Job Description Summary #LI-Onsite Location: Târgu Mureş, Romania This role is based in Târgu Mureş, Romania. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you. Advance the Novartis mission by leading safe, compliant, and continuously improving manufacturing operations. As we actively map and assess the labour market, we are looking for Manufacturing Experts that will optimize support systems, develop talent, and deliver reliable production outcomes that create competitive advantage and accelerate high-quality therapies to patients. Job Description Key responsibilities: Lead, maintain, and develop manufacturing support systems to execute production plans and drive competitive advantage, in line with laws, internal regulations, and Good Practices. Provide front-line expert support for process-specific issues across one or more production steps to ensure on-time execution, quality, productivity, and compliance with cGMPs, SOPs, and HSE standards. Lead and develop associates, fostering a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Support smooth shop-floor operations, identifying and implementing actions that improve quality and compliance. Assess, transfer, and implement new technologies; upgrade expertise and contribute to process optimization initiatives. Review and consolidate batch records post-production; ensure complete, accurate documentation and provide technical support to production and technology teams. Own short-term scheduling: drive complex planning analyses, guide production, and deliver detailed finite schedules that optimize execution sequences. Release orders to production and ensure materials and capacity availability, meeting GMP requirements and business objectives. Essential Requirements: BSc. or MSc. in Engineering, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, Pharmacy or equivalent scientific degree. Fluent in English and proficient in Romanian Experience in GMP-regulated manufacturing operations with strong knowledge of cGMP, SOPs, and HSE. Proven leadership in shop-floor support, scheduling, and process optimization. Strength in documentation integrity, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration. Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO paragraph: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. 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 Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards Skills Desired Change Control, Chemical Engineering, Continual Improvement Process, Efficiency, Employment Discrimination, Flexibility, General Hse Knowledge, Good Documentation Practice, Knowledge Of Capa, Knowledge Of Gmp, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing Process, Manufacturing Production, Physics, Process Control, Production Line, Productivity, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Scheduler, Technology Transfer, Well-Being Improving the lives of people living with disease takes more than innovative science. It takes a focus on the needs of people and a community committed to meeting them. It takes a team of people like you. Working together. Learning together. Thriving together. Discover how you can join us in changing people’s lives. In the context of China Cross-Border Data Transfer (CBDT) policy, if you need to apply for a position in China, please go to the local Recruiting System TaleNov .
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The job involves expertise in manufacturing processes. Specific responsibilities are not detailed in the posting.
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