Control Systems and Infrastructure Support Lead (ITOT Mgmt.)

The Opportunity: Are you passionate about Information (IT) and Automation Technology (OT) and aspiring to make a meaningful impact? Are you curious to shape a digital manufacturing architecture, ready to advance competitiveness on the market? We make lifesaving medicines at 11 locations globally, with Information (IT) and Automation Technology (OT) teams playing a key role in producing and delivering medicine to patients. This position, based in Genentech's South San Francisco, California facility, provides the opportunity to lead in a highly automated pharmaceutical drug substance and drug product manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide people leadership and development for a team of site systems engineers and system owners.
• Maintain the Control Systems strategy and roadmap in collaboration with business partners, IT counterparts, and external vendors.
• Maintain accountability for the execution of the Site Control Systems roadmap and contribute to the overarching Site Digital strategy.
• Oversee 24/7 technical support for Manufacturing Computerized Systems (GMP and non-GMP) within a high-stakes manufacturing environment.
• Proactively manage and mitigate dependencies as global and local systems evolve, including upgrades (e.g., MQTT, Containerization) and new technology implementations.
• Act as the primary technical advisor, fostering seamless collaboration between site operations and IT teams.
• Drive the reliability, continuous improvement, and lifecycle management of site control systems.
• Supervise engineering tasks and oversee critical application administration, including patching, upgrades, audit support, performance tuning, and system log maintenance.
• Contribute to the design and development of scalable control system architectures that align with business requirements.
• Execute rigorous computer system validation and maintain compliance across the control system lifecycle.
• Support Cybersecurity initiatives for Manufacturing.
• Negotiate and maintain support/service agreements with key vendors.
• Support OPEX/CAPEX financial planning activities at the site.
• Participate in monthly meetings focused on OT Cybersecurity to ensure alignment at the global level.
• Support the end-to-end Biologics Value Chain, spanning from Clinical (CSC, PTDN) Drug Substance and Drug Product operations.
• Provide support for key stakeholder functions including Pilot Plant Automation and Clinical Packaging.
• Represent ITOT as a member of Leadership Teams within the business.
• Serve as a member of the Site ITOT Leadership Team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or related engineering or scientific discipline.
• A minimum of 10 years of systems engineer experience involved in the design, implementation, and/or support of control systems, preferably in a regulated industry.
• 24x7 support, including participation in an on-call environment to meet business continuity requirements (weekends and holidays as required).
• Experience with control system hardware (e.g., controller, power supplies, and I/O’s).
• Experience with Emerson DCS DeltaV, MES Syncade, OSIsoft PI, Rockwell Automation AssetCentre, iFIX, FactoryTalk, Studio 5000 Logix, and various OPC architectures is a plus.
• Experience working with Antivirus and backup applications for Control Systems.
• Understanding of the Purdue Model, Network Segmentation, and OT Cybersecurity is a plus.

Pay

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of South San Francisco, CA is $150,200 - $279,000. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.

Benefits

This position qualifies for the benefits detailed at the provided link. Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.