Senior / MES Systems Programmer

Cognizant; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Singapore seeks a Senior / MES Systems Programmer to join their MES team at a client site in the pharmaceutical industry. The role involves troubleshooting MES and ERP issues, designing validation protocols, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Candidates need a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and hands-on experience with Siemens MES. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential. This is a full-time position with attractive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in a related field.
• Hands-on experience with Siemens MES for full application configurations.
• Knowledge of GAMP lifecycle and quality management in pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and solve MES & ERP issues.
• Design and execute validation protocols and documentation.
• Provide training for site personnel on MES roles.

Skills

Werum PAS-X

Siemens MES

Communication skills

Pharmaceutical business process knowledge

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

SAP

Automation systems

Job description

We are looking to hire Senior / MES Systems Programmer to join our MES team working at our client site, a pharmaceutical MNC. The selected candidate will be required to provide consultation and engineering service to the execution phase of the project. They will also be involved in the generation and ownership of IQ/OQ/PQ documentation and the GoLive Support.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and provide solutions for MES & ERP problems in recipe execution and recipe authoring.
• Liaise with QA to provide approved change control documentation for all MES system changes.
• Design, create, write and execute to a high-quality standard, test and validation protocols, risk assessments, and system documentation.
• Design, create, write and/or make all required changes to MES & ERP Recipes, worksheets, equipment and material spec's including phase transition logic to a high-quality standard.
• Design, create, write and/or make all required changes to ensure cleaning, equipment and product procedures are aligned to MES processes and vice versa.
• Design, create, write and provide training for all other site personnel on their related MES roles and arrange system access.
• Participate in MES knowledge exchanges, MES Governance meetings and manage issues, work‑around and fixes identified.
• Work closely with IT regarding upgrades, patching, hardware support, security and system access and provide technical expertise in implementing upgrades and patching.
• Liaise with Global MES on required system improvements.
• Provide support to other MES system users as required to ensure business continuity.
• Participate in MES projects from initiation to ensure MES system or hardware requirements are taken into consideration.
• Ensure maintenance/replacement of MES hardware, printers, scales, scanners and bar‑code labelers. Review for upgrades periodically.
• Keep other MES Team Members up to date on MES changes Documentation of all activities in line with cGMP requirements.
• Cross training within the team and training of new team members.
• Participation in continuous improvement programs to implement improvements in the quality, safety, environmental and production systems.
• Adheres to and supports all health and safety standards, procedures and policies.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, IT, Technologies, Chemical Engineering or Biologics related field
• Werum PAS-X/ Aspen/ Syncade/ Siemens MES (Camstar / Opcenter / Simatic IT) product hands‑on experience for full application configurations including interface with SAP and automation systems
• In‑depth knowledge of Pharmaceutical business process (Chemicals (W&D, Solid bulk Mfg., packaging and other unit operations), Bio Pharma processes)
• Creation of business process flow diagram
• Master Batch Record creation in Werum PAS‑X
• Knowledge on Industry Standards S88 and ISA S95
• Experience working on projects in the pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industries knowledge of GAMP lifecycle and quality management processes employed in the pharmaceutical sector Excellent communication skills and collaborative with team members and external groups