MES / PAS-X Engineer – Electronic Batch Records & Drug Product Manufacturing - (JP15933)

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

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)