About the job
About
Aligned Automation
At
Aligned Automation, we live by our "Better
Together" philosophy to build a better world. As a strategic service
provider to Fortune 500 companies, we help digitize enterprise operations and
drive impactful business strategies. Our purpose goes beyond projects—we strive
to deliver meaningful, sustainable change that shapes a more optimistic and
equitable future.
Our
culture is deeply rooted in our 4Cs—Care, Courage, Curiosity,
and Collaboration—ensuring that each employee is empowered to grow,
innovate, and thrive in an inclusive workplace.
The Recipe Developer Lead will be responsible for leading
the recipe development workstream within the MES implementation, ensuring
high-quality configuration, adherence to standards, and alignment with
manufacturing and architectural requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead
and manage the recipe development team for MES implementation.
- Translate functional requirements and manufacturing processes into MES recipe
design and configuration.
- Define
and enforce recipe development standards, naming conventions, and best
practices.
- Review
and approve recipe configurations, workflows, and batch execution logic.
- Collaborate
with the MES Architect to align development with overall solution
architecture.
- Work
closely with business and shopfloor stakeholders to clarify
requirements and resolve design queries.
- Oversee
development of recipe objects, equipment workflows, and electronic
batch records (EBR).
- Ensure
proper version control, migration, and configuration management across environments (Dev, Test, FAT).
- Support
and guide the team during testing phases (internal testing, integration
testing, FAT).
- Review
and contribute to Functional Specifications (FS), Configuration
Specifications (CS), and test documents.
- Ensure
compliance with GxP and validation requirements in all development
activities.
- Provide technical mentoring and guidance to developers.
Key Deliverables
- Approved Recipe Design and Configuration Framework
- Reviewed
and validated recipe configurations and workflows
- Inputs/reviews
for FS, CS, and test specifications
- Code/configuration
review reports and quality checkpoints
- Configuration
migration and version control records
- Support
for FAT execution and issue resolution
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong
experience in MES (preferably Emerson Syncade)
- Hands-on
expertise in recipe authoring, workflow configuration, and EBR
- Good
understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes
- Experience
in leading small to mid-sized development teams
- Knowledge
of GxP, validation processes, and documentation standards
- Familiarity
with integration with automation systems (e.g., DeltaV, PLCs)
Skills Required
- Strong experience in MES (preferably Emerson Syncade)
- Hands-on expertise in recipe authoring, workflow configuration, and electronic batch records (EBR)
- Good understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes
- Experience leading small to mid-sized development teams
- Knowledge of GxP, validation processes, and documentation standards
- Familiarity with integration to automation systems (e.g., DeltaV, PLCs)
What We Do
Technology, society, economy, policy – all moving at breakneck speed in our 21st century world. You’re feeling the pressure to quickly implement new business models, find new value, make split-second informed decisions and keep one step ahead of customers. How? The answer lies in the ability to make quick, accurate and sustainable business decisions. We believe digital offers a way of doing things better – but the journey to transformation doesn’t have to be painful. At Aligned Automation, we work hard to digitally enable your business strategy – connecting processes, technologies and people to unlock value and drive critical business outcomes.
