MES Recipe Engineer – Pharma 4.0 & IT/OT Apps

Cognizant Life Sciences Manufacturing; Cork; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Life Sciences Manufacturing in Cork is seeking an MES Recipe Author/Software Engineer to design, configure and support MES recipes for electronic batch records at a large biotech site. The role involves interfacing MES with ERP, automation and lab systems, ensuring traceability and GMP compliance.

The candidate will work with IT and site teams, be self-motivated, and gain exposure to validation deliverables and Quality Standards.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience in supporting IT applications.
• 2 years’ experience in a regulated environment.
• 3–5 years hands-on experience with requirements gathering, design documentation, test case development, system & integration testing, COTS implementations and validation deliverables.
• MES Recipe Authoring experience; knowledge of the Emerson Syncade MES solution would be an advantage but not required.
• MS SQL server experience would be an advantage.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate and build relationships cross-functionally.
• Able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Development, implementation and support of MES recipes.
• The ability to produce high-quality, well documented configuration that is easily maintainable
• Work with various site teams to configure and support interfaces to other systems that MES interacts with such as ERP, Automation and Lab systems.
• Investigate and troubleshoot problems which occur and determine solutions or recommendations for changes and/or improvements
• Implement system design changes in accordance with company Quality Standards and Practices
• Translate business requirements into design and perform testing of new MES recipes and changes
• Generate computer system validation documentation in accordance with site procedures and GMP guidelines
• Recognise the importance of the quality control function in pharmaceutical production, the MES Software Engineer should display a high level of integrity in the performance of his/her work.
• S/he should be capable of relating well to other people with whom s/he comes in contact, both within and outside of the MES Team
• The role will evolve to require Out of Hours Support in the future

Skills

Visual Basic

MS SQL Server

Communication skills

Tools

Emerson Syncade MES

Job description

Cognizant Life Sciences Manufacturing in Cork is seeking an MES Recipe Author/Software Engineer to design, configure and support MES recipes for electronic batch records at a large biotech site. The role involves interfacing MES with ERP, automation and lab systems, ensuring traceability and GMP compliance.

The candidate will work with IT and site teams, be self-motivated, and gain exposure to validation deliverables and Quality Standards.