Job Description

2025! This is the year that Global Clinical supply is targeting for completing the evolution our systems into a "digital enabled" landscape of 300+ associates. Join a team of globally collaborative colleagues at the 'Global Clinical Supply (GCS)' function to support clinical trials from Phase 1 to approval and be a key interface between Technical Research & Development (TRD) teams and the Clinical teams!
At GCS, we aspire to become a data and digital powered, resourceful, agile organization to deliver more products to more patients efficiently, through empowered and highly capable teams.
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Enables the strategic decision on study level in terms of packaging locations and distribution models

• Covers the mid to long-term planning horizon and is responsible for supply review on aggregated portfolio level. Oversees entire GCS portfolio planning in all packaging locations.

• Translates supply plan from SCM into production plan on a 18 month rolling forecast horizon. Ensures operational feasibility of the production plan on short term horizon in alignment with relevant GCS roles (including handover process)

• Implements master production scheduling including relevant material master data and manages related change processes. Creates Rough Cut Capacity Resources planning for headcount and equipment

• Contributes to the CS&OP ensuring adherence to monthly planning cycle, Covers CFG-PP2D-PP planning and ensures all independent demand is reflected in SAP

• Works with relevant role responsible for Production Master Data to create dependent demand on DP/PP and pack material level

• Identifies and mitigates potential capacity and technical risks, with appropriate escalation and communication

• Collaborate with relevant GCS roles to ensure harmonized packaging design, adequate material and capacity availability

Minimum requirements

5 years of practical experience in chemical / pharmaceutical industry or
3 years of experience in field of expertise

• Good expertise in related field. Good knowledge about the Drug Development process

• Basic project management, good organization and planning skills

• Knowledge of relevant regulations (e.g. GMP, HSE etc.) and Novartis specific standards.

• Demonstrates problem-solving and idea generation skills

• Good presentation skills. Fundamental Leadership skills.

• Very good communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills. Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.

WHY NOVARTIS

769 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2020, and while we're proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people's lives.
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world's toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying! Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team's representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Functional Area

Research & Development

Division

Global Drug Development

Business Unit

TECHNICAL R & D GDD

Employment Type

Regular

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

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

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

No