MES Application Architect

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Lake County, IL / Coloumbus, OH/ Orlando, FL/ Bend, OR/ Dallas, TX/ Austin, TX or Temecula, CA locations in the Business Solutions & Services Plan/Build organization.

As the MES Application Architect, you'll have the chance to drive full manufacturing site transformations through software and automation solutions in the IT/OT environment for global manufacturing facilities. This position requires a blend of manufacturing knowledge, technical consulting expertise, and "hands on" builder/implementation skills. The Application Architect is responsible to design and develop manufacturing recipes through POMS software in the IT/OT environment for facilities across Abbott. The MES Application Architect will collaboratively develop, troubleshoot, and maintain a standard MES and automation architecture utilizing a strategic approach of industry standards with a focus on building re-useable, scalable solutions.

What You'll Work On

• Works with business units, engineering, and infrastructure teams to design and build recipes and application integrations to align with business objectives.
• Act as subject matter experience with MES and industrial automation.
• Experience implementing robust manufacturing systems and processes
• Strong knowledge of supply chain management or manufacturing processes, having the ability to implement strategies to improve the efficiency of the process
• Understanding of integration between MES, PLM, ERP
• Experience with equipment integration and shop floor systems
• Experience with POMSnet recipe and base data update/creation
• Demonstrate end to end understanding of process flow, able to gather requirements, design, develop and build recipes
• Support site critical MES enhancement projects, including hardware upgrade, process streamline, architecture upgrade, recipe delivery, and testing coordination.
• Follow the Computerized Systems Validation process and Software Lifecycle (SLC) methodology to build and qualify/validate systems.
• Assess near-term needs and develop technical solutions; advise on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities
• Partner with the functional groups within the IT organization to communicate and clarify business needs, contribute to development of long-range system plans, and ensure products and services are aligned with business needs
• Serve as technical expert and leads technical staff to develop, test and implement significant new products, or operational improvements or devise new approaches to problems at the division/business unit
• Review, validate & enhance design, conduct performance monitoring and capacity planning; install, test and upgrade releases and associated products.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree Preferred / 9+ years experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• At least 7 year's experience with C# or Java software development
• Experience with global scale manufacturing systems (POMSNet) development, integration, and support
• Strong skills in methods and technologies to support manufacturing data integrations (SQL, Web Services, data mapping, etc.)
• Experience with Oracle Pl/SQL, Label printers, Scanners Configuration and support
• Ability to apply knowledge and expertise to solve complex technical problems
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Knowledge and experience with all phases of Software Lifecycle (SLC) in a GXP environment
• Experience with IQ/OQ/PQ, authoring validation documents and execution
• 20% Travel Required

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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The salary for this role is between:

$99,300 - $198,700

JOB FAMILY:

IT Services & Solutions Delivery

DIVISION:

GIS Global Information Services

LOCATION:

United States > Waukegan : J46

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

United States > Bend : 1001 SW Emkay Drive, United States > Columbus : Columbus Plant, United States > Orlando : 30 S. Keller Road, United States > Temecula : TU1, United States > Texas > Plano : 6600 Pinecrest, United States > Texas > Plano : 6901 Preston Road, United States > Tipp City : Main/Liquid Plant

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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