Key Responsibilities:

• Provide QA expertise and guidance to ensure compliance with requirement of the quality system are met, including implementation of quality risk-based and GxP-relevant process.
• Lead and manage a QA product quality team and collaborate with business partners and other quality groups to ensure health authority and regulatory requirements are fully met
• Translate functional QA strategy into applicable operational/compliance activities and support a risk-based implementation and execution of processes.
• Ensure quality and compliance gaps are addressed and executed for sustainability and implement strategic process improvement, including review of procedural updates, training, process improvement, effectiveness checks, etc.
• Work with team for escalations, risk and issue management to support product manufacturing testing and supply at NVS sites and at third parties.
• Support quality oversight/management of external service providers supporting activities and drive facilitation and follow-up of audits and inspections, and ensure development, implementation and completion of appropriate corrective and preventive measures for findings
• Ensure timely escalation of deviation/incidents and provide quality oversight for deviations/incidents, including robust investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions implementation.
• Contribute towards lessons learned based on audits, inspections, incidents, regulatory intelligence, effectiveness checks on process implementations and metrics and support a culture of proactive, risk-based behavior
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years’ pharma quality or operations that includes at least 3 years’ experience in people management
• Fundamental, broad understanding and knowledge of quality standards and policies in Drug Substance and Drug Product manufacturing and control within CGT area.
• Experience with Health Authority Inspections (FDA in particular), and knowledge of RegCMC requirements for Health Authority submissions (INDs/IMPDs).
• Broad experience in technical drug development in CGT as well as in Quality Assurance and/or Quality Control departments.
• Experience in Technical Operations CGT or equivalent experience from external company is preferred.
• Proven track record in successfully leading interdisciplinary teams, e.g. working on technical or methodological projects, in TRD or equivalent experience from external company or other line function.
• Ability to influence people, negotiate and communicate.

Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $145,600 and $270,400/year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.