394870BR
Mar 20, 2024
China

About the Role

Location: Beijing

About the role:
We are seeking a Manufacturing Unit Head to lead the Manufacturing Unit team to manufacture and deliver high-quality and affordable pharmaceutical products on time, every time, safely and efficiently. He/she also need to lead the manufacturing unit operational excellence based transformative journey to improve the performance, productivity, quality to ensure the site competitiveness.

Key Responsibilities:
 Develops and follows-up the medium and long term strategy for department in connection with the site strategy in order to guarantee profitability and meets the needs of the site and the company, in accordance with the strategic vision of the site and Novartis Operations
 Ensures overall financial and business performance, safety, quality, costs, supply and resource management (people, equipment, facilities, etc.) and represent this in the site leadership team
 Ensure the efficient distribution of the Unit's resources (CAPEX, OPEX, expenses, FTEs).
 Builds/sustains strong network in and outside the organization and with the Operations Centers
 Guarantee the conformity of the manufacturing unit activities with regard to GMP and HSE rules, Novartis quality/safety policies, and the standards and quality/safety procedures.

Diversity & Inclusion / EEO

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

Role Requirements

Essential Requirements:
 Minimum 10 years’ experience in pharmaceutical or life science industry in a GMP environment, preferably in commercial manufacturing. Min. 5 years’ experience in operations management and execution
 Proven experience driving quality and compliance in an organization.
 Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, engineering, chemistry, biology or related (higher degree preferred) or completed vocational training with equivalent job experience.
 Qualifications in Lean Management, Operational Excellence certificate or comparable advantageous
 Fluent in English and Mandarin, e.g. excellent oral, written and presentational skills
 MBA is a plus

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-life-handbook.pdf

Accessibility and Accommodation:
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network

Operations
SMALL MOLECULES
China
Beijing
Technical Operations
Full Time
Regular
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394870BR

Manufacturing Unit Head

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