MES Program Manager

Hi ,

C2C or W2

The following requirement is open with our client.

Title                                       : MES Program Manager

Location                               : Kalamazoo, MI (Onsite)

Duration                              : 12+ Months

Relevant Experience (in Yrs.): 8+

Rate :$48/hr on C2C

Job Description:

·         Role Summary

·         Lead integrated planning, execution, and delivery coordination for the GMSx Manufacturing Workstream. This role will operate as both a Release Train Engineer (RTE) and Project Manager, connecting business stakeholders, manufacturing sites, product teams, Zoetis Tech & Digital (ZTD), and vendors to deliver priority capabilities in a coordinated, on-schedule, value-focused manner.

·         Key Responsibilities

·         Establish and manage the integrated workstream plan, release roadmap, delivery cadence, resources, milestones, dependencies, risks, action items and decisions.

·         Facilitate agile planning and execution across multiple teams, including program increment planning, cross-team ceremonies, retrospectives, and delivery reporting.

·         Coordinate stakeholders across Manufacturing, Quality, Training, Engineering, ZTD, Data Scientists, and site operations.

·         In conjunction with MES Program Leadership, oversee the MES of the Future implementation at the Kalamazoo site and coordinate the relevant Level 2 (L2) connectivity through the Manufacturing Data Fabric, recognizing these as critical dependencies for the workstream.

·         Ensure Golden Batch and Connected Worker/OEE initiatives remain aligned to business outcomes, operational priorities, governance, and implementation readiness.

·         Drive visibility and resolution of cross-functional dependencies, blockers, resourcing needs, and delivery risks.

·         Support evaluation and prioritization of PAT opportunities for both the Kalamazoo Use Case and three-year roadmap, including vendor interaction, stakeholder alignment, decision preparation (business value and project costs), and integration into the broader roadmap.

·         Produce concise executive-level status reporting, including progress against outcomes, decisions required, risks, and next steps.

·         Surface timely workstream status, milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions to the PMO to support integrated program-level tracking and reporting.

·         Promote consistent agile ways of working while adapting delivery practices to the needs of a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

·         Required Experience and Capabilities

·         Significant experience leading complex transformation programs or agile release trains in pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotechnology, or similarly regulated life-sciences environments.

·         Strong practical experience as a Release Train Engineer, Program Manager, Agile Program Lead, or equivalent role.

·         Demonstrated delivery experience involving manufacturing digitalization, MES, electronic batch records, manufacturing execution, shop-floor systems, OEE, connected worker, or industrial data platforms.

·         Familiarity with GMP, data integrity, validation/CSV principles, quality-system implications, and site implementation constraints.

·         Proven ability to lead senior stakeholders and resolve cross-functional delivery issues in a fast-paced environment.

·         Strong communication, facilitation, planning, and executive-reporting skills.

·         Preferred Experience

·         Direct experience with OEE, Golden Batch, process performance analytics, digital batch record transformation, PAT, or advanced manufacturing initiatives.

·         Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing rollouts or global operating-model implementation.

·         SAFe or comparable agile-at-scale certification and experience.

Must Have Skills:

·         MES

·         SAFe / RTE

·         GMP

·         Manufacturing Digitalization

·         Program Management

BEAULAH GRACE

Technical Recruiter |ASCII Group LLC.

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