Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Stewardship:

• Ensure robust product stewardship for all products manufactured at the site, and end-to-end technical oversight of product manufacturing processes, at all stages of their commercial lifecycle. Ensure that all products, processes, unit operations are assigned to a product steward / technical steward / process expert / packaging expert.
• Ensure that all manufacturing processes are robust respectively process improvement projects acc. to project plan are implemented.
• Works across Process Units and Functions within the Site and in close collaboration with MS&T global team to resolve issues and to ensure process capability.
• Ensure oversight of technical changes and lead end-to-end change control management related to relevant technical issues, working cross-functionally as required.

Validation:

• Ownership of the site Validation Master Plan (VMP) (creation and maintenance). Ensure that execution of VMP activities are tracked.
• Ensure all manufacturing, packaging and cleaning processes are validated and ongoing verification is implemented, so that all site products are validated and remain in constant state of validation throughout the product lifecycle.

Launch & Transfer:

• Accountable for technical transfer activities into, within and out of the site.
• Work with technical research and development organizations to ensure a robust commercial scale-up of new products.

Desirable Requirements:
Education (minimum/desirable): MSc. in Science, Pharmacy or Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Technology or equivalent experience. Ph.D. desirable.
Languages: Fluent in English and proficient in site local language.
Relevant Experiences:

• Minimum 10 year experience in manufacturing. Additional specialist

experience is preferred (e.g., pharmaceutical formulation, process development, manufacturing technology).

• Proven experience driving quality and compliance in an organization.
• Strong working knowledge of applied statistics, quality systems and regulatory requirements across multiple health authorities.
• Fundamental understanding of standard pharmaceutical analytical testing.

Why consider Novartis?

817 million. That’s how many lives our products touched in 2018. And while we’re proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?

We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you’re given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you’re empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where you’re surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges.

Novartis Technical Operations

NTO LOCAL MARKET MANUFACTURING

China

Zhongshan

Sdz (Chn) Pharma Co.ltd

Technical Operations

Full Time

Regular