Sr. Techno-Functional Consultant

Sr. Techno-Functional Consultant

• 00070876121

• Date published Oct 28 2026

• Location Parsippany / United States

• Job category Digital

• Work model Hybrid

"Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for this position."

Cross-Functional Coordination

• This role requires active cross-functional coordination with business teams to ensure priorities, use case definitions, and acceptance criteria are aligned with the technical delivery roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications and solution designs for OEE, Connected Worker, and Golden Batch use cases

• Lead and coordinate the integration workstream end-to-end; drive delivery ownership and escalation

• Act as the primary point of contact for cross-functional stakeholders; facilitate alignment sessions across business, technical, and integration teams

• Own technical design documents, integration specifications, and data flow diagrams

• Govern risks/issues, project plan; represent GMSx in steering ceremonies and SAFe ceremonies

• Drive cross-functional coordination with business teams to align priorities with technical delivery

• Define technical implementation steps and ensure traceability between business needs and technical deliverables

• Support UAT planning and coordinate with business stakeholders for validation

• Provide guidance on best practices for MDF platform utilization within the GMSx program

• Required Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in techno-functional roles within manufacturing, pharmaceutical, or life sciences domains

• Proven track record of leading OT/IT integration projects and converting complex business requirements into technical solutions

• Deep understanding of OEE calculations, batch processing workflows, and connected worker concepts in a manufacturing context

• Strong project management skills — ability to plan, prioritize, and drive delivery independently across multiple workstreams

• Experience guiding Computer System Validation (CSV) for Edge Gateway or similar integration platforms, preferably in GxP environments

• Familiarity with GxP-regulated environments and relevant regulatory frameworks (FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11)

• Solid understanding of data management principles (data flows, naming conventions, data governance)

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills — ability to align global and local teams with different priorities

• Experience with MES (e.g., PAS-X), MDF, or similar manufacturing data/execution platforms

• Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience with SAFe Agile methodology in enterprise settings

• Familiarity with ISA-95 / ISA-88 standards for manufacturing integration

• Prior experience with large pharma/life sciences organizations

• Knowledge of UNS (Unified Namespace) strategy and enterprise data governance frameworks

• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications and solution designs for OEE, Connected

• Worker, and Golden Batch use cases

• Lead and coordinate the integration workstream end-to-end; drive delivery ownership and escalation

• Act as the primary point of contact for cross-functional stakeholders; facilitate alignment sessions across

• business, technical, and integration teams

• Own technical design documents, integration specifications, and data flow diagrams

• Govern risks/issues, project plan; represent GMSx in steering ceremonies and SAFe ceremonies

• Drive cross-functional coordination with business teams to align priorities with technical delivery

• Define technical implementation steps and ensure traceability between business needs and technical

• deliverables

• Support UAT planning and coordinate with business stakeholders for validation

• Provide guidance on best practices for MDF platform utilization within the GMSx program

• Additional employment information

• Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

• Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

• Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

• Applicants for US based positions must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for US based positions.

• If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] for roles based in the Americas or [email protected] for roles based in India.

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• Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

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