Recipe Owner

CSL; Broadmeadows; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Behring is seeking a Senior Value Stream Recipe Owner in Australia to own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of PCS/MES, DCS, and PLC process recipes within a specific manufacturing value stream.

You will align with global execution system standards, lead lifecycle activities from requirements to validation, provide 24/7 on-call support, and collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, and CSV teams to maximise facility uptime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in pharma/biopharma with automation or execution systems experience.
• Strong knowledge of MES and batch manufacturing standards (ISA-88/95).
• Hands-on recipe/workflow authoring and MES master data/configuration experience.
• Experience designing and supporting automation in large regulated manufacturing.
• Experience with global shop-floor execution systems desirable; Process Excellence or continuous improvement experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate execution system recipe delivery across work packages.
• Own the recipe design and implementation strategy adhering to standards.
• Manage full execution system lifecycle: design, configuration, integration, validation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet operational needs.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and validation activities.
• Drive quality, compliance, validation, change management per QMS.
• Collaborate across Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, EHS&S, CSV.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and support interim PM duties.

Skills

Execution systems

MES

ISA‑88/95

Automation solutions

Process knowledge

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Data historians

Building management systems

Alarm management systems

Manufacturing networks

Job description

The Opportunity

This Senior Value Stream Recipe Owner is responsible for the ownership, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of PCS/MES, DCS, and PLC process recipes and configurations within a specific manufacturing value stream. The position ensures alignment with global execution system strategies and standards, acts as the technical subject matter expert for execution systems across CAPEX and OPEX projects, and oversees system design, integration, commissioning, validation, and contractor deliverables. The role provides ongoing operational support, including incident management and 24/7/on-call manufacturing support to maximize facility uptime, while coordinating hardware, software, and system interfaces with key platforms such as data historians, building management systems, alarm management systems, manufacturing networks, and enterprise applications. Additionally, the position drives process improvements, system modifications, and compliance with GAMP 5 requirements to support reliable and efficient manufacturing operations.

The Role

• Lead and coordinate execution system recipe delivery across multiple work packages, ensuring technical priorities are aligned and project milestones are achieved on schedule in partnership with Project Managers.
• Own the recipe design and implementation strategy, ensuring manufacturing and engineering requirements are met while adhering to established standards, libraries, and ISA-S88/S95 methodologies.
• Manage the full execution system lifecycle, including requirements definition, detailed design, software configuration, system integration, commissioning, qualification, validation, start-up, and operational support.
• Maintain deep understanding of manufacturing processes within the assigned value stream, collaborating with global and site stakeholders to ensure solutions meet operational needs.
• Develop, review, and maintain technical documentation, software configurations, validation protocols, test cases, and qualification activities, including troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Drive quality, compliance, and validation activities, including execution system validation strategy, audit readiness, investigations, CAPAs, change management, and adherence to QMS and global engineering standards.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and customer groups, including Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, EHS&S, and CSV, to ensure coordinated delivery, stakeholder alignment, and effective expectation management.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities within execution systems, optimizing design, programming, testing, and project delivery while supporting workload balancing and, when required, performing interim Project Manager responsibilities.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related scientific discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience within the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry, including expertise in Manufacturing, Engineering, Automation, or Execution Systems, with proven experience supporting and delivering automation solutions.
• Strong knowledge of process automation, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and batch manufacturing standards, including ISA-88 and ISA-95 frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience in recipe and workflow authoring, along with MES master data, equipment configuration, and manufacturing process implementation across areas such as fractionation, manufacturing, and packaging.
• Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, validating, and supporting automation and execution systems within large‑scale, regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting global shop‑floor execution systems is highly desirable, with exposure to Process Excellence or continuous improvement methodologies viewed as an advantage.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL.

You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.