QA Compliance Expert – Reg CMC Facilitator

Key Responsibilities: 

• Contact person for regulatory matters and intermediary between RA CMC and Production Unit for strategy decisions and in the product life cycle.
• Maintaining close cooperation with RA CMC to discuss regulatory requirements, strategies and knowledge of global product dossiers to stay up-to-date.
• Support of timely reviews of CMC documents for defined products, as well as support with and identification of challenges in the course of regulatory compliance audits.
• Coordination, guidance, and support in the preparation of CMC responses to health authorities for specific products.
• Conducting training to ensure appropriate knowledge and regulatory compliance.
• Supporting the area in effective change control. Examination of reg. relevance and pre-evaluation amendments to Novartis and customer products.
• Implementation and overview of initiatives to improve (regulatory) compliance.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor or academic degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Biotechnology or equivalent.
• Fluent English (German desired).
• More than 3 years of experience in an operational GxP area, in Manufacturing, Development, QA or Regulatory Affairs; with a thorough knowledge of biologic drug product manufacturing processes.
• Ability to speak up and to take Quality decisions during challenging situations.

Desirable Requirements:

• Regulatory CMC experience preferred.
• Expertise in organization dynamics and culture, ability to gain trust and confidence at all levels in the organization, leadership, and project management experience.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in international, complex, and multifaceted environments.

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:

You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development opportunities as well as worldwide career possibilities 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/year (on a full-time basis). In most cases, the actual salary will be higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive working environment and diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities:

If because of a medical condition, physical disability or a neurodiverse condition you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please reach out to disabilities.austria@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request as well as your contact information. The support which we can provide will include advice on suitable positions as well as guidance at all stages of the application process. Austrian law provides candidates the opportunity to involve the local disability representative, Behindertenvertrauensperson (BVP), in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

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