Digital Operations Specialist 2

The Digital Operations Specialist 2 independently deploys, configures, and sustains digital manufacturing systems (e.g., Manufacturing Execution Systems [MES], data historians, electronic logbooks) in a cGMP environment. This role leads work of diverse scope, translating manufacturing process requirements into robust digital solutions, owning configurations and master data for electronic batch execution, and ensuring data integrity across integrated systems. The Digital Operations Specialist 2 partners closely with Manufacturing, Automation/IT, and Quality to drive change control and validation activities, serves as a subject matter resource for complex troubleshooting, and leads small-to-medium projects or workstreams that improve reliability, compliance, and operational efficiency. This role owns the digital workstream for Tech Transfers, performing capability gap assessments between new customers or products, defining remediation plans, and ensuring digital readiness (recipes, master data, interfaces, training, procedures) for successful transfer.

Company Overview

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we’ll open North America’s largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof.

We’re looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let’s transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

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

Job Description

What You’ll Do

• Leads configuration, enhancement, and sustainment of digital tools (e.g., MES, data historians, e-logbooks) in alignment with approved standards, master data, and recipe requirements; own changes through documented change control and ensure timely implementation
• Authors, reviews, and maintains technical documentation (e.g., CMRs, URS, FS/DS, configuration specifications, test scripts, SOPs, standard work) and facilitate cross-functional review and approval workflows
• Plans, executes, and documents validation activities (e.g., IQ/OQ/PQ, CSV) consistent with cGMP, data integrity, and GAMP 5; provides input to risk assessments and validation strategies
• Monitors system performance, analyzes data trends, and leads root cause investigations for issues of moderate to high complexity; implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs)
• Ensures electronic batch readiness and master data accuracy; partners with operations to resolve execution issues and optimize recipe design and workflows
• Coordinates and manages integrations with adjacent systems (e.g., LIMS, ERP, DCS/PLC, historians), including interface specifications, testing, and troubleshooting
• Develops and delivers user training, job aids, and change communications; provides day-to-day user support and mentor junior team members on standards and best practices
• Supports audit readiness; leads preparation of evidence, responds to observations, and drives remediation activities for internal/external inspections
• Identifies, prioritizes, and leads continuous improvement initiatives that streamline digital workflows, reduce deviations/rework, and enhance system usability and performance
• Plans and manages small-to-medium projects or workstreams, including scope, schedule, and stakeholder alignment; reports status and risks; ensures deliverables meet quality standards
• Participates in rotational on-call support and after-hours activities during manufacturing campaigns, following escalation protocols
• Maintains accurate records, logs, and status updates; ensures adherence to schedules, priorities, and compliance requirements
• Other duties, as assigned
  
  

Basic Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent with 9 years of applicable industry experience OR
• Associate’s degree with 7 years of applicable industry experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of applicable industry experience OR
• Master’s degree 3 years of applicable industry experience
  
  

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelors in Life Sciences, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline
• Hands-on experience with biopharma MES platforms (e.g., PAS-X, Syncade) and data historians (e.g., OSIsoft/AVEVA PI), including recipe/master data ownership and validation
  
  

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Ability to discern audible cues
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to operate machinery and/or power tools
• Ability to conduct work that includes moving objects up to 10 pounds
• Will work in outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind
  
  

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

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department (FDBN_PNC@fujifilm.com).