Astellas Pharma · 2 months ago
Senior Engineer, Lab Systems and Applications
South San Francisco, CA, 94101, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelAstellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative therapies for patients. The Senior Engineer, Lab Systems and Applications will provide IT support for pilot plant and research laboratory systems, requiring advanced technical skills and a strong focus on customer service.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Responsibilities
Leads projects to deliver or enhance systems and applications through researching technologies, developing solutions or roadmaps, and drafting design and configurations to meet the needs of stakeholder group requirements
Responsible for systems ownership, administration, and deployment including routine preventative maintenance, change control, procedure development, and technical assistance to operations
Investigates and troubleshoots technical problems of increasing complexity, utilizing system documentation, and addresses system outages/issues impacting operations by identifying, prioritizing, and resolving issues
Monitors and verifies acceptable performance and accessibility of newly deployed IT solutions and performs investigations and deliver corrective actions, as required
Supports the Digital Analytical Technologies team in the implementation of network and infrastructure changes impacting the lab and production systems and applications
Ensure compliance with lab instrument backup & archiving disaster recovery requirements
Work schedule includes ‘out of normal’ work hours for IT support, maintenance, or other activities as required
Qualification
Required
Advanced technical skills
Strong focus on customer service and systems ownership
Ability to collaborate and drive projects to completion with minimal supervision
Effective utilization of vendor and contract resources
Experience in leading projects to deliver or enhance systems and applications
Ability to research technologies and develop solutions or roadmaps
Experience in drafting design and configurations to meet stakeholder group requirements
Responsible for systems ownership, administration, and deployment
Experience in routine preventative maintenance and change control
Ability to develop procedures and provide technical assistance to operations
Experience in investigating and troubleshooting technical problems of increasing complexity
Ability to utilize system documentation to address system outages/issues
Experience in monitoring and verifying acceptable performance and accessibility of IT solutions
Ability to perform investigations and deliver corrective actions as required
Experience in supporting the implementation of network and infrastructure changes
Knowledge of compliance with lab instrument backup & archiving disaster recovery requirements
Willingness to work 'out of normal' work hours for IT support and maintenance
Company
Astellas Pharma
Astellas Pharma is a global pharmaceutical research & development company.
Founded in 2005
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (7)
2024 (4)
2023 (4)
2022 (2)
2021 (3)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
2020-07-22Grant
2008-10-13IPO
Leadership Team
Amanda Hart
Head, Global Commercial Analytics and Reporting
Recent News
2026-01-07
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