Znanstveni svetovalec ekspert (ž/m/d) / Associate Director Science & Technology (f/m/d)

Major accountabilities:

• Actively leads projects and functional sub-teams; represent own function in technical teams, and fulfill all project tasks and responsibilities related to own discipline,
• Actively contribute to budget and resource forecasts; grant preparation; ensure cost awareness in all assigned projects
• Write impactful and wide-reaching process-related SOPs or development guidelines, and drive their implementation; write scientific reports intended for external partners, and ensure quality of registration documents; interact with authorities where appropriate;act as a technical expert in audits, inspections or due diligences
• Interpret results, evaluate data, and draw relevant conclusions; supervise project-related scientific activities; fulfill complex tasks without having established procedures
• Review and confirm analytical results generated by others; critically evaluate results and challenge conclusions made by other scientists
• Handle several activities at a time, while meeting customer needs, communicate and solve problems within own area of responsibility; communicate; lead the transfer of knowledge to other departments or external providers, including on-site training; may require up to 15% travel
• Act as a recognized expert in the international scientific community with excellent leadership and coaching skills
• Create and implement optimized scientific activities or processes; energize local and global teams; lead the development, selection and implementation of new technologies
• Ensure compliance with cGMP requirements
• Develop, mentor and coach scientific associates, helping them grow their potential;; present scientific results internally, and contribute to publications, presentations and patents.
• Responsibility for personal and professional development.
• Lead initiatives for proactive assurance of compliance and continuous improvements.
• Implementation of and adherence to all the instructions and guidelines for safety at work, environment protection, and property protection.
• Report and present scientific/technical work at internal/external meetings/ conferences and publish in peer reviewed international scientific journals including patents.
• Other tasks determined during the annual objectives setting process and by KPIs.
• Other tasks as assigned by the supervisor, and tasks based on a specific appointment.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree (desirable PhD) in pharmaceutical technology, biotechnology, chemical engineering or other relevant discipline 
• Demonstrated experience (minimum 5 years) within the pharmaceutical industry including R&D, production, interacting with health authorities and GMP.
• Proven track record of leading and managing complex projects and teams in a fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Excellent project management skills including budget management and problem solving.
• Demonstrated mentoring & coaching skills to support team development
• Proficiency in oral and written English.

You are kindly invited to submit your application, including CV, by 01 July 2024.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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, possibility to work from home, 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.

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Znanstveni svetovalec ekspert

Vodi in upravlja vse projektne/mrežne aktivnosti ter uporablja strokovno znanstveno/tehnično znanje/poznavanje GMP in/ali strokovno znanje s področja kakovosti za reševanje zahtevnih problemov s področja raziskav in razvoja; usmerja člane ekipe na višjih delovnih mestih; z vodenjem medfunkcijskih ekip ali znanstvenih programov aktivno vzpodbuja izvajanje linijskih strategij; pripravlja strategije o znanosti in tehnologijah.

Opis delovnega mesta:

• Aktivno sodeluje v ekipah, pri projektih, v mrežah in/ali platformah; obvladuje večje število aktivnosti hkrati;zpolnjuje potrebe kupcev.
• Aktivno prispeva k napovedim proračuna in sredstev ter k pripravi nepovratnih sredstev, zagotavlja ozaveščenost o stroških za vse projekte za katere je odgovoren.
• Tolmači rezultate, vrednoti podatke in dela ustrezne zaključke;nadzoruje znanstvene aktivnosti v zvezi s projekti;izvaja zahtevnejše naloge brez uveljavljenih postopkov.
• Pregleduje in potrjuje rezultate analiz, ki so jih izvajali drugi;kritično ocenjuje rezultate in kritično presoja zaključke drugih znanstvenikov.
• Sestavlja vplivne in dajnosežne splošne postopke ali razvojne smernice za procese ter vzpodbuja njihovo izvajanje; sestavlja znanstvena poročila, namenjena zunanjim partnerjem, ter skrbi za kakovost registracijske dokumentacije;po potrebi sodeluje z ustreznimi organi; deluje kot tehnični ekspert pri presojah, inšpekcijah ali skrbnih pregledih poslovanja.
• Obvešča o problemih v okviru svoje pristojnosti in jih rešuje; komunicira; vodi prenos znanja na druge oddelke ali zunanje izvajalce, vključno z usposabljanjem na lokacijah;službene poti lahko obsegajo tudi do 15% delovnega časa.
• Deluje kot priznani ekspert v mednarodni znanstveni skupnosti z odličnimi vodstvenimi sposobnostmi.
• Za enote za tehnični razvoj:oblikuje in implementira optimizirane znanstvene aktivnosti ali procese;vzpodbuja lokalne in globalne ekipe;vodi razvoj, izbiro in uvajanje novih tehnologij
• Za enote GMP:Skrbi za skladnost z zahtevami cGMP
• Za vloge, usmerjene v tehnologijo: Daje znanstvene usmeritve; ustvarja kulturo odličnosti. Razvija, vodi in usmerja znanstvene sodelavce ter jim pomaga razvijati potenciale; znanstvene rezultate predstavlja na internem nivoju ter prispeva k objavam, prezentacijam in patem.
• Za vloge, usmerjene v projekte: Vodi funkcijske podekipe; svojo funkcijo zastopa v tehničnih ekipah ter izvaja vse projektne naloge in odgovornosti, povezane z njegovo stroko. Ocenjuje in usklajuje potrebe po virih in časovne roke za zahtevnejše projekte.
• Odgovornost za osebni in strokovni razvoj.
• Vodi pobude za proaktivno zagotavljanje skladnosti in stalnih izboljšav.
• Izvajanje in upoštevanje vseh navodil in zahtev za zagotavljanje varnega dela, varovanja okolja in premoženja.
• Ostale naloge določene z letnim pogovorom o ciljih in s kazalniki uspešnosti.
• Druge naloge po navodilu nadrejenega in naloge na podlagi posebnega imenovanja.

Minimalni pogoji:

• Minimalno magistrska izobrazba ustrezne naravoslovne smeri (farmacija, biotehnologija, kemija, biokemija, kemijsko inženirstvo). Zaželen doktorat.
• Izkušnje (minimalno 5 let) na primerljivih delovnih mestih v farmacevtski industriji (s področja razvoja in proizvodnje zdravil)
• Poznavanje GMP standardov in zahtev regulatornih organov, izkušnje z inšpekcijami regulatornih agencij
• Izkušnje z vodenjem kompleksnih projektov v razvoju zdravil in/ali vodenje timov
• Izkušnje z delom v globalnih skupinah in v matričnem okolju
• Izkušnje z mentorstvom in razvojem mlajših sodelavcev v delovnih timih
• Aktivno znanje angleškega jezika