Contract Opportunity--MES IT Coordinator/Consultant--St. Louis, MO

Role: MES IT Coordinator/Consultant

Location: St. Louis, MO-Onsite

The Site MES IT Coordinator will support Manufacturing Execution System (MES) project implementation and post-go-live support at the manufacturing site level. This role will act as the key coordination point between site users, Global MES teams, IT, Infrastructure, ERP, offshore development/configuration teams, vendors, and implementation partners.

The role requires a strong functional and technical understanding of MES platforms and manufacturing processes, with the ability to drive clarity in requirements, support business process reengineering, manage site-level MES governance, and coordinate activities across the MES lifecycle from project start and site readiness through go-live, hypercare, and steady-state support.

Required Skills

• MES implementation experience
• Pharmaceutical/biotech manufacturing experience
• GMP / 21 CFR Part 11 knowledge
• Strong stakeholder communication skills
• Site coordination experience
• Project planning and scheduling capabilities
• Automation/DCS understanding

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main site-level IT coordinator and governance contact for MES project and support activities.

• Build strong working relationships with Operations, Quality, MSAT, Validation, site IT, Global MES, Infrastructure, ERP, vendors, and implementation partners to drive alignment.

• Coordinate MES lifecycle activities including requirements, design, build, testing, training, go-live, hypercare, support handover, and steady-state operations.

• Track site-level MES actions, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and readiness items with clear ownership and follow-up.

• Coordinate technical and functional discussions between site users, Global MES teams, and offshore development/configuration teams.

• Support business process reengineering and help align site processes with the core MES template, standard ways of working, and practical shopfloor needs.

• Drive clarity in MES requirements by capturing site feedback, process gaps, user needs, and local constraints in a structured way.

• Support site readiness activities including infrastructure, user access, shopfloor devices, printers, scanners, terminals, interfaces, and connectivity.

• Coordinate required testing and compliance-related activities by helping site teams participate, provide inputs, and close actions as needed. Log, track, and escalate

• MES issues to the right support teams with clear business impact, priority, and required details.

• Support creation and update of MES-related documents such as SOPs, work instructions, user guides, support guides, and training materials.

• Ensure smooth communication between site teams, Global MES teams, support teams, and offshore delivery teams.

• Compliance & Documentation Support site documentation readiness for MES processes, user roles, support model, SOPs, work instructions, user guides, and training materials.

• Coordinate required compliance and CSV inputs with Quality and Validation teams, while keeping the role focused on site MES coordination and readiness.

• Ensure site-level documentation and support materials are updated when MES processes, access, devices, interfaces, or support models change.

• Maintain clear site records for key decisions, open actions, issue follow-ups, knowledge transfer, and support handover.

• Continuous Improvement Manage site-level MES governance by coordinating demand, changes, open tickets, priorities, escalations, and improvement items.

• Coordinate L2/L3 site support after MES implementation and support users with MES issues, questions, and support follow-up.

• Work with Operations, Quality, MSAT, Validation, Global MES, and support teams to ensure MES does not become a bottleneck for site operations.

• Identify recurring issues, support gaps, training needs, process pain points, and improvement opportunities to strengthen MES operations at the site level.

• Support site-level MES change requests, impact assessment, testing coordination, documentation updates, training coordination, and adoption follow-up.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience supporting MES implementation or site IT project coordination in manufacturing environments.

• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, shopfloor operations, and MES platforms.

• Strong functional and technical understanding of MES applications, interfaces, user access, infrastructure, shopfloor devices, and support processes.

• Experience in business process reengineering, process alignment, requirements clarification, and translating site needs into clear MES requirements.
• Understanding regulated manufacturing environments and CSV expectations is preferred.
• Experience coordinating with business users, Operations, Quality, MSAT, Validation, IT, Infrastructure, vendors, implementation partners, offshore development teams, and support teams.
• Ability to support users at site level during implementation, go-live, hypercare, steady-state operations, and issue resolution.

Key Proficiencies

• Excellent stakeholder management, coordination, communication, follow-up, issue tracking, and relationship-building skills.

• Ability to develop strong relationships with Operations, Quality, MSAT, Validation, site IT, Global MES, and offshore development teams to drive alignment.

• Deep knowledge of MES platforms; experience with Rockwell MES is preferred, and knowledge of Werum PAS-X, Siemens Opcenter, or other MES applications is good to have.

• Understanding of MES integration with ERP, LIMS, automation systems, barcode systems, label printing, reporting systems, and shopfloor devices is preferred.

• Ability to manage MES governance at site level, including priorities, open issues, changes, risks, decisions, and support readiness.

• Ability to drive clarity in requirements and work effectively with both site teams and offshore development/configuration teams.

• Practical problem-solving approach with focus on keeping MES activities moving, users supported, and site operations protected from MES-related bottlenecks.

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