Hiring: Principal Product Owner, Manufacturing Execution Company: FUJIFILM Biotechnologies Location: Durham, NC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:35:13 Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Azure DevOps, Jira, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Product Strategy, Scrum About the job Experience: •12+ years of experience in biopharma manufacturing or industrial technology, with 3+ years as a Product Owner/Manager or Business Analyst delivering GxP shop-floor systems. Required Skills: •Own and evolve the product strategy and roadmap for manufacturing execution across all sites in partnership with solution architects and stakeholders. •Translate business needs into epics/features/user stories with testable acceptance criteria and cGMP controls; maintain a transparent, value‑ranked backlog and manage dependencies across MES, DCS, interfaces, and plant networks. •Lead Agile ceremonies for multiple scrum teams; define the Definition of Done (functional fit, Part 11/Annex 11, security, performance, data integrity); orchestrate UAT, validation documentation, release cutovers, and hypercare; ensure audit readiness and support inspections. •Act as the voice of shop‑floor users and site leadership; drive decisions on recipe design, exception handling, review‑by‑exception, equipment states, and maintenance windows to minimize production impact—aligned to reference architectures and standards. •Direct vendor teams and SOWs; track delivery performance; manage small to moderate product budgets and business cases; quantify value realization against committed outcomes. •Define, track, and publish KPIs (lead time, yield, RFT, downtime); drive root-cause and prevention; standardize recipes/workflows and expand automated data capture. •Contribute to network standards for MES recipe design, data models, and integration patterns; ensure cybersecurity and segregation‑of‑duties controls with Automation/IT. •And other duties as assigned. Qualifications: •Proven experience harmonizing multi‑platform MES estates and establishing network standards; exposure to e‑logbooks/downtime tracking; familiarity with site automation standards, OT networks, and cybersecurity constraints. •Why you’ll love it here •Shape network-wide digital manufacturing capabilities with clear outcomes in yield, RFT, and cycle time. •Lead meaningful change in a mission-driven, compliant environment where quality and innovation go hand in hand. •Partner cross-functionally with world-class operations, quality, automation, and IT teams across sites and partners. •Ready to make a measurable impact at scale? Apply now and help us deliver right‑first‑time, every time. •This is a global position that will support all our FUJIFILM Biotechnologies sites. This position can be based at any of our locations around the globe. Benefits and compensation will be governed by the location that you are based from and considered your home site. •Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc. •If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department (fdbglobaltalent@fujifilm.com). Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!