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.​

The South West

The South West region is one of the nine official regions of England.  It consists of Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, including the Isles of Scilly. Major towns and cities in the region include Bristol, Plymouth, Swindon, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Exeter, Bath, Truro and Bournemouth.  Agriculture and Tourism are the major employers in the west of the region which is less prosperous in general than the east of the region, due in part to the better transport links to London enjoyed by the latter.  In Bristol, Swindon and the M4 corridor the economy centres on aeronautics, defence, telecommunications, electronics, technology and IT.   The region is famous for being home to Stonehenge, Glastonbury, the Eden Project and a wealth of stunning beaches and countryside.

Famous people born in the south West:  Ben Ainslie, multiple Olympic sailing gold medallist and Agatha Christie, novelist/crime writer