Job Title: MES / PAS-X Engineer – Electronic Batch Records & Drug Product Manufacturing - (JP15933)
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA. 91320
Employment Type: Contract
Business Unit: Drug Product Supply
Duration: 6+ months (with likely extensions and/or conversion to permanent)
Posting Date: 10/2/26
Pay Rate: $62 - $67/hour W2
Notes: Only qualified candidates need apply.3 Key Consulting is hiring a
MES / PAS-X Engineer – Electronic Batch Records & Drug Product Manufacturing for a consulting engagement with our direct client, a leading global biopharmaceutical company.
Job Description:Supporting a top-tier biotechnology company, this position functions within their Drug Product Supply organization at their Thousand Oaks, CA. location. This is a manufacturing support role responsible for the generation of electronic documentation, for tracking of New Product Introductions / Electronic Batch Record metrics and for communication between the GMP operations teams and the process development scientific groups. This position will be focused on future-proofing and global transformation of Electronic Batch Records for Drug Product manufacturing.Job scope and responsibilities:
- Manufacturing Electronic Batch Record (EBR) generation using PAS-X (Korber)
- Validation of new Electronic Batch Records (Application Lifecycle Management)
- Assisting in implementation of new MES functionality (Equipment Management (EQM), PCS MBR Elements)
- Develop standard work and business practices for new MES functionality
- Contributing to Lean Transformation through recording NPI/EBR metrics and application of continuous improvement tools.
- Participate and contribute to projects to introducing new products and/or advancement of new manufacturing technologies into the plant.
- Engage with the rest of the client network to assess EBR differences and identify path forward toward higher-effectiveness way-of-working.
Why is the Position Open?Support additional workload
Top Must Have Skills:- MES PAS|X experience
- Attention to detail to turn process parameters / limitations to parameters in the electronic batch records
- Continuous Improvement mindset to help with on the floor troubleshooting and devise new, optimized solutions
Day to Day Responsibilities:- MES PVL/PMBR configuration for New Product Introductions
- Change Control impact assessments for New Product Introductions
- Minor GMBR design improvements
- On-call troubleshooting
- Operator training
Basic Qualifications:Doctorate degree OR Masters degree and 2 years of experience OR Bachelors degree and 4 years of experience OR Associates degree and 8 years of experience OR High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications:- Skilled with PAS X (Korber) software for electronic batch records with detailed understanding of GMBR design
- Experience with validation of GMBRs in a GMP environment
- Knowledge of PAS-X integration with external programs (SAP, PI, DeltaV, Rockwell)
- Strong operations knowledge of drug product manufacturing and a broad understanding of related disciplinary areas in bioprocessing
- Demonstrated ability to work in a distributed team
- Demonstrated ability to manage project deliverables and proactively engage with project stakeholders
- Degree in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry or Biology or Computer Science with experience in biotechnology
Red Flags:- Lack of experience learning new software / business processes
- Lack of experience in GMP environments and lack of ability to follow an SOP / standard business process
- Interview process: 30 min 1:1 with the hiring manager
- 45 min panel interview with the team (technical challenge)
We invite qualified candidates to send your resume to
resumes@3keyconsulting.com
. If you decide that you’re not interested in pursuing this particular position, please feel free to take a look at the other positions on our website www.3keyconsulting.com/careers. You are also welcome to share this opportunity with anyone you think might be interested in applying for this role.