MES DevOps Engineer - Werum PasX & Opstrakker

Sanofi; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global pharmaceutical company is seeking an experienced Digital Manufacturing Expert to drive solutions within a matrix organization. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience, including 5 years specifically in MES with a strong focus on Werum Pas-X. This position involves ensuring optimal customer satisfaction and efficiency across various industrial sites, providing functional support and training, and managing project delivery effectively. A background in engineering or computer science is essential, along with excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Digital for Manufacturing.
• 5+ years of experience in MES, particularly with Werum Pas-X.
• Fluent in English with the ability to work in multicultural environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and build MBRs and Process Instructions.
• Maximize customer satisfaction while minimizing costs.
• Conduct business process analysis with partner systems.

Skills

MES solutions expertise

Customer-driven mindset

Fast learner

Agile methodology practitioner

Education

Engineering degree or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

Power BI

Job description

* **Key Responsibilities*** **Business Alignment*** Understand business requirements (including analytics) for various processes, challenge, consolidate, and extrapolate them to design & build solutions expandable to multi-business unit use cases and plant configurations* Maximize customer satisfaction while minimizing build and maintenance costs and risks associated with fulfillment of business needs* Implement appropriate services to ensure optimal allocation of all available capabilities* Evaluate impact analysis of solution options and assess/manage associated risks* Conduct end-to-end business process analysis including integration with partner systems (ERP, shopfloor systems, automation layers), labelling technologies, and mobile technologies* **Stakeholder Management & Training*** Coordinate, inform, and ensure functional expertise in a matrix context* Transfer know-how, experience, and best practices to sites* Contribute to Digital skills development within your domain* Provide functional & technical support during the full solution lifecycle and to the sites* Ensure adoption and adequate use of solutions* Deliver on-site training to manufacturing sites* **Delivery & Quality of Services*** Design and build MBRs, Process Instructions, blocks, and templates including Functional specifications* Configure & implement core solutions as close to standard market solutions as possible, based on state-of-the-art best practices* Aim to align processes and enable industrial efficiency across different Sanofi industrial sites* Define appropriate design & build of solutions by adopting GxP validations* Participate in regular design reviews with site modelers to ensure best practices are followed* Perform or participate in regular MBR reviews for sites* Ensure technical solutions comply with recommendations for Quality, Security, and Accessibility* Lead the on-time delivery of projects while ensuring robust, cost-effective solutions* Safeguard proper deployment of core solutions on different industrial sites* Participate in defining indicators for performance and quality of service, monitor and communicate them* Manage preventive/corrective maintenance for components* Ensure standards and rules for Platform Management (Release management, Solution Documentation, Testing) are correctly understood and applied* Manage incidents & corrective/preventive actions* **Experience & Knowledge*** 8+ years of work experience in Digital for Manufacturing domain, with 5+ years of experience in MES, specifically Werum Pas-X and Opstrakker (elogbook/ eforms)* Demonstrated experience in multicultural/multilanguage environments and matrixed organizations* Broad knowledge of manufacturing processes in industrial plants* Strong MES experience: market standards knowledge (solutions, technologies, integration, architecture), process industry within life science/pharmaceutical industries* Experience & understanding of core product/model concept* Successful and significant Project Management experience is a plus* **Technical Skills*** Expertise in MES solutions: Werum Pas-X (Korber) and Opstrakker (elogbook/ eforms)* Strong knowledge of Manufacturing Execution Systems, including Master Batch Record and Review by Exception business processes* Solid understanding of manufacturing processes in pharmaceutical plants* Strong knowledge of pharma industry regulatory context (GxP)* Strong knowledge of Digital technologies & concepts* Knowledge of Automation layer (SCADA, DCS, PLCs, industrial protocols)* Knowledge of Scripting (VB/.Net) development & validation* JSON development is a plus* Knowledge of reporting tools (Power BI) is a plus* **Soft Skills*** Accountability and reliability* Customer-driven mindset* Fast learner, proactive, willing to apply change management* Ability to deal with ambiguous situations* Strong focus on value delivery, with ability to work autonomously on solution design* Ownership and leadership within assigned scope* Agile methodology practitioner* Communication and interaction skills* Ability to challenge, open-minded and active listening* Ability to explain complex matters in a simple and understandable way* **Education*** Engineering degree or Master's in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)* **Language*** Fluent in English, other languages are a plus* **Working Environment*** Travel requirement: 30% of time to manufacturing sites in Europe, North America & Asia* Global, matrix organization environment* Must be able to work effectively across different time zones and cultures