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

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 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). If you decide that youre 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.