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Head Service & Qualification (d/f/m) - Sandoz Development Centre

Employer
Novartis
Location
Rudolstadt, Germany
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Feb 5, 2023

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Discipline
Other
Position Type
Full Time
Organization Type
Pharma

Job Details

Job Description

2023 will see Sandoz become a standalone organization! As a global market leader in Generics and Biosimilar medicine, Sandoz is stepping forward from a position of strength! Those joining Sandoz in the coming months will help shape the future of the company, it’s growth, innovation, culture and how Sandoz impacts the lives of millions. These will be careers with genuine impact! This is one such role!

Are you ready to make a difference?

Your key responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
• Manage the service and qualification team, taking care of proper resource planning (budget/people/activities/technologies/timelines/..) and KPI setting, reporting to Head Analytical Development.
• Provide leadership to the team and drive and focus on continuous talent development.
• Maintain a close collaboration with other relevant partners inside and outside SDC including STO and Quality as well as relevant functions in the (global) organization.
• Ensure qualification of equipment in SDC according to SOP and relevant guidelines.
• Perform active innovation management by supporting proactive screening for new technologies.
• Support SDC for the attached tasks (e.g. shipment, ordering, finances, stability support, material data support).
• Ensuring of the tasks of the Head Quality Control concerning § 12 AMWHV for equipment related activities.
• Approval of GMP documents and ensuring the timely processing of OOX, deviations and changes.
• Driving for continues improvements of established processes and procedures, digitalizing where possible.

Diversity & Inclusion / EEO

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:
• Minimal scientific BSc degree in science or higher with at least 6 years of work-related experience
• Broad scientific or technical knowledge in specific area (e.g. analytical, process, equipment, qualification)
• Excellent knowledge of, and practical experience with, laboratory-/process equipment and relevant software tools
• Good skills in presentation and scientific/technical writing
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent knowledge in GMP, qualification standards and regulatory guidelines
• Fluent in German and English (both spoken and written)

You’ll receive:
Competitive salary; Performance based annual bonus; Work/life integration; Eligible to Sandoz pension plan; 30 working days' holiday per calendar year; Subsidized on-site cafeteria; Additional benefits.

Why Sandoz?
500 million patients were touched by Sandoz generic and biosimilar medicines in 2021 and while we’re proud of this, we know there is more we could do to continue to help pioneer access to medicines for people around the world.

How will we do this? We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.

We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!

Imagine what you could do here at Sandoz!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Sandoz, embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.

The law provides for severely disabled / equal applicants the opportunity to involve the local representative body for disabled employees (SBV) in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

Join our Sandoz Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Sandoz and our career opportunities, join the Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/sandoztalentpool

Company

At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine.

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives. We use innovative science and technology to address some of society's most challenging healthcare issues. We discover and develop breakthrough treatments and find new ways to deliver them to as many people as possible.

Novartis has one of the industry’s most competitive pipelines. Many of these projects, which include new molecular entities as well as additional indications and different formulations for marketed products, are for medicines that could significantly advance treatment standards for patients worldwide.

We have entered an exciting era in health and biomedical innovation. Powered by our incredible colleagues, supported by our flexible-hybrid working model, new AI powered learning, personal growth and career platform and a refreshed commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion, we are well-poised to help lead this transformative moment for our industry and for ourselves. Join Us!

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