Summary
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Leadership of Site Quality organization and Quality oversight of GxP site functions.
- Acts as site Technical Responsible Person (Qualified Person), as appropriate.
- Established an organization that can develop site quality risk assessments and ensure DI, eCompliance and compliance with all cGxP and all regulatory requirements for manufacturing, control and distribution operations.
- Drives the talent agenda: leads people processes through recruitment, training, coaching and performance to meet all operation requirements sustaining both site and quality unit competitiveness and diversity. Supports a robust career path deployment and succession plan for the unit and site.
- Ensure that associates are qualified for a GMP task prior to independent performance.
- Role model the culture aspiration of being Curious, Inspired and Unbossed and ensure leaders and associates are aware and aligned on expectations and hold them accountable for success of culture journey.
- Ensure overall inspection readiness for area of responsibility.
- Being part of the site crisis management team and depending on skills, expertise and experience can be appointed to one of the NEM roles (Novartis Emergency Management).
- By delegation of the Site Manager may be required to take decisions and take the necessary actions, in particular within the framework of the on-call management system.
Minimum Requirements:
- 10+ years experience in the field of quality, development or production.
- University degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, or another natural science.
- Functional knowledge of English and working language of Slovenian.
- Ability to function within ambiguity.
- Cross functional collaboration.
- Aseptic processing knowledge / experience.
- Proven performance in Health Authority inspections.
- Fluent English, written and spoken
We offer permanent employment, with 6 months of probation period.
Why Novartis?
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
You’ll receive:
Competitive salary, Annual bonus, Flexible working schedule, tailored to your needs, Pension scheme, Employee Recognition Scheme, Expanded program for the promotion of health in the field of physical, mental and social well-being, Unlimited learning and development opportunities.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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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.
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.