Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) Applications Administrator

FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies seeks a System Administrator for MSAT applications to own and optimize analytics and real-time monitoring using SIMCA-online, TIBCO Statistica, and PAT. This hands-on role ensures validated, secure, high-availability GxP systems across global manufacturing environments.

The on-site position at the Holly Springs, NC facility collaborates with QA/CSV, IT, and Operations to sustain continuous improvement, incident management, and audit readiness in ALCOA+ data governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years in MSAT systems administration or historian applications including SIMCA-online, TIBCO Statistica, synTQ, AspenTech, and/or historian platforms.
• Strong Windows Server and Active Directory administration; PowerShell scripting; SQL Server/Oracle fundamentals.
• Experience with OSIsoft PI/AVEVA, OPC UA/DA, DCS/SCADA, MES, LIMS/ELN, and API/file-based integrations.
• Knowledge of cGxP, data integrity (ALCOA+), CSV, GAMP 5, CSA; ITIL-based change/incident/process management.

Responsibilities

• Platform ownership and reliability for MSAT analytics and PAT platforms.
• Integrations with DCS/SCADA, historians, MES, LIMS/ELN, and APIs; manage data governance.

Skills

MSAT systems administration

Windows Server

AD/LDAP administration

PowerShell scripting

SQL/Oracle fundamentals

OSIsoft PI/AVEVA

OPC UA/DA

DCS/SCADA

LIMS/ELN

CSV / GAMP 5 / CSA

ITIL processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Scientific field

Tools

SIMCA-online

TIBCO Statistica

synTQ

AspenTech

Job description

Company Overview

The work we do at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies has never been more important—and we are looking for talented candidates to join us. We are growing our locations, our capabilities, and our teams, and looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives. Join FUJIFILM Biotechnologies and help make the next vaccine, cure, or gene therapy in partnership with some of the most innovative biopharma companies across the globe. We are proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy, and drive - what we call Genki. Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Overview

Join a high-impact team enabling data-driven manufacturing and development. As our System Administrator for MSAT applications (Manufacturing Science and Technology), you will own, maintain, and continuously improve our analytics and real-time monitoring ecosystem—centered on SIMCA-online, TIBCO Statistica, and Process Analytical Technology (PAT). Your work will ensure our GxP systems are secure, validated, and highly available across global manufacturing and development environments, empowering robust multivariate monitoring, real-time analytics, and confident decision-making. This is not a traditional systems administrator role and will require hands-on experience with MSAT systems administration.

External US

This position is on-site at our Holly Springs, North Carolina facility.

What you’ll do

• Platform ownership and reliability
  • Administer and support SIMCA-online, Statistica Server, and PAT platforms
  • Manage Windows Server services, capacity, and uptime; tune performance and troubleshoot latency
  • Maintain SQL Server/Oracle databases for configurations, results storage, and audit trails
• Integrations and data lifecycle
  • Integrate with DCS/SCADA (e.g., DeltaV), historians (e.g., OSIsoft PI/AVEVA), MES (e.g., Syncade), LIMS/ELN, and OPC UA/DA/MQTT gateways
  • Manage data retention, archival, and restoration aligned to corporate data governance
• Compliance, validation, and data integrity
  • Ensure cGxP compliance, data integrity (ALCOA+), and security across integrations
  • Partner with QA/CSV on risk-based validation (GAMP 5, CSA) and audit readiness
• Security and access management
  • Implement RBAC/least-privilege, AD/LDAP integration, and SSO where applicable
  • Manage audit trails, e-signatures, certificates, vulnerability management, and patching within validated-state controls
• Operations and continuous improvement
  • Lead incident/problem/change management; conduct root cause analysis and drive CAPAs
  • Monitor connectors, job queues, and data flows; plan upgrades, patch cycles, and license/vendor management
  • Implement and test backup/restore, business continuity, and disaster recovery
• Audit and inspection readiness
  • Maintain complete and contemporaneous records of configurations, changes, and deviations
  • Support internal/external audits and health authority inspections

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Scientific field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years in MSAT systems administration or historian applications including SIMCA-online, TIBCO Statistica, synTQ, AspenTech, and/or historian platforms
• Strong Windows Server and Active Directory administration; PowerShell scripting; SQL Server/Oracle fundamentals
• Experience with OSIsoft PI/AVEVA, OPC UA/DA, DCS/SCADA, MES, LIMS/ELN, and API/file-based integrations
• Practical knowledge of cGxP, data integrity (ALCOA+), Computer Systems Validation (CSV), GAMP 5, and CSA approaches
• Familiarity with ITIL-based change/incident/problem management and service operations

Nice to have

• Background in biopharma manufacturing or process development environments
• Experience designing secure architectures with SSO, certificates, and electronic signatures in validated systems
• Performance tuning, capacity planning, and proactive monitoring for real-time analytics platforms

Location & Travel

• This role is anticipated to be mostly on-site at our Holly Springs, NC location.

Why you’ll love it here

• Own mission-critical platforms that power process insight and product quality
• Collaborate with global MSAT, Engineering, QA/CSV, and IT experts
• Drive tangible impact across manufacturing and development through modern analytics and PAT
• Grow your expertise in validated, high-availability, and integrated data environments

Our programs are designed to focus on maintaining and enhancing all pillars of health with a robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage with the option of a Health Savings Account with company contributions. In addition, we offer an industry leading 401(k) savings plan, insurance coverage, employee assistance programs and various wellness incentives. We support life-work balance with paid vacation time, sick time, and company holidays. Explore a supportive environment that enriches both your personal and professional growth!

As part of any recruitment process, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The organization is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations and may share this as part of the global recruitment process with hiring managers in Europe and the United States.

This is a global position that will support all our FUJIFILM Biotechnologies sites. Benefits and compensation will be governed by the location that you are based from and considered your home site.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

ADA Information

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