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Position Summary

The individual will bring technical knowledge and experience to design, develop, implement, enhance, and maintain our MES solution that integrate production processes with business systems to optimize manufacturing efficiency, quality, and safety. Lead New product launch and/or Next generation MES implementation at Bothell site. Lead junior and mid-level professionals to maintain system performance, and technically leading IT projects according to established policies and procedures. Must ensure GMP regulated documentation processes and procedures are in place for all activities to meet quality and compliance standards. The candidate should have at least 5 years of experience in pharma/biotech with specific expertise in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality System disciplines. Experience with Computer System Validations (CSV). The role requires assessing the organization's needs, foreseeing potential problems, and developing solutions to ensure IT systems fulfill the requirements. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with excellent communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders and implementation partner(s) to configure, build, and deploy the MES systems.
• Primarily responsible for driving solutions to manufacturing system related problems including reviewing, planning, building, testing, documenting, and implementing design changes.
• Build custom web applications and tools utilizing Syncade web services, and latest technologies like C#, VBScript, .NET, JavaScript, REST APIs, HTML, CSS and React framework.
• Develop SQL queries and reports using T-SQL and Crystal Reports/Bartender as well as using stylesheets(xslt) and XML/Json.
• Execute development and implementation of new capabilities across the Manufacturing systems based on requirements and developed software solutions.
• Troubleshooting Syncade workflows using behavior editors, which involves VB scripting, database queries, XML rendering, and reprocessing/investigating the failed SC Consumer messages.
• Deliver updates to system lifecycle documents such as User Requirements Specifications, Configuration Specifications, Function Specification, Design Specifications, and test cases.
• Executing Change Records (CR), Deviations & CAPAs
• Must conduct testing, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance of MES to ensure system reliability and accuracy of data.
• Champion of the agile methodology with a focus on Right First-Time execution of MES-IT systems components including but not limited to Labels, SQL objects, Reports, MES recipes, and interfaces to external systems like ERP, LIMS, and DeltaV. 
• Participate in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) validation activities including the development and execution of IQ/OQ/PQ testing.
• Supporting plant operations being On-call on a rotation basis.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with MES technologies such as Emerson Syncade.

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On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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