MES Engineer (Contractor)

The ITOT Team in Hillsboro is supporting Hillsboro Technical Operations (HTO) which is the

commercial Make Assess and Release (MAR) and launch site for North America and Hillsboro

Individualized and Cell Therapies (HIT) which is transitioning into a multi-product facility for

development, clinical and commercial supply capabilities for individualized and cell therapies.

The role will support Genentech Hillsboro Technical Operations (HTO), located in Hillsboro Oregon,

which is a Drug Product manufacturing facility (Component Prep; Compounding, Liquid/Lyophilized

Filling, automated/Manual Inspection, Packaging/Finished Products and Distribution.) This role

performs Recipe Author activities for the operations that utilize MES in support of Tech

Transfer projects.

Day Shift-Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Pay rate=$100/hour to $124/hour (depends on experience)

Contract end date 12/31/25 (possible contract extensions up to 36 months)

Responsibilities:

* Manufacturing Execution System (MES) (PharmaSuite) recipe authoring and software

development

* Troubleshooting plant floor MES execution and business system integration issues

* Compliance with corporate and site business processes, valid design principles, and quality

procedures

* Qualification test plan development/review/approval and execution

* Implementing production tech transfer requirements into MES system

* Knowledge on batch record structure and exception handling, with sharing among the

broader project team and affected site personnel

* Understanding of the Core practices that need to be adopted at the site, including recipe

requirement documentation, validation, project deliverables such as project and

implementation plans, etc.

* Development of recipe and workflow requirement specifications, formal design

specifications of system master data configuration.

* Create, as directed by Genentech, project-specific documentation required for

implementation.

* Creation and finalizing recipe requirement specifications for all recipes and workflows

* Contributing to the development and optimization of departmental and site business

processes

* Provide Consulting with Business Process owners in the Value Streams

* Contribute with MES Recipe Authoring knowledge to Projects/Squads for MES Projects,

process improvement initiatives or support

Qualifications / Requirements:

* A BS/MS in Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

* A minimum of 5 to 7 years of manufacturing execution systems experience, preferably

PharmSuite

* Strong interpersonal communication skills

* Project management skills

* Ability to multi-task while handling routine and impromptu assignments with minimal

supervision

* Must be able to plan and perform testing, including documenting test conditions, expected

results, and test validation

* Must be comfortable working under pressure, delivering quality results with schedule

deadlines and have a proven track record in meeting schedule for tasks while still meeting or

exceeding business requirements and goals

* Work autonomously direct with Engineering and Value Streams

* Work with Global Recipe Authors Team on common templates for PharmaSuite MES

* Job duties include after hours on call support at least one week a month

* Job duties will be performed on-site in Hillsboro, Oregon.

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