Associate Director – OT Integration Delivery Lead

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Job profile (B8CC36)

IT - Quality Management
Contracting
Full Time
01.11.2026 - 31.10.2027
DCS, MES, DeltaV, Syncade MES, AVEVA PI

For a 12-month project in Basel, we are looking for an experienced Associate Director – OT Integration Delivery Lead. In this key role, you will lead the integration of manufacturing and quality systems into a scalable data platform, transforming fragmented operational data into trusted and reusable manufacturing information.

Contract Details

Start date: 1 November 2026
Duration: 12 months, until 31 October 2027
Workload: 100%, 41 hours per week
Location: Basel
Work model: Primarily on-site
Contract type: Temporary contract

Your Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, testing and deployment of production-grade OT integrations.
Deliver integrations across DeltaV, Syncade MES, AVEVA PI Historian and plant-side LIMS components.
Configure and develop OT integration services using Ignition, MQTT, HiveMQ, connectors and industrial gateways.
Define reusable message structures, data mappings, interfaces and source-to-platform transformations.
Ensure manufacturing data is accurately mapped across batches, materials, equipment, recipes, process steps, parameters, events and quality information.
Establish scalable, secure and vendor-supported integration patterns while avoiding fragile point-to-point solutions.
Ensure code and configurations are version-controlled, documented, testable and aligned with DevSecOps standards.
Support qualification and validation activities in accordance with GMP, CSV/CSA, cybersecurity and data-integrity requirements.
Coordinate site automation teams, implementation partners, system integrators and technology vendors.
Support hypercare and the transition of integrations into the agreed operational support model.

Your Profile

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
Strong track record of delivering OT integrations across automation, MES, historian and manufacturing-data platforms.
Deep practical understanding of DCS, MES and historian environments.
Hands-on experience with DeltaV, Syncade MES and AVEVA PI.
Experience with Ignition, MQTT, HiveMQ, industrial gateways and event-driven architectures.
Good understanding of ISA-88, ISA-95, OT/IT integration and digital manufacturing architectures.
Knowledge of APIs, message models, configuration management, version control and automated deployment practices.
Practical experience within pharmaceutical or another GMP-regulated manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of CSV/CSA, change control, traceability and data-integrity requirements.
Experience managing technical vendors, automation teams and integration partners.
Business-fluent English.