OT Integration Delivery Lead / OT Integration Delivery Leadess

Job Opportunity: OT Integration Delivery Lead

CTC is a specialized search and recruitment partner for the Life Sciences industry, proudly serving clients and candidates since 1997. We empower careers by connecting talented professionals with meaningful opportunities, and we support our clients in engaging, retaining, and developing the right talent when needed.

Our client, a global market leader in the production and process support of active pharmaceutical ingredients in both the chemical and biotechnology sectors, is seeking an OT Integration Delivery Lead. This position is based in Basel, Switzerland, on a 12-month contract with the possibility of extension.

Position Overview

The OT Integration Delivery Lead will be responsible for overseeing the OT integration and operational-application aspects of the Operations Data Hub Phase 1, encompassing the Portsmouth Midscale Lighthouse and the Cross-Platform Network Assessment.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, configuration, development, testing, and deployment of OT integrations for ODH Phase 1.
• Deliver Lighthouse integrations with DeltaV, Syncade MES, PI Historian, and the plant-side components of LIMS connectivity.
• Provide OT operational applications and plant-side visualization capabilities as per the approved ODH scope.
• Ensure integration deliverables align with the established scope, schedule, budget, quality, and resource framework.
• Coordinate site automation resources, external partners, and system vendors throughout the project execution.
• Manage OT Platform Configuration and Development by delivering configuration and development services for Ignition, HiveMQ, connectors, and gateways.
• Define and implement OT message structures, interface mappings, and platform transformations.
• Align OT monitoring and diagnostic requirements with the IT/OT Delivery Lead.
• Collaborate with the Semantic Models Lead to ensure accurate technical mappings.
• Verify source accuracy and remediation dependencies with the Source System Readiness & Remediation Lead.
• Establish integration-readiness criteria and identify constraints without unnecessary detailed designs.
• Contribute to the target blueprint for OT platform and integration components.
• Ensure version control, documentation, and change management for OT integration code.
• Support qualification and validation activities, maintaining clarity about ownership responsibilities.
• Provide transparent delivery reporting to the GE Delivery Lead.

Required Qualifications:

• Valid Swiss working/residency permit and/or Swiss/EU-Citizenship.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Over 10 years of proven experience in OT Integration Delivery, specifically in production-grade integrations across automation, MES, historian, and manufacturing-data platforms.
• Deep practical understanding of DCS, MES, and historian environments, with experience in DeltaV, Syncade, and AVEVA PI.
• Proficient with Ignition, MQTT, HiveMQ, industrial gateways, message brokers, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong grasp of digital manufacturing architectures, ISA-88/ISA-95 structures, and OT/IT boundaries.
• Ability to implement mappings for a variety of manufacturing data types.
• Experience with APIs, configuration management, version control, and reusable software patterns.
• Understanding of automated deployments and secure development practices in controlled OT environments.
• Familiarity with GMP, CSV/CSA, and data integrity requirements.
• Capable of managing system vendors, automation teams, and integration partners effectively.
• Business fluency in English is mandatory.

Application Process

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