Senior Architect – Serialization/Automation System

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At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Role Overview

The Senior Architect – Serialization/Automation Systems plays a key role in defining, designing, and implementing serialization and automation solutions across Ferring’s global manufacturing sites. This role ensures that all systems comply with regulatory and business requirements while promoting harmonization, scalability, and operational excellence across the company’s digital and automation landscape.

Your day at Ferring

• Design and maintain global serialization and automation system architecture, ensuring compliance, scalability, and alignment with IT and manufacturing strategies.
• Develop standardized, efficient, and compliant shop‑floor solutions that meet the needs of a regulated pharmaceutical environment.
• Lead global implementation and lifecycle management of serialization and automation platforms, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Collaborate with Global IT, Quality, and Operations teams, as well as external suppliers, to ensure harmonized processes and continuous system improvement.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, GAMP, and data integrity requirements while supporting audits, validations, and change controls.
• Drive innovation by identifying emerging technologies and promoting standardization, simplification, and digital transformation across sites.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Automation, Electrical, Computer, or Process Engineering.
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in automation, serialization, or manufacturing IT systems in a regulated pharmaceutical environment.
• Strong knowledge of GAMP 5, GMP, CFR Part 11, and data integrity principles.
• Proven experience with serialization platforms (e. g. , Antares Vision, Systech, SEA Vision) and integration with MES, ERP, and L4/L5 systems.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with experience leading cross‑functional and global initiatives.
• Fluent in English; other languages are an asset.

Benefits & Inclusion

• Commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, regardless of who you are, where you live, or who you love.
• Inclusive support package “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role.
• Parental leave for both birthing and
  - birthing parents.
• Extended support on family‑building journey.

Location

Ferring Service Center Portugal

Application Information

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