About the Role
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine.
We are looking for the best talent, we are looking for a MES Business Unit Lead.
The MES BU Lead is accountable for the successful deployment, adoption, and operational readiness of the Next Generation Manufacturing Execution System (NGMES) within Schaffhausen Synthetics Manufacturing API. The role integrates Operations, Quality, Technical Design, and Deployment teams to deliver a business-ready MES solution.
Responsibilities
•Own end-to-end MES deployment within Schaffhausen Synthetics Manufacturing API.
•Lead deployment planning, scope, roadmap, rollout waves and resource alignment.
•Align Operations, Quality, Business Owners, Technical Leads and delivery teams.
•Drive fit-gap assessments and process harmonization activities.
•Coordinate Modeling, Equipment Integration, Verification, Training and Documentation workstreams.
•Ensure business readiness, operational readiness and go-live preparedness.
•Manage risks, issues, decisions and escalations.
•Lead stakeholder engagement and change adoption activities.
•Prepare governance materials and recommendations for leadership forums.
•Support continuous improvement and MES standardization.
Requirements
•Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Life Sciences, IT, Manufacturing or related field.
•Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality, engineering, digital manufacturing or MES.
•Leadership experience in cross-functional deployment or transformation programs.
•Strong understanding of GMP requirements and regulated environments.
•Experience with PAS-X or comparable MES platforms preferred.
•Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
•Project and program management expertise.
•Experience in business readiness, training or change management.
•Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
•Fluent English required; German preferred.
Required Skills
•Deployment Leadership
•Project & Program Management
•Stakeholder Management
•GMP Compliance
•Operational Readiness
•Change Management
•Manufacturing Operations
Preferred Skills
•MES
•PAS-X
•Digital Manufacturing
•Lean Manufacturing
•Process Harmonization
•Training & Adoption
•Validation & Verification
•Agile Delivery
Additional preferred skills: Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Expectation Management, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Process Improvements, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Quality Assurance (QA), Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Credibility
