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Manager — Digital and Automation
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,500 to £62,300 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 January 2026 |
| Location: | Darlington, County Durham |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Centre for Process Innovation |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CPI-11503-25 |
Summary
CPI has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and visionary manager to lead our Digital and Automation team. This is a strategic leadership role, offering the opportunity to lead the development and implementation of our digital and automation strategy, enabling cutting-edge solutions that shape the future of biologics.
The successful candidate will manage a multidisciplinary team, drive technical excellence, and deliver complex projects involving Data, Digital & Automation. Your work will directly support the implementation of the biologics technology team strategy and contribute to the development of innovative therapeutics.
Some exciting projects the team have recently worked on are:
Integrating continuous technologies for the rapid, cost-effective delivery of biotherapeutics to patients
3D Bio-Tissues: Cellular agriculture: formulating growth media for cultivated meat production
Developing a cell free expression system
The Role
Key tasks in the Manager – Digital and Automation role will include (but are not limited to the below). Please download the job description for full details available on the CPI careers page:
To provide leadership to the integration of technologies, applications, processes and equipment into CPI Digital & Automation Assets and capabilities
Have ownership of Digital and Automation strategy implementation to define and resource its implementation plan, coordinating with other Technology Teams and central areas of expertise.
Functionally lead, manage, support and actively participate in the work required to deliver project goals on collaborative research & development, commercial and internal projects.
To support or develop plans for the training of the technical, operation and engineer teams to achieve effective use of Digital and Automation Assets and related systems and expand its capabilities over time in keeping with the business needs and strategy.
To undertake all management activities to ensure the smooth running of the group.
Lead the integration of control software solutions and automation technologies to support bioprocessing operations, including for continuous processing
The person we are seeking
It is essential that the successful candidate is educated to Degree Level (or equivalent) in a relevant Science, Engineering or Data Science discipline with significant experience and;
Has expertise in sample, process and data analysis in a CPI pursued industry vertical development setting
Possesses knowledge of data acquisition, data analysis, statistics and data modelling relevant to scientific research
Has experience of software tools covering areas of simulation for process control, modelling, automation and scheduling
Has significant, technical expertise in the design of and development of analytical technologies, advanced control, automation and data collection projects including data acquisition, equipment integration
It would be advantageous if the successful candidate was also educated to PhD level (or equivalent) in a relevant Science, Engineering or Data Science discipline and had a working knowledge of;
Simulation tools including process control and modelling software, such as Labview or Matlab
Advanced process control software e.g. Pharma MV and integration of data models for process control
Industrial control software such as PCS7 and development of control strategies
Alongside:
Knowledge and skills in programming and scripting languages, such as Python, C or Javascript
Experience of working in regulated environments working to standards such as ISO9001 and GMP as applicable to the industry vertical
Expertise of the functional management and development of collaborative interdisciplinary teams
The successful candidate will manage a multidisciplinary team, drive technical excellence, and deliver complex projects involving Data, Digital & Automation. Your work will directly support the implementation of the biologics technology team strategy and contribute to the development of innovative therapeutics.
Some exciting projects the team have recently worked on are:
Integrating continuous technologies for the rapid, cost-effective delivery of biotherapeutics to patients
3D Bio-Tissues: Cellular agriculture: formulating growth media for cultivated meat production
Developing a cell free expression system
The Role
Key tasks in the Manager – Digital and Automation role will include (but are not limited to the below). Please download the job description for full details available on the CPI careers page:
To provide leadership to the integration of technologies, applications, processes and equipment into CPI Digital & Automation Assets and capabilities
Have ownership of Digital and Automation strategy implementation to define and resource its implementation plan, coordinating with other Technology Teams and central areas of expertise.
Functionally lead, manage, support and actively participate in the work required to deliver project goals on collaborative research & development, commercial and internal projects.
To support or develop plans for the training of the technical, operation and engineer teams to achieve effective use of Digital and Automation Assets and related systems and expand its capabilities over time in keeping with the business needs and strategy.
To undertake all management activities to ensure the smooth running of the group.
Lead the integration of control software solutions and automation technologies to support bioprocessing operations, including for continuous processing
The person we are seeking
It is essential that the successful candidate is educated to Degree Level (or equivalent) in a relevant Science, Engineering or Data Science discipline with significant experience and;
Has expertise in sample, process and data analysis in a CPI pursued industry vertical development setting
Possesses knowledge of data acquisition, data analysis, statistics and data modelling relevant to scientific research
Has experience of software tools covering areas of simulation for process control, modelling, automation and scheduling
Has significant, technical expertise in the design of and development of analytical technologies, advanced control, automation and data collection projects including data acquisition, equipment integration
It would be advantageous if the successful candidate was also educated to PhD level (or equivalent) in a relevant Science, Engineering or Data Science discipline and had a working knowledge of;
Simulation tools including process control and modelling software, such as Labview or Matlab
Advanced process control software e.g. Pharma MV and integration of data models for process control
Industrial control software such as PCS7 and development of control strategies
Alongside:
Knowledge and skills in programming and scripting languages, such as Python, C or Javascript
Experience of working in regulated environments working to standards such as ISO9001 and GMP as applicable to the industry vertical
Expertise of the functional management and development of collaborative interdisciplinary teams
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