Associate Director Science & Technology

Summary

Lead and manage all project/network activities and apply scientific/technical expertise to address complex R&D issues for the preparation and timely delivery of drug substances (DS), drug products (DP), processes and procedures; coach team members, participate in teams and contribute to overall TRD strategies and goals.

About the Role

Major accountabilities:

• Actively participate in teams, projects, networks and/or platforms. Fulfill all related tasks and responsibilities related to own discipline.
• Proactively communicate key issues and any other critical topics in a timely manner to the appropriate management level and/or to any other relevant project team member(s).
• Design, plan, perform and monitor all assigned activities. Ensure quality, quantity and timelines in all assigned projects, networks and/or platforms.
• Support and assign associates in specific projects and/or networks. Coach on target dates and priorities.
• Proactively participate in budget forecast, grant preparation and tracking of invoices. Ensure costs and cost awareness in all assigned projects and/or networks.
• Advise team members and work according to appropriate SOP’s, GLP, GMP, OQM, HSE, ISEC and Novartis guidelines.
• Interpret results, evaluate data, draw relevant conclusions and write reports.
• Contribute to optimization of scientific/technical activities in assigned projects, network and/or platforms. Contribute to optimization of processes within the own area of responsibilities.
• Contribute to risk analyses and/or peer review and process challenge meetings.
• Generate and select most appropriate scientific documents to hand over to internal and/or external partners (TechOps, authorities, other companies) and proactively sup-port generation of international registration documents. Interact with authorities where appropriate.
• Interact/collaborate with Research and/or other functions in Development to facilitate transfer of knowledge and deliveries of DS and/or DP.
• Actively support TRD as a technical expert on audits, inspections and/or Due diligence teams. Provide quality assessment of potential in-licensing products in a timely manner and support follow-up activities as appropriate.
• Proactively contribute to setting, updating and monitoring of team goals. Translate team goals into daily work.
• Support and facilitate the journey towards a multi-skilled, highly innovative and motivated workforce operating in a self-directed team set-up. Drive cultural evolution and change management. Support a culture of exceptional performance and continuous improvement, enabling innovative, competitive, compliant and consistent delivery on objectives of teams, projects, networks and/or platforms.

Key performance indicators:

• Management Track -Positive customer/ business partner feedback -Contributes to achievement of function objectives and strategy -Accountability for costs, quality, quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks.
• Reach budget targets, adhere to agreed efficiency increase and cost effectiveness goals.
• Adherence to Novartis standards, in particular, quality, ethical, health, safety, and environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) standards.
• Measurable contributions to the success, efficiency and productivity of the department and new programs/initiatives started and implemented.
• Scientific / Technical Track -Accountability for costs, quality, quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks.
• Adherence to Novartis standards, in particular, quality, ethical, health, safety, and environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) standards.
• Feedback from other team members/leaders.
• Refer to annual individual and team objective setting.
• Outcome of risk analyses, process challenge meetings, audits and inspections.
• Measurable contributions to increasing efficiency and productivity in the work related to assigned projects.
• Internal and external publications/presentations, invited lectures.

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Division

Development

Business Unit

Development

Location

China

Site

Changshu (Jiangsu Province)

Company / Legal Entity

CN23 (FCRS = CN023) Suzhou Novartis Technical Development Co., Ltd.

Functional Area

Research & Development

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Accessibility and accommodation

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