Principal Consultant

If you are an experienced MES Consultant looking to work with a team of MES specialists at some of the most innovative pharma manufacturing companies in the world, this position should interest you.

Our Emerson Life Science global team of MES engineers currently work on projects for customers involving Cell and Gene therapies, chemical synthesis, biopharma, and other Life Science areas.

We are actively helping our customers to bring products to market with efficiency through accelerated product release through deviation management, process enforcement, ensuring record completion, and real-time equipment/material verification.

Our teams also deliver high value system integrations to ERP, LIMS, CMMS, and control systems – including Emerson’s own, industry-leading, DeltaV DCS, as we deliver value with our Syncade MES platform.

AS AN MES PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, YOU WILL: 

Architect and lead the implementation of MES and system integration projects for Life Sciences customers, applying S95 project concepts
Independently leads multi-discipline technologies on mega-projects or programs of high complexity
Conduct customer/project workshops, utilizing Emerson’s MES project methodology, to analyze user requirements to define functional requirements for MES solutions through client interviews and documentation analysis
Develop detailed designs, implement, troubleshoot and test Syncade MES solutions that meet client requirements
Provide project execution leadership and mentor fellow project members
Acts internally and externally as an industry-wide expert in MES.

Accountable for the successful application of technology in the organization and for developing customer relationships.

Capable of directing the activities of multiple Lead Engineers, Technical Consultants, or Senior Technical Consultants
Directs discussions determining strategic operating policies or technical direction, devising ways of reaching objectives in the most economical manner and of solving unusual complex technical problems involving several disciplines.

Understanding, exposure and adherence to Quality Management
Work effectively at different levels within project teams, client organizations and sales
Refine/optimize and follow Business Process Maps and/or Use Cases for configuration of execution workflows
Develop and improve processes, procedures and tools used in the execution of projects
Work with customers to influence long-term manufacturing plans and strategies, identify potential projects, explain Emerson products and services capabilities and frame those projects including financial justification.

Act as a liaison between the internal project team, internal management, and customer project teams and management

WHO YOU ARE:

You set aggressive goals and have high standards.

You facilitate an open dialogue with a wide variety of contributors and stakeholders.

You articulate messages in a way that is broadly understandable.

You articulate messages in a way that is broadly understandable.

You experiment with a wide range of existing technologies while applying new and emerging options that can enhance organizational outcomes. 

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

BS degree with minimum of 15 years overall experience, including a minimum of 10+ years project experience, and at least 8 years’ experience working on MES projects in the Life Sciences industry
Deployment experience with plant floor/Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) solutions (e.g.

Syncade, Rockwell, ProPack Data, Werum PAS-X)
Knowledgeable in FDA validation requirements preferred, including: User Requirement and Design Specs, Business Process Procedures, Design Reviews, Requirements gathering
Experience with SDLC (Waterfall/Agile)
Experience developing user requirements, Functional Specification documents and test scripts for MES projects.

A minimum of 25% travel is expected with this position.

Travel will be mostly domestic, but some international travel may be required 

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