Jallaleddin is an experienced leader in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), currently serving as the Head of the Global MES Competence Team at Bayer. He leads a team of 14 technical experts and oversees the MES project at Bayer's most advanced production facility.

Dominique leads NextGen MES initiatives across the regulated life sciences industry. With over 17 years of experience in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Dominique has served in strategic and technical leadership roles including Principal MES Engineer, Sr. Quality Advocate and Global MES Manager.

In his current role, he is responsible for solution engineering, enhancing MES capabilities, scaling global MES talent, developing accelerators, and writing high-impact RFP proposals for Pharma, Biotech, and CDMO organizations. Dominique specializes in agnostic MES platforms, ensuring flexibility across technologies and seamless integration with automation and enterprise systems.

He is a collaborative leader who drives innovation with stakeholders, optimizes production workflows, and aligns digital strategies with core business goals. Dominique’s expertise in building Factory Models and delivering harmonized recipe authoring frameworks supports scalable, compliant, and high-impact MES deployments worldwide.

The Pop in Your Job: What drives me is transforming MES from a static execution tool into a strategic asset—scalable, intelligent, and ready to evolve. I’m passionate about building frameworks that accelerate recipe delivery, empower global collaboration, and promote operational harmony across sites. A huge driver for me is when my leadership challenges me to think bigger, push boundaries, and architect solutions that truly move the business forward. It sharpens my focus and brings out the best in my approach to building high-value MES programs. With a growing interest in Agentic MES tools, I’m constantly exploring how modular thinking and smart orchestration can reshape how we design, deploy, and support MES across the enterprise.

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition. We design our products and services to serve the most essential human needs of health and nutrition. At the same time, we strive to address some of the world’s biggest challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. At Bayer, we’re committed to driving sustainable development and generate a positive impact with our businesses. Through the power of science, we’re pioneering new possibilities that advance life for all of us. That means reimagining how we care for ourselves and one another by empowering everyday health, improving approaches to patient care, and finding better ways to nourish our communities around the world.

Cognizant Life Sciences Manufacturing provides end-to-end digital transformation solutions to the Life Sciences industry to support clients Manufacturing 4.0 initiatives and improve patient outcomes. We specialize in the support and delivery of Automation, MES, Data Infrastructure & Intelligence, Lab Processes and Digital Technologies to manage, control and optimize manufacturing. Cognizant is a single trusted partner for Life Sciences governance across all IT, OT systems, from conception to completion. We offer solutions across the following areas: • Batch Automation & Process Control • Data Infrastructure & Intelligence • Manufacturing Execution System Design & Implementation • Quality Assurance Lab Solutions • Computer System Validation Cognizant’s Life Sciences global network includes more than 30,000 skilled and talented Life Sciences professionals who support 100+ global delivery centres across 37 countries. Working with 30 of the top 30 Pharma companies and 22 of the top 25 Biotech companies, Cognizant is uniquely positioned to understand the Life Sciences landscape. Cognizant Life Science Manufacturing offers deep industry expertise and solutions in discovery and preclinical, clinical development, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, managed markets, GMP manufacturing, supply chain, and commercialization. About Cognizant Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we’re improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.