Bachem AG

SAP Solution & Implementation Lead

📍 4332 Stein AG

Role and responsibilities

Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable SAP S/4HANA solutions supporting manufacturing and supply chain processes, ensuring compliant, standardized system build and deployment across the program. Enable and optimize end-to-end business processes across production, supply chain, and quality in GMP-regulated environments, applying deep pharma/life science domain expertise. Architect and implement cross-system integration across SAP and adjacent platforms (MES, LIMS, shopfloor automation), securing seamless data flow and process consistency across the landscape. Drive digital innovation by delivering data-driven, highly automated processes and supporting the adoption of modern SAP technologies such as SAP Build and SAP AI Services. Establish and maintain full regulatory compliance (GxP, CFR Part 11, Annex 11, ISO 27001), supporting computer system validation (CSV), risk assessments, and audit readiness. Engage senior stakeholders across manufacturing, quality, supply chain and IT; translate business needs into architectural solutions and provide governance across program and project lifecycles.

Team / description

Bachem is a leading, innovation-driven company specializing in the development and manufacture of peptides and oligonucleotides. With over 50 years of experience and expertise Bachem provides products for research, clinical development and commercial application to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide and offers a comprehensive range of services. Bachem operates internationally with headquarters in Switzerland and locations in Europe, the US and Asia. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The Bachem Group is investing in a new planned site in Sisslerfeld in Northwestern Switzerland. This step is part of the long-term strategy to expand production capacity by the end of the decade. The new production site will play a central role in achieving these goals. The design phase of the project offers you unique opportunities to shape the future organization.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Bachelor's or Master's in IT, Engineering, or related field

  • A minimum of seven years in SAP solution design & implementation

  • Expertise in ISA-95 integration (MES Level 3 / ERP Level 4–5)

  • Hands-on SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP experience

  • Knowledge of GxP, CFR Part 11, Annex 11, ISO 27001

  • MES and OT/automation systems experience a strong plus

  • Fluency in German and English required

  • Experience in regulated industries is a plus