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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Lake County location 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 for designing and developing POMS software in the IT/OT environment for facilities across Abbott. The MES Application Architect will collaboratively develop, troubleshoot, and maintain standard MES and automation architecture utilizing a strategic approach of industry standards with a focus on building re-useable, scalable solutions.

Application Architect is responsible for aligning technology solutions with business strategies, working across Abbott functions. Successful candidate acts as the principal designer for major systems and their subsystems utilizing a thorough understanding of available technology, tools and existing designs.

What You’ll Work On

• Act as subject matter experience with MES and industrial automation
• Works with business units, engineering, and infrastructure teams to design and build recipes and application integrations to align with business objectives
• ​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 lead 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

• Bachelor's Degree Preferred / 9+ years’ experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• At least 7 years’ experience with C# or Java software development & designing
• 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

Misc: This is an onsite role at Abbott location in IL. This is not a remote role/opportunity.

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The base pay for this position is $113,300.00 – $226,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.