Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please see below our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please use the above link to see our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

MES Solutions Architect

MES (Manufacturing Execution System) Solutions Architects are responsible for designing digital systems that control and document GMP manufacturing operations.

Key responsibilities:

  • Translating business needs into system design – Defining functional requirements for batch record automation, inventory tracking, and electronic signatures.

  • Configuring and implementing MES platforms – Such as Werum PAS-X, Emerson Syncade, or Rockwell PharmaSuite.

  • Collaborating with IT, QA, and production teams – To ensure seamless system validation, integration, and end-user satisfaction.

  • Managing projects across international sites – Supporting multi-site rollouts and post-go-live optimization.

  • Ensuring compliance with data integrity and GAMP 5 – Aligning solutions with global GMP expectations and audit readiness.

This role suits engineers with software architecture expertise, strong communication skills, and domain knowledge in biopharma manufacturing.​

Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire is a county in the East of England region to the north of London and within commuting distance.  Major towns and cities in Bedfordshire include Luton, Bedford and Leighton Buzzard.

In earlier centuries Bedfordshire’s economy was based around agriculture, wool and lacemaking.   However, current day Bedfordshire is home to a number of UK and international companies in the aerospace, automotive, logistics, service and high tech industries.  EasyJet, Monarch Airlines and Thomson Airways which are and all based in Luton, close to the airport.

Bedfordshire is steeped in history; it was the birthplace of the Church of England (at The Priory Church of St Peter Dunstable) and during the second World War it provided a safe haven for exiled royalty from Europe as well as airfields from which spy planes departed for sorties behind enemy lines.  Popular tourist attractions in Bedfordshire include Whipsnade Zoo and Woburn Safari Park.

Famous people from Bedfordshire:  Ronnie Barker – comedian and Carola Vorderman – TV presenter