MES System Engineer

Lonza; Oberwallis; On-site; Vertraulich; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Job summary

Lonza in Visp, Switzerland, seeks an MES Engineer to maintain and optimize MES standards, architectures, and eBR workflows in a GMP environment. You will lead cross-functional integrations, troubleshoot operations, and ensure regulatory compliance in a fully on-site role.

You will collaborate with Automation, IT, Validation, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to drive digital initiatives that optimize biotech manufacturing processes and data integrity, with a focus on reliability and cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing MES in GMP-regulated life sciences environments.
• Knowledge of GAMP, CSV, data integrity, and change control processes.
• Ability to collaborate across IT, Validation, Quality, and Manufacturing teams.
• Strong focus on data integrity and cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Directly support the digital transformation of pharmaceutical/biotech manufacturing operations.
• Collaborate with Automation, IT, Validation, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to scale MES solutions.
• Maintain and improve MES standards, templates, architectures, and best practices across the site.
• Provide hands-on technical support for MES operations including troubleshooting and incident resolution.
• Ensure GxP/GMP compliance for eBR and manufacturing workflows.
• Lead MES–ERP/automation integrations with historians and ERP systems.
• Drive continuous improvement by standardizing manufacturing processes.

Skills

MES experience

IT/OT architecture

System integration

GxP compliance

English or German

VMware virtualization

Education

Degree in Automation Engineering or related technical field

Tools

PAS-X

Syncade

PharmaSuite

Opcenter

Job description

Join our MES Engineering team in Visp, Switzerland, where you will maintain, govern, and continuously optimize state-of-the-art MES standards, system architectures, and electronic batch records to drive operational excellence in a high-tech biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Working at the intersection of automation, IT, and manufacturing operations, you will lead system integrations, troubleshoot operational challenges, ensure full GxP compliance, and implement digital initiatives that directly enable the production of life-saving medicines.

This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Competitive hourly rate.

Compensation for this role will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and relevant knowledge.

What you will do:

• Directly support the digital transformation of critical pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing operations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Automation, IT, Validation, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to implement and scale MES solutions.
• Maintain, govern, and continuously improve MES standards, templates, system architectures, and best practices across the site.
• Provide hands‑on technical support for MES operations, including troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and incident resolution.
• Ensure full GxP and GMP compliance for electronic batch records (eBR) and manufacturing workflows.
• Lead system integration activities between MES, automation platforms, historians, and ERP systems.
• Drive continuous improvement by analyzing manufacturing processes and identifying opportunities for standardization and optimization.

What we are looking for:

• Degree in Automation Engineering, IT, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proven experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) such as PAS‑X, Syncade, PharmaSuite, Opcenter, or similar platforms within a GMP‑regulated life sciences environment.
• Strong knowledge of IT/OT manufacturing architectures, industrial networking, server environments, and virtualization (VMware).
• Solid understanding of system integration concepts (MES to ERP, historians, and automation platforms).
• Hands‑on familiarity with GAMP, GMP, computerized system validation (CSV), data integrity, and change control processes.
• High attention to system reliability, data integrity, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance.
• Professional fluency in English and/or German.

About Lonza

At Lonza, their people are their greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, their globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Their core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who they are and how they work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work they want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, they value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment.

As Lonza’s talent acquisition partner, please note, Randstad is responsible for the engagement and contracting of this contingent role.