Manufacturing Unit Head

Novartis•Durham, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead the Manufacturing Unit team to manufacture and deliver high-quality and affordable pharmaceutical products on time, every time, safely and efficiently. Lead the manufacturing unit operational excellence based transformative journey to improve the performance, productivity, quality in order to ensure the site competitiveness. Location: Durham, NC #LI-Onsite This role is on-site 5 days a week and does not have the ability to work remotely. This role is based in Durham, NC and will eventually move to Morrisville, NC at a later date. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years’ experience in pharmaceutical or life science industry in a GMP environment, preferably in commercial manufacturing
Min. 5 years’ experience in operations management and execution
Proven experience driving quality and compliance in an organization
Bachelor degree in pharmacy, engineering, chemistry, biology or related (higher degree preferred) or completed vocational training with equivalent job experience
Fluent in English and proficient in site local language
Excellent oral, written and presentational skills
Business mindset, stakeholder engagement
Change management, knowledge of all people management and development processes
Objective setting and performance management, managing budgets, lean management
Strong negotiator, influencing and persuading, ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization
Adaptability, ability to work under pressure, collaborating across boundaries
Project management / Operational Excellence
Strong working knowledge of regulatory requirements across multiple health authorities

Nice To Haves

Qualifications in Lean Management, Operational Excellence certificate or comparable advantageous

Responsibilities

Develops and follows-up the medium and long-term strategy for department in connection with the site strategy in order to guarantee profitability and meets the needs of the site and the company, in accordance with the strategic vision of the site and Novartis Technical Operations (NTO)
Ensures overall financial and business performance, safety, quality, costs, supply and resource management (people, equipment, facilities, etc.) and represent this in the site leadership team
Ensure the efficient distribution of the Unit's resources (CAPEX, OPEX, expenses, FTEs).
Builds/sustains strong network in and outside the organization and with the Operations Centers
Change and Transformation Leadership
Develop and implement strategy within manufacturing unit aligned with NTO strategy
Oversee all site manufacturing operations
Be accountable for resource planning and allocation for manufacturing site and project execution
Ensure optimal collaboration and synergies among various functions and units to continuously improve internal processes and seamlessly fulfill business objectives
Responsible for implementation of and compliance to the principles and practices of Novartis manufacturing standards
Role model values
Be a learner, not a knower
Be clear, present and focused
Develop trusting and respectful relationships
Manage your energy and impact
Sets performance targets for the Manufacturing Unit in line with business objectives and develops long-term plan in line with global and site strategy
Engages and motivates the team and delivers strong results with an empowered team
Creates environment of trust, assures clarity and open two-way communication, and fosters a speak-up mentality
Knowledge and Development of Talent and Pipeline
Drives the talent agenda: Leads people processes through recruitment, training, coaching and performance to meet all operation requirements sustaining both site and manufacturing unit competitiveness and diversity.
Supports a robust career path deployment and succession plan for the unit and site
Invest time in personally developing and coaching talents
Actively support and promote talent exchange for the benefit of the individuals and organization
Ensure the consistency between career development processes and the business strategy
Develop the organization in accordance with NTO principles
Support the T&L organization by identifying and reviewing the appropriate list of training for all in-scope associates
Ensure that associates are qualified for a GMP task prior to independent performance
Monitor overall training compliance for in-scope associates
Identify and maintain a list of subject matter experts for in-scope areas of expertise
Active Culture Building
Create a work environment that enables high employee engagement
Sponsor execution of culture plan (including HSE, Quality, OpEx (operational excellence), and Leadership aspects) for the manufacturing site, ensure leaders and associates are aware and aligned on expectations and hold them accountable for success of culture journey
Role model the culture aspiration of being Curious, Inspired and Un-bossed
Quality and HSE
Guarantee the conformity of the manufacturing unit activities with regard to GMP and HSE rules, Novartis quality/safety policies, and the standards and quality/safety procedures
Promote and improve the Safety and Quality cultures, by implementing the necessary systems and actions in line with the evolution of the site
Ensure overall inspection readiness for area of responsibility.
Guarantee the effectiveness of the Business Continuity Plan
Be responsible for the implementation, compliance and governance of the practices explicitly defined in their role by the "Novartis Manufacturing Manual"
Being part of the site crisis management team and depending on skills, expertise and experience can be appointed to one of the NEM roles (Novartis Emergency Management).
By delegation of the Site Manager may be required to take decisions and take the necessary actions, in particular within the framework of the on-call management system.
Responsible for participating in initial training and retraining
Digital Curiosity
Explore the potential of data and technology to support transformation journey of the manufacturing site in-line with NTO strategy
Encourage others to learn about and leverage data and technology
Operational Excellence, continuous improvement and COGS competitiveness
Sponsor continuous improvement initiatives via Manufacturing Science & Technology, Lean manufacturing, 6 Sigma to increase the site performance against current and future business objectives
Lead the LEAN philosophy of innovation / Quality / productivity (LEAN IQP) within the Unit and guarantees the continuous improvement of the whole process.
Define the operational improvement policy/strategy and establish the portfolio of continuous improvement projects and prioritize improvement actions based on available resources
Ensure the progress and sustainability of the results obtained
Manage module-related financial and operational drivers underpinning superior performance
Sponsor OpEx initiatives in the manufacturing site