Automation Team Lead

Automation Team Lead (m/f/d), Schaftenau, Tyrol, Austria

There are 300 million patients worldwide who are suffering from autoimmune diseases and who would significantly benefit from first-class autoimmune medication at low cost. As a member of the Automation Team at Novartis Austria, you will be working in a world-class innovative and fully-automated manufacturing plant, supporting the manufacture of complex biological molecules in both an innovative and cost-efficient manner. As a result of your efforts, you will play a key role in delivering medications to patients and increasing access to life-saving treatments for those in greatest need.

Main Accountabilities

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Leading a team of internal and external automation engineers supporting continuous biomanufacturing
2. Understanding the continuous drug substance manufacturing process and how it translates into Automation
3. Managing resources, budget and support preparation of monthly reports with key KPIs
4. Coordinating strategic automation projects and initiatives that provide cost efficient technical solutions and standards
5. Defining and executing BioFuture automation system lifecycle strategy
6. Representing BioFuture automation at health authority inspections and at internal & external audits
7. Managing contractual framework with automation system vendors & contractors

What you will bring to the role:

1. 5 years of engineering experience in Automation in Chemical or Pharmaceutical industry
2. Languages: Fluency in English
3. Leadership experience for the management of external resources
4. Project management skills including resource planning, budget control & quality
5. Proven in resolving software/automation problems & maintain reliable operation of automation systems
6. Own and develop automation solutions that are relevant for a manufacturing environment
7. Communications skills with the ability to present ideas & solutions.
8. Skills in C&Q within the automation (CSV)
9. Extended knowledge of GxP / HSE & Quality systems

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!

In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development options as well as worldwide career opportunities 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 €64,023.54 per 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.

Disabilities: Accessibility and Reasonable Adjustments:

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition, physical disability, or Neurodiverse condition you need an adjustment for any part of the recruitment process, please reach out to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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. Our recruitment decisions are based on selecting the best person for the job, regardless of gender, religion, age, colour, race, sexual orientation, nationality, or disability.

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AT33 (FCRS = AT033) Novartis Pharmaceutical Manufacturing GmbH

Functional Area Technical Operations

Job Type Full time

Employment Type Regular

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