Associate Director - Digital Manufacturing & Automation Lead, Cell Therapy
AstraZeneca · Tarzana, California, United States of America · Global
Health Tech
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Dentist
occupational_therapist
Demand80
Career growth78
Healthcare fit18
Remote potential15
5-year outlook
Senior pharma digital manufacturing and automation leadership roles are likely to remain competitively compensated as cell therapy and Industry 4.0 adoption grow, though exact pay depends on location, company banding, and scope.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-24
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- Dentist, occupational_therapist
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Only worth applying if you have substantial engineering, automation, MES/LIMS, and pharma manufacturing systems delivery experience. Most clinicians without that technical background should not prioritize this role.
Who should apply
Automation engineers, manufacturing systems/IT professionals, technical product owners, and digital manufacturing leads with biopharma or cell therapy experience in MES, LIMS, Tulip, robotics, OT integration, and GxP environments. Clinician-informaticists should apply only if they also have strong manufacturing systems delivery experience.
CV angle
Frame real experience around GxP compliance, MES/LIMS or manufacturing systems delivery, validation, data integration, vendor management, Agile product ownership, and cross-functional work with manufacturing, quality, and IT. Clinicians should highlight clinical workflow, quality, and informatics projects only where genuinely relevant, without claiming engineering or automation delivery they do not have.
Skills to highlight
- MES/LIMS implementation and workflow orchestration
- Tulip/low-code manufacturing applications
- API and enterprise systems integration
- OPC-UA/HighByte and OT/automation integration
- GxP validation and compliance
- Agile technical product ownership
- Robotics and manufacturing automation
- Vendor and stakeholder management
Role summary
Lead digital manufacturing platforms and automation for cell therapy operations at AstraZeneca, including MES, LIMS, Tulip applications, robotics integration, SAP/enterprise interfaces, GxP compliance, and AI/Industry 4.0 adoption.
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