PI Historian Lead Automation Engineer
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies
You’ll be part of a people-focused organization with a steep learning curve, a diverse and inclusive culture, and the chance to contribute to FUJIFILM’s largest growth journey to date.
As the PI Historian Lead Automation Engineer, you have deep expertise in the AVEVA (OSIsoft) PI System and experience applying it in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical environment. Knowledge of DCS systems (DeltaV) and reporting tools (InfoBatch, Crystal Reports) is a plus, not a requirement.
About The Team
You’ll report to the Automation Manager and join a team of 30+ Automation Engineers within the FDB cross-site Platform organization. This role is based on-site in Hillerød, Denmark.
Your Main Responsibilities
- Serve as Technical Lead for the site OSIsoft PI System, from architecture and lifecycle documentation to configuration, testing, and implementation, supporting site-wide Automation, Manufacturing, and Data Systems for an end-to-end CDMO facility.
- Support and optimize PI architecture and tools: PI SMT, PI OPC Interface, Asset Framework (AF), Event Frames (EF), PI System Explorer, and PI Vision.
- Provide operational support, troubleshooting, maintenance, and system administration for the PI system.
- Drive adoption and ensure smooth project rollout across the organization.
- Manage change control in a regulated environment.
- Collaborate as part of a global PI team with peers in the UK and US.
- Work per defined procedures and maintain validated states for automation systems.
We’re seeking candidates with:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years designing, configuring, and implementing Historians
- Hands-on experience with OSIsoft/AVEVA PI Historian (required)
- Programming skills: VBScript, .NET, C#, Python, SQL
- Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal)
- Collaborative mindset; experience working with global, cross-functional teams
- Experience in a cGMP facility or working with FDA regulations
- Ownership mindset, problem-solving drive, and a passion for building smart, novel solutions
Your application
Please upload your CV and cover letter.
Working at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies
We offer a competitive compensation package in a rapidly growing environment with strong opportunities for personal and professional growth.
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics CDMO with sites in Hillerød (Denmark), Teesside (UK), RTP (North Carolina), and College Station (Texas). We partner with the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies across the full product lifecycle—turning breakthroughs into impact. Every cure, vaccine, and biologic we help deliver starts with our people and our passion.
In Denmark, our strategy is built on customer trust, digitalization, being a best place to work, and expanding capacity and capabilities. Our Hillerød site brings together cutting-edge expertise to manufacture advanced biologics, with 120,000 liters of large-scale capacity for late-phase and commercial production.
We’re currently around 1,200 employees in Hillerød and growing significantly, backed by a DKK 6 billion investment in capacity and capability expansions. As new molecules arrive, our support teams—including Digital Technologies (IT and Automation)—play a pivotal role in successful tech transfers to the site.