Serán BioScience

Senior Controls and Calibration Technician

Serán BioScience  •  Bend, OR (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Serán is seeking a Senior Controls & Calibration Technician to serve as the site subject matter expert (SME) for instrumentation, control systems, and low-voltage electrical systems supporting pharmaceutical development, laboratory operations, manufacturing processes, facility utilities, and future site expansions.

This position is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of process instrumentation, control panels, PLC-based systems, facility automation platforms, and low-voltage electrical systems. The role acts as the technical lead for instrumentation standards, and control panel design while ensuring compliance with GMP requirements and engineering best practices.

The Senior Controls & Calibration Technician partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, Quality, Validation, and external integrators to develop scalable automation solutions that improve reliability, operational efficiency, and future manufacturing capacity.

Duties & Responsibilities

Controls, Automation & Electrical Systems Leadership

  • Serves as the site technical lead for instrumentation, controls, and low-voltage electrical systems
  • Develops and maintains site instrumentation specifications
  • Establishes and drives the long-term control maintenance strategies for manufacturing, laboratories, utilities, and facility equipment
  • Reviews and approves control system instrumentation and control panel designs developed by equipment vendors, system integrators, and engineering firms
  • Partners with engineering teams to ensure scalable and maintainable automation solutions are implemented across the site

Required Knowledge & Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven ability to lead projects and meet key deliverables while keeping stakeholders informed
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Communicates effectively and maintains productive relationships with coworkers, clients, and other contacts outside the company
  • Demonstrated experience with specialty Instrumentation and metrology

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s or technical degree in engineering, automation, or applicable mechanical discipline preferred
  • Requires a minimum of 5 years’ experience within a federally regulated industry

Physical Requirements

  • Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer
  • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
  • Adheres to consistent and predicable in-person attendance

Visit https://www.seranbio.com/careers to learn more about company culture and the community of Bend, Oregon.

Applicants must be authorized to work for an employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Benefits Summary:

Serán employees accrue over four weeks of paid time off annually. Employer contributions to a retirement account begin after 90 days and do not require an employee match or vesting period. Various health plans allow employees to find the best coverage for their individual or family needs with minimal employee contributions. Serán covers each employee with basic life and long-term disability, giving access to increase or add coverage. An Employee Assistance Program provides support for all things related to our employees’ wellbeing, along with access to pet insurance.

The Corporate Headquarters of Serán BioScience are located at 63047 Layton Ave, Bend, OR 97701

Serán BioScience

About Serán BioScience

At Serán, Our mission is to provide optimized drug development and manufacturing services for our clients, from discovery to the clinic. Our science-driven approach utilizes predictive design tools, novel chemistry, analytical tools, enabling delivery technologies, and a thorough knowledge of quality and regulatory requirements to guide our customers on their clinical development path.

Serán’s team are experts in delivery of poorly soluble compounds. Serán employs a range of novel technologies and pharmaceutical manufacturing operations to overcome drug development challenges for both small and large molecules, including complex granulations, spray-dried dispersions, hot melt extrudates, IR and MR tablet technologies, multiparticulates, and engineered particles for inhalation.

Our custom-built spray driers enable a wide variety of particle formation, from nano-structures to micro-particulates. Our particle engineering approaches are combined with our broad expertise in solid dosage forms resulting in the optimum clinical trial materials for your drug, including suspensions, capsules, and tablets.

Industry
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Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Bend, Oregon
Year Founded
2016
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