Technical Product Lead

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Job Location:

Oxford - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Technical Product Lead Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

Oxford Nanopore

Oxford Nanopore has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster information-rich accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans animals plants bacteria viruses and diseases such as cancer. By enabling biological insights we strive to improve life on Earth and beyond.

The Role

We are seeking a Technical Product Lead to take ownership of our Manufacturing Execution System (MES) supporting the manufacture of our sequencing products.

This role will be responsible for the technical integration operational effectiveness compliance and technical coherence of our newly commissioned MES SaaS platform NoMuda VisualFactory.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Platform Owner you will work closely with our in house development teams responsible for bespoke systems supporting tracking traceability and control across complex manufacturing processes.

The MES platform is central to our digital manufacturing strategy enabling manufacturing process engineers to safely and consistently self configure workflows while ensuring compliance with GAMP standards and seamless integration with internal systems.

You will collaborate closely with NoMuda implementation and support teams internal software engineering teams manufacturing process engineers across Production and Tech Transfer and Quality Validation and Regulatory stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

MES Ownership & Operations

Drive an effective coherent integration between existing manufacturing systems and the new MES NoMuda Visual Factory

Own the operation and lifecycle management of the NoMuda VisualFactory MES platform

Ensure platform availability performance security and data integrity of the MES

Ensure operational processes including support incident management change control and release coordination conforms to ONTs internal processes

Act as the primary technical owner for incidents and enhancements for VisualFactory and engagement with NoMuda

Technical Coherence

Maintain technical coherence across VisualFactory and integrated in-house systems

Define and govern integration patterns data flows APIs and event-driven interactions

Identify and mitigate technical architectural and operational risks throughout the systems lifecycle

Configuration Strategy & SME Enablement

Collaborate with the Manufacturing Platform Owner to define and implement patterns for self-service configuration by process engineers to ensure solutions are scalable maintainable and compliant

Continuous Improvement & Data-Driven Decisions

Work alongside software development teams to guide design decisions and implementation approaches

Identify and implement process improvements and operational efficiencies

Collect and analyse platform usage statistics and user feedback

Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for platform health adoption and value

Required Skills & Experience

Technical & Platform Experience

Experience managing complex integrated digital manufacturing platforms

Experience managing SaaS platforms

Solid understanding of software architecture integrations and data management

Experience working with software development teams (Agile or hybrid environments)

Experience working directly with manufacturing process engineers

Manufacturing & Collaboration Skills

Experience working directly with manufacturing SMEs and process engineers

Experience working collaboratively with SaaS vendors

Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

Desirable Experience

Strong understanding of manufacturing systems in regulated environments

Experience of complex medical device biologics biopharma manufacturing or development.

Experience working with NoMuda VisualFactory or similar low-code MES platforms

Experience with compliance standards such as GAMP ISO 13485 or computer system validation (CSV) in medical device or life sciences environments

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a persons gender marital status race religion colour age disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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DescriptionTechnical Product Lead Manufacturing Execution System (MES)Oxford NanoporeOxford Nanopore has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster information-rich accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The technology is used to understand and characterise the...