Systems Engineer

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents.

While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it.

Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people.

In exchange, we let our people own their careers.

Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world.

And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The Systems Engineer will support ongoing Lonza operations through technical assistance as it relates to computerized systems infrastructure for process automation and laboratory systems.

In this role, you will act as a technical resource to site operations to ensure that systems are designed and operating to meet production needs.

Occasional support for external sites or global initiatives as needed.

Participation in an on-call rotation to provide afterhours support to resolve issues outside of normal business hours will be required.

Key Responsibilities:



* Provide day-to-day Operations Technology (OT) and infrastructure support for the site supporting a range of business areas including Quality Control, Manufacturing, Engineering, Controls Automation, Facilities, and others as needed.


* Contribute to designing, documenting and implementing infrastructure to meet site needs while aligning with corporate standards and industry best practices.


* Maintain the integrity of site infrastructure, which includes performing routine preventative maintenance (patching, updates, upgrades) and ensuring appropriate security standards are followed.


* Monitor and troubleshoot daily system backups.

Perform maintenance and repairs for operator workstations, label printers, and wireless devices.


* Proactively recognize potential issues or problems and establish the necessary corrective actions.


* Assist with the planning and execution of plant projects involving computerized infrastructure changes and process improvements.


* Investigate and troubleshoot technical problems of increasing complexity.


* Utilize colleagues, system documentation, and support contracts to solve complex problems.


* Continuous awareness of new methodologies pertinent to information systems and ability to introduce them with limited supervisory input in a GMP compliant manner.


* Develop, test and maintain disaster recovery procedures.


* Authoring of commissioning protocols (installation, operation, etc.)


* Own change requests and participate in all aspects of implementing changes.


* Assist the Quality department with deviation/root cause investigations.

Key Requirements:



* Bachelor’s degree required.

Preferred areas of study: Computer Science, Information Technology or an applicable Engineering discipline.


* Familiarity with an event-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) preferably in the life sciences field.


* Significant experience in Information Technology in a high...