Senior Manager - Enterprise Historian Product Manager
Pfizer - Tampa, FL
posted 4 days ago
About the position
The Digital Manufacturing Team is responsible for the delivery of Pfizer's Core Digital Manufacturing Operations Management (MoM) capabilities at every level of the Pfizer Global Supply (PGS) Plant Network (ISA 95 Levels 0-4). These solutions are critical to Manufacturing & Lab Execution, Manufacturing Process Intelligence and Production Optimization that aim to improve product quality, increase asset utilization/uptime, automate manual workflows, and streamline plant floor operations. The Digital Manufacturing mission is to 'Drive predictive operations through connected digital experiences to accelerate supply and enable delivery of breakthrough medicines. The Manufacturing Operations Solutions team supports all of Pfizer's Core Manufacturing & Engineering Solutions, while enabling a secure, seamless flow of contextualized data from the device & control levels, all the way to the top of the Enterprise. Our goal is to create persona driven, connected experiences across our shop floors to predict and optimize operations, while providing real-time insights to operators. Come join us to create Pfizer's Factory of the Future! The Enterprise Historian team is primarily responsible for the management of a global Historian and ensuring data access to site Historians. This team supports sites with data acquisition and interface management. The Historian team is responsible for the maintenance of Pi infrastructure and the system availability and data accuracy. The Global Historian is a core enabler for the Digital Manufacturing portfolio and supports Pfizer's AI strategy. A key responsibility of this role is to support teams with data availability through the Historian for application development and validation. This role requires clear communication skills with senior stakeholders and very strong organizational skills. The successful applicant will be expected to manage a team of engineers that define global standards and introduce best practice guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Pi System & Infrastructure Maintenance
- Ensuring data accuracy and validation
- Vendor Engagement
- Manage team of Pi Engineers
- Co-ordinate data availability for consuming systems
- Define data requirements and work with site automation teams to achieve this
- Work on and lead multiple highly complex projects that require a strong understanding of emerging & Next Gen digital technologies
- Communicate clearly with customers and stakeholders on the benefits of data availability and digital transformation
- Contribute and collate content for Governance and stakeholders, e.g. Governance meetings, Scrum Meetings etc
- Work with stakeholders and customers to manage roadmaps and deliverable content
- Work with Digital colleagues and other stakeholders to execute required technical and compliance activities in support of sprint releases
- Ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget and meet technical requirements of the assignment
- Ensure continuous improvement of Aveva Historian and other Digital technologies
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required, major in a technical field such as Information Technology or Life Sciences a plus
- 7 years' experience with Data Infrastructure with at least 5 years' experience with historians
- Strong understanding of Automation Infrastructure
- Strong project management experience
- Leading and influencing virtual team members in a cross functional team
- Experience with Aveva/ Osi PI required
- Previous experience in SAFe is preferable
- Ability to work in ambiguous situations and synthesize complex information to determine and explain best course of action
- Ability to work across multiple concurrent activities and successfully adapt to changing priorities as required
- Demonstrated skills in analysis and problem solving
- Facilitation, negotiating and presentation skills
- Experience in all stages of system and application lifecycle from value analysis, business case development, solution deployment through value realization and system retirement is a significant advantage
- A thorough understanding of system GMP requirements and demonstrable knowledge of computer system design and maintenance lifecycle in GMP environments
- Strong experience in MS Office Products (i.e. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Nice-to-haves
- OSIsoft PI System Certification
- Familiarity with the other PGS Transformation workstreams including IMEx and Manufacturing Technology
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
- Additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
- Paid vacation, holiday and personal days
- Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
- Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
