Business Analyst with MES experience

AVENGA is recruiting for a Senior Business Analyst (Manufacturing) to join Pharma Global Technical Operations supporting the Enterprise Recipe Management initiative. The role involves working in the pharmaceutical and Life Sciences environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 5-10 years of experience as Functional Architect and/or Business Analyst/Consultant in pharmaceutical or Life Sciences environment
• Hands-on understanding in product recipe design and parameter definition (MES)
• Proven experience in system integration projects (DeltaV, SAP S4 HANA, ELN, MES, ERP, LIMS, PLM, or related)
• Strong analytical mindset and ability to translate business needs into structured functional and non-functional requirements
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional global environment
• Understanding of manufacturing processes for drug substances and/or drug products
• Ability to de-escalate, keep discussions productive, and focus on outcomes
• Availability between 3–7 PM CET for overlap with EU and US teams
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with ISA-95 / ISA-88 principles and enterprise-level integration concepts
• Experience with SAFe Agile methodologies
• Previous Roche experience or work in similarly complex regulated environments
• Strong grasp of data interoperability, reporting standards, and business process mapping
• Solid understanding of SQL databases, relational data structures, and reporting systems

• Interview business stakeholders, partner system responsibles, and domain leads to identify business opportunities and pre-assess their value and dependencies
• Design and document business process flow and user stories related to Emerson PKM and integrations across MES, LIMS, ERP, and PLM systems
• Create functional specifications, architecture decision records, and technical documentation for PKM configurations, integration solutions, and reporting requirements
• Facilitate alignment between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure shared understanding of processes, data flows, system capabilities, and architectural design
• Identify relevant Generative AI/ML use cases within the manufacturing context and support their implementation

Availability between 3–7 PM CET is required to collaborate between EU and US teams.