since our founding in 2010 we have aspired to build the leading mRNA technology platform the infrastructure to reimagine how medicines are created and delivered and a world-class team. We believe in giving our people a platform to change medicine and an opportunity to change the world.
By living our mission values and mindsets every day our people are the driving force behind our scientific progress and our culture. Together we are creating a culture of belonging and building an organization that cares deeply for our patients our employees the environment and our communities.
We are proud to have been recognized as a Science Magazine Top Biopharma Employer a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators and a Great Place to Work in the U.S.
If you want to make a difference and join a team that is changing the future of medicine we invite you to visit to learn more about our current opportunities.
Equal Opportunities
Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry or citizenship ethnicity disability military or protected veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital or familial status or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable is a place where everyone can grow. If you meet the Basic Qualifications for the role and you would be excited to contribute to our mission every day please apply!
Moderna is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.
Accommodations
Were focused on attracting retaining developing and advancing our employees. By cultivating a workplace that values diverse experiences backgrounds and ideas we create an environment where every employee can contribute their best.
Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should contact the Accommodations team at .
Export Control Notice This position may involve access to technology or data that is subject to U.S. export control laws including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such employment is contingent upon the applicants ability to access export-controlled information in accordance with U.S. law. Due to the nature of the work and regulatory requirements only individuals who qualify as U.S. persons (citizens permanent residents asylees or refugees) are eligible for this position. For this role Moderna is unable to sponsor non-U.S. persons to apply for an export control license.
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