Senior MES Engineer - Syncade

Cognizant is a world leader in delivering digital transformation solutions to Life Sciences. Through our knowledge and expertise in Automation, MES & Digital, we deliver stable manufacturing systems that are optimized to improve operational efficiencies, whilst maintaining compliance.

Our specialist engineering teams have the aptitude to deliver and support Pharma 4.0 architectures and solutions covering all IT, OT and IoT applications, infrastructures and services.

Operating across 5 continents and with over 300.000 skilled employees, Cognizant partners with the leading Life Sciences companies globally to provide performance improvements, reduced costs and improve time to market. We are your single end to end partner for consultancy, design implementation, optimization and support for all applications in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Manufacturing stack.

We're looking for dedicated, innovative and driven talent to join our expanding team.

Requirement:

• Create business process flow diagram for pharmaceutical product recipes based on the paper batch record or source documents.
• Gather MES Site specific requirement analysis to develop URS and FRS.
• Logically breakdown the recipes/Mfg. process to configure the recipe in to Syncade
• Develop/create MBR design elements (building blocks) and workflows in Syncade for repetitive use in MBR creation to expedite the process.
• Gather master data and configure in Syncade Development/Quality/Production Environment.
• Integrating Syncade with SAP and other automation systems using standard interface component of MBR design.
• Lead the recipe design session with business process SMEs.
• Design MBR/recipe equipment workflow/ status diagram.

Responsibilities:

• Development, implementation, and support of MES recipes.
• The ability to produce high-quality, well documented configuration that is easily maintainable
• Work with various site teams to configure and support interfaces to other systems that MES interacts with such as ERP, Automation and Lab systems.
• Investigate and troubleshoot problems which occur and determine solutions or recommendations for changes and/or improvements
• Implement system design changes in accordance with company Quality Standards and Practices
• Translate business requirements into design and perform testing of new MES recipes and changes
• Generate computer system validation documentation in accordance with site procedures and GMP guidelines
• Recognize the importance of the quality control function in pharmaceutical production, the MES Software Engineer should display a high level of integrity in the performance of his/her work.
• S/he should be capable of relating well to other people with whom s/he comes in contact, both within and outside of the MES Team
• The role will evolve to require Out Of Hours Support in the future