As an Engagement Manager for MES Pharma, you will be the strategic and operational leader responsible for managing complex digital manufacturing programs within regulated pharmaceutical environments. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, you will combine deep MES expertise with strong delivery leadership and business development capabilities to drive excellence, compliance, and growth across your portfolio.
In this role you will play a key role in:
- Leading end-to-end delivery of complex MES programs and projects within pharmaceutical manufacturing environments, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, quality standards, and contractual commitments across multidisciplinary national and international teams.
- Driving MES Pharma implementation excellence, overseeing full project lifecycles from assessment and solution design through configuration, deployment, testing, validation, and hypercare — leveraging platforms such as Siemens Opcenter, Werum/Körber PAS-X, or Rockwell PharmaSuite.
- Ensuring regulatory and quality compliance throughout all engagements, governing adherence to GMP/GxP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU GMP Annex 11, GAMP 5, Data Integrity (ALCOA+), CSV, and CSA requirements, while supporting internal and external audits.
- Building and nurturing executive-level client relationships, acting as the primary point of contact for Manufacturing Directors, Plant Managers, Digital Manufacturing Leaders, QA Managers, and Operations Directors, translating strategic priorities into actionable digital transformation roadmaps.
- Managing engagement financials with full accountability for revenue, profitability, forecasting, budgeting, and resource utilisation across your portfolio of accounts.
- Identifying and developing business growth opportunities, supporting pre-sales, proposal management, solution shaping, and bid activities, while promoting MES, Smart Factory, Pharma 4.0, Manufacturing Intelligence, and Industrial IoT solutions.
- Leading, developing, and inspiring multidisciplinary teams, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability while supporting recruitment, performance reviews, and career development plans.
