About the Role
Main Activities
Strategy:
- Manage and execute projects in alignment with key local and global stakeholders and ensure projects on site are developed through their various stages of scope, definition, approval, and implementation
- Responsible for the management/execution of all site investment projects according to asset life cycle management and project schedules, time, cost, functionality, and quality
- Ensure state of the art technical solutions according compliance standards and HSE regulations including radioprotection regulations
- Responsible to develop / maintain Engineering site strategy plan (Capex Plan, recapitalization of equipment, budgeting, etc.) and oversight of its implementation.
- Responsible for the technical availability, reliability, and condition of the production plants.
- Lead sharing and leveraging of best practices and expertise within the Novartis engineering community
- Lead the implementation of technology strategy and the approved equipment standards and project execution standards
Leadership & Organization
- Be available, accountable, decisive, honest and trustworthy to a group of subordinate specialists
- Plan resources for maintenance / calibration - Monitor and control backlogs of maintenance / calibration work orders - Select vendor / contractor
- Ensure technical training of Engineering personnel: training curricula, training execution
Quality & Compliance
- Support internal and external audits
- Ensure Compliance with Quality Manual/ Quality Modules/ GOPs.
Maintenance & Calibration:
- Drive/ improve technical availability, reliability, and condition of assets
- Develop, monitor and improve KPI for engineeringEstablish cost efficient repair and maintenance processes in compliance with local regulations, HSE, GMP
- Define and execute asset strategy and proper asset lifecycle management
- Manage maintenance improvement projects and initiatives
- Create and control maintenance/ calibration budget, drive efficiencies
Ideal Background
Education (minimum/desirable):
Degree in industrial field engineering or equivalent. Master’s degree is desirable.
Languages:
Fluent written and spoken Italian and English
Experience/Professional requirement:
- 10 years in Plant Engineering or similar
- Leadership experience (successful project management) on major investments
- Excellent project management skills including contract management and project appraisal/ financial knowledge
- Excellent communication skills, ability to effective present complex ideas and solutions to executive management, technical experts, and regional/local teams
- In-depth technical knowledge in pharmaceutical processes, specifically aseptic processes and equipment
- Wide interdisciplinary knowledge and experience in international and multi-disciplinary complex environments
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.
Role Requirements
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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