Job Description

Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a MES Technical Analyst.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

The MES Technical Analyst works with plant MES Business Owner to prioritize MES projects with the plant leadership team.  Accountable for infrastructure and application life cycle management.  Candidate will engage with MBR designer, IT Infrastructure team, and engineering to coordinate technical aspects of MES such as system interfaces and MES enhancements. Works with the Manufacturing Intelligence team to ensure plant level MES data can be consumed. Creation of MES business intelligence reports. This role includes supporting the manufacturing site by:

OBJECTIVES/ ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Approving system changes
Escalating MES issues to Global MES Technical System Owner
Managing ServiceNow for plant MES incidents/tickets including tracking and metrics.
Actively participates in the deployment of MES at the manufacturing site by collaborating with global team and cross-functional site teams.
Acts as the MES Technical System Owner (TSO) at the manufacturing site.
Coordinates MES related activities at the site, including but not limited to, infrastructure deployment, enabling systems integration, manufacturing intelligence, and tier 1/tier 2 support.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL, COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

A degree in IT/Computer Science/Pharmaceutical Manufacturing or relevant field
Understanding of software project life cycle and experience in working with MES software, Werum‘s PAS-X MES solution
Ability to quickly learn MES software functionality, pharmaceutical production processes and related configuration processes
Five (5) years of experience in the life sciences industry on large scale applications
Strong experience in Computer System Validation (CSV) for manufacturing systems
Sound experience in project management; a certification (PMP/IPMA) is a plus
Self-motivated, energetic and enthusiastic personality
Strong communication skills, confidence in dealing with users and larger groups
Collaborate in teams and adjust based on situations
Strong team player, ability to take on different roles within a team
Dynamic personality, strong analytical skills, hand-on approach
Strong written and verbal communication skills including technical writing skills