Senior MES Architect — Pharma/Biotech, Greenfield

Valspec; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Premium medical coverage

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Valspec in the United States seeks an MES/Manufacturing Systems SME for a Greenfield pharma/biotech program. The role focuses on MES, electronic batch records, and manufacturing workflows, coordinating across suppliers and delivery teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

You will translate requirements into MES/EBR/recipe/workflow solutions, support architecture and validation, and coordinate interfaces with DCS/PLC/SCADA, ERP, LIMS, and data platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related field.
• 8+ years of MES or manufacturing systems experience in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with EBR/MBR design, recipe/workflow configuration, MES validation.
• Experience with ISA-88/ISA-95 concepts for enterprise MES integrations.

Responsibilities

• Translate manufacturing and quality requirements into MES, EBR, recipe, workflow, and master-data solutions.
• Support MES architecture, design reviews, requirements, configuration oversight, testing, validation, deployment, and stabilization.
• Coordinate interfaces with DCS/PLC/SCADA, ERP, LIMS, historians, CMMS, and data platforms.
• Support business process mapping, electronic record design, exception handling, data integrity, and operational readiness.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, automation, IT/OT, CSV, and system integrators.

Skills

MES experience

Manufacturing systems

EBR/MBR design

ISA-88/ISA-95 concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related field

Job description

Valspec in the United States seeks an MES/Manufacturing Systems SME for a Greenfield pharma/biotech program. The role focuses on MES, electronic batch records, and manufacturing workflows, coordinating across suppliers and delivery teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

You will translate requirements into MES/EBR/recipe/workflow solutions, support architecture and validation, and coordinate interfaces with DCS/PLC/SCADA, ERP, LIMS, and data platforms.