Project Management and C&Q Lead

NovartisDurham, CA
$114,100 - $211,900Onsite

About The Position

If you’re driven to lead complex projects and ensure world-class commissioning and qualification excellence, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact. As Project Management & C&Q Lead, you will play a critical role in delivering high-value capital projects while ensuring facilities, systems, and equipment meet the highest standards of quality and regulatory compliance. You will lead both project engineering and commissioning and qualification strategies end-to-end, partnering across teams to bring innovative solutions to life and enable the safe, reliable production of life-changing medicines for patients worldwide.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline
  • Minimum 8 years of capital project management experience, including pharmaceutical industry exposure
  • Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and external partners
  • Strong expertise in commissioning and qualification within regulated environments
  • In-depth knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and quality compliance standards
  • Demonstrated ability to manage large capital budgets and complex project portfolios
  • Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental standards in engineering operations
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across global and local teams

Nice To Haves

  • Business Continuity
  • Cost Management
  • Data Analytics and Digital (Inactive)
  • Decision Making
  • Engineering Operations Management (Inactive)
  • Engineering Technical Expertise (Inactive)
  • GDP Knowledge (Inactive)
  • Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
  • HSE Knowledge (Inactive)
  • Manufacturing Process (Production) (Inactive)
  • Operational Excellence
  • Problem Solving
  • Project Management
  • Quality Compliance
  • Resilience and Risk Management (Inactive)
  • Resource Planning and Forecasting (Inactive)
  • Risk Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Vendor Management

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of capital projects, ensuring alignment with cost, schedule, quality, and business objectives
  • Establish and oversee project governance, standards, and execution frameworks across the site or region
  • Build, lead, and develop high-performing project engineering and commissioning and qualification teams
  • Drive commissioning and qualification activities to ensure full compliance with regulatory and quality standards
  • Manage project portfolio and capital investment budgets, ensuring effective planning, tracking, and reporting
  • Develop project strategies, including sourcing, contracting, and vendor management approaches
  • Act as primary engineering contact during internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and compliance
  • Implement and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and best practices across projects and operations
  • Lead project reviews, including safety, quality, sustainability, and constructability assessments
  • Foster a culture of safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across all project activities

Benefits

  • health, life and disability benefits
  • 401(k) with company contribution and match
  • generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
  • performance-based cash incentive
  • eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards
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