Position Summary:
The Program Manager: MES (PAS-X SaaS) is responsible for leading a 3-year enterprise MES program encompassing the deployment of Körber PAS-X SaaS to 5 new (greenfield) manufacturing sites and the migration of 6 existing sites from legacy on-premises PAS-X to the SaaS platform. Beyond technical deployment, this role drives the adoption journey to achieve full Electronic Batch Record (EBR) coverage across all sites. The Program Manager operates as the Release Train Engineer (RTE) for a SAFe Agile Release Train (ART), overseeing and coordinating three cross-functional pods: Technical, Business, and Adoption. This is a program management role requiring deep expertise in MES platforms, pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, SAFe agile delivery at scale, and organizational change management.
Requirements
Position Summary:
The Program Manager: MES (PAS-X SaaS) is responsible for leading a 3-year enterprise MES program encompassing the deployment of Körber PAS-X SaaS to 5 new (greenfield) manufacturing sites and the migration of 6 existing sites from legacy on-premises PAS-X to the SaaS platform. Beyond technical deployment, this role drives the adoption journey to achieve full Electronic Batch Record (EBR) coverage across all sites. The Program Manager operates as the Release Train Engineer (RTE) for a SAFe Agile Release Train (ART), overseeing and coordinating three cross-functional pods: Technical, Business, and Adoption. This is a program management role requiring deep expertise in MES platforms, pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, SAFe agile delivery at scale, and organizational change management.
Skills Required
- Deep expertise in MES platforms (PAS-X)
- Experience deploying Körber PAS-X SaaS
- Experience migrating legacy on-premises PAS-X to SaaS
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes
- Experience driving Electronic Batch Record (EBR) adoption and coverage
- SAFe Agile experience and capability to serve as Release Train Engineer (RTE)
- Program management experience leading multi-site enterprise deployments
- Organizational change management and adoption leadership
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams (technical, business, adoption)
What We Do
Avacone is a Swiss-based service provider specializing in IT infrastructure and pharmaceutical engineering, delivering specialized solutions for regulated and non-regulated environments in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and medical technology sectors.
