Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) Applications Administrator

Company Overview

The work we do at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies has never been more important—and we are looking for talented candidates to join us. We are growing our locations, our capabilities, and our teams, and looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives. Join FUJIFILM Biotechnologies and help make the next vaccine, cure, or gene therapy in partnership with some of the most innovative biopharma companies across the globe.

We are proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy, and drive - what we call Genki. Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit:

Join a high-impact team enabling data-driven manufacturing and development. As our System Administrator for MSAT applications (Manufacturing Science and Technology), you will own, maintain, and continuously improve our analytics and real-time monitoring ecosystem—centered on SIMCA-online, TIBCO Statistica, and Process Analytical Technology (PAT). Your work will ensure our GxP systems are secure, validated, and highly available across global manufacturing and development environments, empowering robust multivariate monitoring, real-time analytics, and confident decision-making.

This is not a traditional systems administrator role and will require hands-on experience with MSAT systems administration.

• Platform ownership and reliability
  • Administer and support SIMCA-online, Statistica Server, and PAT platforms
  • Manage Windows Server services, capacity, and uptime; tune performance and troubleshoot latency
  • Maintain SQL Server/Oracle databases for configurations, results storage, and audit trails
• Integrations and data lifecycle
  • Integrate with DCS/SCADA (e.g., DeltaV), historians (e.g., OSIsoft PI/AVEVA), MES (e.g., Syncade), LIMS/ELN, and OPC UA/DA/MQTT gateways
  • Manage data retention, archival, and restoration aligned to corporate data governance
• Compliance, validation, and data integrity
  • Ensure cGxP compliance, data integrity (ALCOA+), and security across integrations
  • Partner with QA/CSV on risk-based validation (GAMP 5, CSA) and audit readiness
• Security and access management
  • Implement RBAC/least-privilege, AD/LDAP integration, and SSO where applicable
  • Manage audit trails, e-signatures, certificates, vulnerability management, and patching within validated-state controls
• Operations and continuous improvement
  • Lead incident/problem/change management; conduct root cause analysis and drive CAPAs
  • Monitor connectors, job queues, and data flows; plan upgrades, patch cycles, and license/vendor management
  • Implement and test backup/restore, business continuity, and disaster recovery
• Audit and inspection readiness
  • Maintain complete and contemporaneous records of configurations, changes, and deviations
  • Support internal/external audits and health authority inspections

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Scientific field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years in MSAT systems administration or historian applications including SIMCA-online, TIBCO Statistica, synTQ, Aspen Tech, and/or historian platforms
• Strong Windows Server and Active Directory administration;
  Power Shell scripting; SQL Server/Oracle fundamentals
• Experience with OSIsoft PI/AVEVA, OPC UA/DA, DCS/SCADA, MES, LIMS/ELN, and API/file-based integrations
• Practical knowledge of cGxP, data integrity (ALCOA+), Computer Systems Validation (CSV), GAMP 5, and CSA approaches
• Familiarity with ITIL-based change/incident/problem management and service operations

• Background in biopharma manufacturing or process development environments
• Experience designing secure architectures with SSO, certificates, and electronic signatures in validated systems
• Performance tuning, capacity planning, and proactive monitoring for real-time analytics platforms

• This role is anticipated to be mostly on-site…