Job Description Summary
Location: Basel Switzerland (onsite).
Note: we are not providing relocation for this role.
Role Purpose: Join the Pharmaceutical Development (PHAD) Specialty Unit as an Associate Director Science & Technology (Formulation Project Leader) for drug product formulation and process development of parenteral innovative medicines, especially xRNA. As a recognized expert in the field you will advance the xRNA therapeutics technology platform and shape the development of patient-centric drugs. The position is ideal for an individual who is passionate about bringing transformational medicines to patients and working on exciting novel pharmaceutical products.
Job Description
Major Accountabilities
* Core member of the drug product sub-team representing scientific/technical excellence and an ad hoc member of the global CMC team.
* Authors source documents for regulatory submissions and review CMC modules.
* Lead and manage project network and crossfunctional team activities.
* Drive longterm strategies on science and technologies.
* Generate impactful and wide-reaching procedures or guidelines and drive their implementation across teams.
* Represents broadly recognized expert knowledge and is responsible for scouting, evaluating and implementing innovative drug delivery technologies in xRNA drug product development.
Role Requirements:
* Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or related disciplines with minimum of 3-6 years of experience in parenteral drug development, particularly also experience with oligonucleotides (mRNA, siRNA, ASO) or master degree with a minimum of 5-8 years of relevant experience.
* Demonstrated experience in parenteral formulation and process development, particularly in xRNA therapeutics.
Desirable Skills:
* Expert knowledge in the development of oligonucleotide drug products.
* Ability to lead technology development programs, introduce new scientific technologies and create a culture of excellence in knowledge exchange.
* Proactive problemsolver with ability to address complex critical issues beyond the immediate team.
* Experience driving digital transformation including enabling data harmonization and adoption of new digital ways of working.
Languages:
* Fluent English (both spoken and written) is essential.
* Additional languages are an advantage.
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.
Accessibility and accommodation: Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Skills and Experience
* Required Experience: Director
* Key Skills: Computer Science, Mainframe, Active Directory, Information Technology, ISO, Windows, ASP.NET, Information Security, Linux, Project Management, Computer System, strategic plan, Db2, Dns, Technical Support
* Employment Type : Full-Time
* Experience: years
* Vacancy: 1
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