MES Business Engineer or MES Project Manager

CAPG•Albany, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Two MES roles are described: MES Business Engineer / Technical Business Analyst and MES Project Manager. Both support MES-enabled digital manufacturing initiatives in GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences environments. The MES Business Engineer / Technical Business Analyst bridges manufacturing operations, business processes, and technology teams. The role drives business transformation and process improvement, leads requirements discovery and solution design discussions, supports electronic batch records and Review-by-Exception strategies, and helps implement and enhance MES capabilities. The position is listed as onsite in Albany, New York, with immediate availability and a contract arrangement (C2C/W2). The MES Project Manager leads MES initiatives and deployments, upgrades, and enhancements across digital manufacturing programs. The position is responsible for project delivery and governance, cross-functional coordination, technical oversight, stakeholder communications, and regulated-system compliance. It is listed as onsite in Albany, New York, with immediate availability and a contract arrangement (C2C/W2). The description also notes that remote work with periodic onsite presence may be possible, ideally two to three days every other week, and that the role may be temp-to-hire.

Requirements

For the MES Business Engineer / Technical Business Analyst role: 8 or more years of experience in Manufacturing, MES, Digital Manufacturing, or Technical Business Analysis roles.
For the MES Project Manager role: 5–7 years of hands-on MES experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences manufacturing environments.
Strong experience with MES platforms such as POMS, PAS-X, PharmaSuite, Opcenter, Syncade, or similar.
Proven experience with large-scale manufacturing system implementations and global transformation programs.
For the Project Manager role, proven experience leading MES implementation or upgrade projects.
Strong understanding of GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environments.
Experience with Review-by-Exception, Electronic Batch Records, manufacturing execution processes, and shop-floor operations.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, process optimization, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Ability to engage with business leadership and technical delivery teams.
Demonstrated technical and project leadership capabilities for the Project Manager role.
Experience with MES integrations involving ERP, LIMS, Automation, SCADA, and related manufacturing systems.
Experience working in regulated environments and managing system validation activities.
Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

For the Project Manager role, remote work may be possible with periodic onsite presence, ideally two to three days every other week.
The Project Manager role may be temp-to-hire.

Responsibilities

Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and IT stakeholders to drive MES-enabled business transformation.
Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes using Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
Lead requirements discovery, solution design discussions, and process harmonization for large-scale MES initiatives.
Support Review-by-Exception strategies, electronic batch records, and digital manufacturing workflows.
Translate operational needs into scalable MES solutions by bridging business users and technical teams.
Drive change management, stakeholder engagement, and user adoption across manufacturing sites.
Support MES implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing enhancements.
Lead MES projects end to end, delivering against scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
Manage cross-functional teams, including Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Automation, IT, and external vendors.
Drive project planning, risk management, stakeholder communication, and governance.
Provide technical leadership and oversight for MES implementation, integration, and enhancement initiatives.
Coordinate requirements, solution design, testing, deployment, and hypercare activities.
Support digital manufacturing transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure compliance with GMP, GxP, data integrity, and validation requirements.
Manage project reporting, status updates, issue resolution, and executive stakeholder communications.