Senior Expert, Biologics Analytical Operations (m/f/d)

Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, we work to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.

SENIOR EXPERT, BIOLOGICS ANALYTICAL OPERATIONS (M/F/D)

As a Senior Expert you will be part of a team developing new Biologic drugs and the release of product for clinical trials. This will include investigating the stability behavior of the drugs. The role will be a mix of overseeing development, authoring/completing documentation and working at the bench when necessary. As such, you should be comfortable working in a hybrid environment both in and out of the lab.delivery of GMP products.

Major accountabilities

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Independently managing key tasks for projects (e.g. release, stability studies, validation and transfer activities).

• Writing protocols, scientific reports, lab procedures and providing ready-to-submit documents intended for submissions (e.g. release or stability documents, transfer reports).

• Approving GMP documents and test records as well as investigating quality events within the project (e.g. deviations, changes, out-of-specifications events).

• Supporting the lab team in case of troubleshooting existing methods, processes, or solving problems of higher complexity within projects.

Role Requirements

Essential:

• Master Degree in biotechnology, biochemical engineering, biology, chemistry, biochemistry or similar with at least 4 years strong relevant industry experience or PhD in relevant field or equivalent and 2+ years of work experience within the pharmaceutical industry.

• Proficiency in English and German is beneficial.

• Good knowledge of sound technical & scientific of pharmaceutical, chemical analytics, QC or equivalent.

• Proven experience within GMP environment.

• Good theoretical and scientific knowledge in the area of expertise (like HPLC, CE).

Desirable:

• A personality with a can-do mind-set and the ability to adopt to change with strong communication across organizational interfaces and presentation skills
  Ability to work and lead (a cross-functional team) in a matrix

Additional information

• In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development opportunities as well as worldwide career possibilities within the Novartis group.

• In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is €66,800/year (on a full-time basis). The actual salary will be significantly higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies.
  We are open for part-time and job-sharing models and support flexible and remote working where possible.

• Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive working environment and diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities:

• If because of a medical condition, physical disability or a neurodiverse condition you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request as well as your contact information. The support which we can provide will include advice on suitable positions as well as guidance at all stages of the application process. Austrian law provides candidates the opportunity to involve the local disability representative, Behindertenvertrauensperson (BVP), in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.