EMES Developer - Senior Principal Engineer

Job Summary

Responsible for development, maintenance, and support of the global Enterprise Manufacturing Execution Systems (EMES) solution that is utilized globally across the digital manufacturing network to produce medicine.

The EMES Developer s scope is EMES core platform, components, interfaces, custom tools, and any customizations that support digital manufacturing systems and operations including:

• Material and Inventory modules
• Order management
• Equipment and instrument integration
• Sample management
• Patient scheduling system integration
• Label printing
• General automatic recipe functionality
• Custom business recipe capabilities
• Batch reporting and analytics

Specific Responsibilities

• Partner with IT and Business teams to understand requirements and develop solutions.
• Design, build, test and deliver standard and custom EMES capabilities to the global manufacturing network.
• Provide support of the EMES solution to minimize disruption to manufacturing and/or impact to product.
• Support administration of the central EMES development and test systems, with oversight over site EMES development, test, and production systems
• Contribute to knowledge management strategy through content generation and mentoring.
• Identity and execute on opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Promote compliance with data integrity and computer system validation requirements and regulations.
• Promote compliance by understanding change and the impact to the validated state of the application and underlying infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science (preferred) or related fields
• 10+ years experience in the Life Sciences industry, with at least 8 years experience in MES
• At least 5 years direct experience designing, building, deploying and supporting automation and execution systems (Syncade, DeltaV, PI Data historian, etc. ) in regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong domain expertise in the application of IT to manufacturing, including a broad understanding of processes and how they are supported by IT tools and systems.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory landscape and demonstrated experience with software validation.
• Proven track record of successful IT/automation solution delivery
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using VBScript, PowerShell, Python, or JavaScript.
• Strong skills in SQL Server, including query optimization, complex querying, and database administration.
• Knowledge of message-oriented middleware and event-driven systems, including MSMQ, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar technologies.
• Experience in Enterprise System Integration, preferably involving SAP, LIMS, and MES platforms
• Ability to work across global sites and cultures.
• Optional travel up to 5% domestically and internationally