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Rockwell Automation · 7 hours ago

Senior MES Functional Consultant

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$156K/yr - $235K/yr

12+ years exp

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. The Senior Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Functional Consultant will define and develop strategies for implementing manufacturing information systems for Life Science clients, utilizing FactoryTalk PharmaSuite® technology to enhance manufacturing reliability in critical industries.

HardwareIndustrial AutomationSales AutomationSoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

Build partnerships at a functional requirement level with client counterparts

Lead end-user manufacturing process discussions and process mapping by understanding the pharmaceutical manufacturing process in primary/secondary manufacturing of pharmaceutical products, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), Biopharmaceutical, Medical Devices, and like life sciences manufacturing environments

Lead workshops to analyze our client's user requirements and design the appropriate solution that aligns to client needs and achieve ANSI/ISA-88 standards

Write the Functional Design Specification to define what functions fit the standard application framework and what custom developed application code is required for site-specific business purposes

Build migration strategies for clients to move from previous MES systems or from paper batch records into the PharmaSuite® technology

Perform fit-gap-analysis and configure functional aspects and solution designs for commercial proposals and into solution delivery

Define the integration strategy of the MES application to enterprise business systems, information management systems, and control level systems Author/review/implement project MES system validation plan (such as informal testing, authoring integration test protocols, formal testing)

Manage team expectations for using the application code in Master Batch Records (product manufacturing recipes) for internal partners or client staff to build the recipes specific to their manufactured goods

Provide guidance on GAMP, GxP, FDA guidelines and best practices

Be a mentor to technical and functional team

Build new business growth and client success by participating in presales meeting

Qualification

FactoryTalk PharmaSuiteMES applicationsLife sciences experienceGxP knowledgeGAMP knowledgeSDLC processesProject managementObject-oriented programmingAbstract thinkingSoftware configuration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Field

Willingness to work weekends and holidays to meet customer project commitments

The ability to travel to client sites. Travel can vary on assignment from 0% to 100% but can average 30% of the time

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening

Preferred

12+ years of professional functional/technical experience related to software development and systems design and deployment

A Bachelor's degree in a technical field related to information technology such as mathematics, engineering, computer science, or information systems

Experience with FactoryTalk PharmaSuite® or other MES applications in life sciences

Understanding of MES domain knowledge

Background within the Life sciences/Pharmaceutical/Biotech/Medical Devices industries

Abstract thinking ability for developing technically sustainable, modern, performant, as simple as possible, maintainable, and reusable solution designs

Project management skills

Understanding of cost estimation for solutions, including infrastructure, licensed software

Knowledge of SDLC processes, automation systems and ERP

Basic understanding in object-oriented programming in Java, C++, C#, JAVA development, JAVA Framework, J2EE App Server / JBoss, HTML5

Knowledge in software configuration, validated software implementation (GxP and GAMP)