Senior MES Specialist — Digital, Paperless Manufacturing

Novartis Group Companies; Morris Plains (NJ); On-site; USD 99,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life and disability benefits

401(k) with company match

Generous time off

Job summary

Novartis Group of Companies in Morris Plains, New Jersey, seeks a Sr Manufacturing Technical MES Specialist to advance digital manufacturing by designing, implementing, and optimizing MES, Master Batch Records, and paperless workflows.

You will work with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and technical teams to ensure compliant operations, provide production support, manage changes, and train users in batch record design and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; relevant work experience considered in lieu of degree.
• 2–5 years MES experience, including Master Batch Record design.
• 5 years in a regulated current Good Manufacturing Practice environment, preferred.
• Expertise in MES Master Batch Record design, testing, implementation, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of MES interfaces including ERP and LIMS integrations.
• Strong requirements gathering, project management, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end MES processes supporting commercial, clinical, and future programs.
• Design, configure, test, and improve electronic Master Batch Records and workflows.
• Provide MES production support and resolve system issues to ensure uninterrupted operations.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, development, and validation teams to optimize processes.
• Manage MES updates, change controls, corrective actions, and documentation revisions for compliance.
• Support system integrations and master data management across enterprise platforms including lab and ERP systems.
• Coach and train key users and SMEs on batch record design, execution, and best practices.

Skills

Data Analytics

Project management

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Batch Record design

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

GMP environment experience

Tools

ERP systems

LIMS

Job description

Novartis Group of Companies in Morris Plains, New Jersey, seeks a Sr Manufacturing Technical MES Specialist to advance digital manufacturing by designing, implementing, and optimizing MES, Master Batch Records, and paperless workflows.

You will work with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and technical teams to ensure compliant operations, provide production support, manage changes, and train users in batch record design and best practices.