MES Business Unit Lead

Biopharma Asia; Schaffhausen; Hybrid; CHF 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, seeks an MES Business Unit Lead to drive deployment, adoption, and readiness of NG MES across the Synthetics Manufacturing API. You will coordinate Operations, Quality, Technical Design and Deployment teams to deliver a business-ready MES solution.

You will lead planning, governance, training, and change activities while ensuring regulatory readiness and stakeholder alignment. Fluency in English expected; German preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Life Sciences, IT, Manufacturing or related field.
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality, engineering, digital manufacturing or MES.
• Leadership experience in cross-functional deployment or transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of GMP requirements and regulated environments.
• Experience with PAS-X or comparable MES platforms preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Project and program management expertise.
• Experience in business readiness, training or change management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Fluent English required; German preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end MES deployment within Schaffhausen Synthetics Manufacturing API.
• Lead deployment planning, scope, roadmap, rollout waves and resource alignment.
• Align Operations, Quality, Business Owners, Technical Leads and delivery teams.
• Drive fit-gap assessments and process harmonization activities.
• Coordinate Modeling, Equipment Integration, Verification, Training and Documentation workstreams.
• Ensure business readiness, operational readiness and go-live preparedness.
• Manage risks, issues, decisions and escalations.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and change adoption activities.
• Prepare governance materials and recommendations for leadership forums.
• Support continuous improvement and MES standardization.

Skills

Deployment Leadership

Project & Program Management

Stakeholder Management

GMP Compliance

Operational Readiness

Change Management

Manufacturing Operations

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Life Sciences, IT, Manufacturing or related field

Tools

MES

PAS-X

Digital Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing

Process Harmonization

Training & Adoption

Validation & Verification

Agile Delivery

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Job Description:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine .

We are looking for the best talent, we are looking for a MES Business Unit Lead

The MES BU Lead is accountable for the successful deployment, adoption, and operational readiness of the Next Generation Manufacturing Execution System (NGMES) within Schaffhausen Synthetics Manufacturing API. The role integrates Operations, Quality, Technical Design, and Deployment teams to deliver a business-ready MES solution.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end MES deployment within Schaffhausen Synthetics Manufacturing API.
• Lead deployment planning, scope, roadmap, rollout waves and resource alignment.
• Align Operations, Quality, Business Owners, Technical Leads and delivery teams.
• Drive fit-gap assessments and process harmonization activities.
• Coordinate Modeling, Equipment Integration, Verification, Training and Documentation workstreams.
• Ensure business readiness, operational readiness and go-live preparedness.
• Manage risks, issues, decisions and escalations.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and change adoption activities.
• Prepare governance materials and recommendations for leadership forums.
• Support continuous improvement and MES standardization.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Life Sciences, IT, Manufacturing or related field.
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality, engineering, digital manufacturing or MES.
• Leadership experience in cross-functional deployment or transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of GMP requirements and regulated environments.
• Experience with PAS-X or comparable MES platforms preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Project and program management expertise.
• Experience in business readiness, training or change management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Fluent English required; German preferred.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

• Deployment Leadership
• Project & Program Management
• Stakeholder Management
• GMP Compliance
• Operational Readiness
• Change Management
• Manufacturing Operations

Preferred Skills:

• MES
• PAS-X
• Digital Manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Process Harmonization
• Training & Adoption
• Validation & Verification
• Agile Delivery

Preferred Skills:

• Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Expectation Management, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Process Improvements, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Quality Assurance (QA), Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Credibility