System Expert (all genders) Siemens Opcenter Execution Pharma (MES)

Bayer; Bergkamen; Hybrid; EUR 89,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work models

Company daycare centers

Learning and development via Bayer

Health checks with company doctor

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

Bayer AG is seeking a System Expert (all genders) for Siemens Opcenter Execution Pharma (MES) to connect technology with the needs of production teams. You will own the system across sites, coordinating CSV activities and ensuring GMP-compliant changes while driving ongoing documentation and support.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, QA, IT/OT, and PLS, plus a focus on stability and lifecycle management of the system.

Qualifications

• Degree in automation engineering, electrical engineering, information technology, computer science, or an equivalent qualification.
• Several years of experience with GMP-relevant manufacturing, shopfloor, or automation systems, ideally in a process control system environment.
• Experience in operating and supporting regulated systems, as well as managing their changes and lifecycle.
• Strong expertise in computer system qualification and validation and in preparing the relevant documentation.
• Understanding of how process control systems, MES, and other shopfloor systems connect and interact
• Knowledge of Siemens Opcenter Execution Pharma is part of your technical profile
• Structured, independent, and solution-oriented work style with ability to bring stakeholders together
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Siemens Opcenter Execution Pharma and work across sites with colleagues in Manufacturing, QA, IT/OT, and Process Control Systems (PLS)
• Gather, assess, and prioritize system requirements with stakeholders, keeping business needs in focus
• Coordinate interfaces and collaboration between PLS, MES, and IT/OT teams
• Plan, manage, and document computer system qualification and validation (CSV) activities for the system and changes
• Maintain GMP compliance in changes, releases, incidents, and deviations
• Keep CSV, change management, and system documentation up-to-date and develop further
• Coordinate support, troubleshooting, and escalations with external providers to ensure stable system operations
• Manage the system lifecycle, changes, releases and interfaces to PLS and other shopfloor systems

Job description

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At Bayer, we believe work should matter. Every day, our teams push toward a future where "Health for all, Hunger for none" is within reach, and every role, from the lab to the field to the boardroom, helps us get there. We give people the ownership to shape outcomes, the support to grow through new skills and experiences, and a global community where different perspectives are valued. If you want your work to count and the room to become your best, you'll find it here.

Help shape the digital backbone of pharmaceutical manufacturing. As System Expert (all genders) for Siemens Opcenter Execution Pharma (MES), you connect technology with the needs of the people who rely on it every day; helping production teams work with a dependable, GMP-compliant system. You’ll collaborate across sites with colleagues in Manufacturing, QA, IT/OT, and Process Control Systems (PLS), bringing different perspectives together to improve how the system supports production. If you enjoy making complex topics clear and turning shared ideas into lasting solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• You take ownership of Siemens Opcenter Execution Pharma and work across sites with colleagues in Manufacturing, QA, IT/OT, and Process Control Systems (PLS)
• You bring together, assess, and prioritize system requirements with your stakeholders, keeping business needs in focus
• Effective collaboration between PLS, MES, and IT/OT teams is in your hands: you bring the teams together and coordinate interfaces
• You plan, manage, and document computer system qualification and validation (CSV) activities for the system and relevant changes
• You keep GMP compliance at the heart of changes, releases, incidents, and deviations
• Clear, up-to-date CSV, change management, and system documentation is part of your responsibility: you maintain it and develop it further
• You help production teams rely on stable system operations that meet their needs, coordinating support, troubleshooting, and escalations with external providers
• You manage the system lifecycle, changes, and releases and look after interfaces to PLS and other shopfloor systems

WHO YOU ARE

• You have a degree in automation engineering, electrical engineering, information technology, computer science, or a comparable qualification
• You bring several years of experience with GMP-relevant manufacturing, shopfloor, or automation systems, ideally in a process control system environment
• Experience in operating and supporting regulated systems, as well as managing their changes and lifecycle, defines your expertise
• You bring strong expertise in computer system qualification and validation and in preparing the relevant documentation
• You understand how process control systems, MES, and other shopfloor systems connect and interact
• Knowledge of Siemens Opcenter Execution Pharma is part of your technical profile
• You work in a structured, independent, and solution-oriented way and enjoy bringing different stakeholders together
• Your very good written and spoken German and English skills round off your profile

WHAT WE OFFER

Our benefits package is flexible, appreciative, and tailored to your lifestyle, because: What matters to you, matters to us!

• We ensure your financial stability with a competitive salary between 88.900€ and 108.000€ per year (full-time) plus a variable component. Your compensation is based on your qualifications, skills, and professional experience.
• Whether it’s hybrid work models or part-time arrangements: Whenever it is possible, you will have the flexibility to work how, when and where it is best for you.
• Your family is a top priority. We offer loving company daycare centers at multiple locations, support in finding childcare, time off for the care of elderly or dependent family members, summer camps for children, and much more.
• We support your professional growth by providing access to learning and development opportunities, training programs through the Bayer Learning Academy, development dialogues, as well as coaching and mentoring programs.
• We promote health awareness and opportunities for selfcare through various measures, such as free health checks with the company doctor.
• We embrace diversity by providing an inclusive work environment in which you are welcomed, supported, and encouraged to bring your whole self to work.

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YOUR APPLICATION

This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.