Novartis · 3 weeks ago
Senior Manager, Engineering – Asset Lifecycle management
Morris Plains
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$114K/yr - $212K/yr
5+ years expNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is seeking a Senior Manager, Engineering – Asset Lifecycle Management to lead the reliability backbone of their Morris Plains, New Jersey site. This role involves guiding a team of engineers to ensure that laboratory assets are effectively managed throughout their lifecycle, setting maintenance strategies, and enhancing patient safety through data-driven reliability initiatives.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Lead the reliability backbone of our Morris Plains, New Jersey site
Guide a team of site-based engineers to ensure every process and laboratory asset is designed, maintained, improved, and retired with intention
Set maintenance strategy, champion data-driven reliability, and own master data and Key Performance Indicators to keep equipment available, compliant, and audit-ready
Partner across Operations and Manufacturing Sciences to support new product introductions, define User Requirements, Functional Specifications, and Detailed Design Specifications, and drive facility changes aligned to five- and ten-year plans
Strengthen Root Cause Analysis and Corrective and Preventive Action disciplines and invest in training and cross-skilling to enhance patient safety, regulatory confidence, and uninterrupted production
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering
Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in a Good Manufacturing Practice–regulated environment
Proven experience with regulatory audits and inspections
Demonstrated use of Root Cause Analysis tools (5 Whys, Fishbone, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)
Strong background in leading or supporting investigations
Excellent communication and leadership skills
Preferred
Professional experience in Reliability Engineering
Experience in the pharmaceutical industry
Benefits
Health, life and disability benefits
A 401(k) with company contribution and match
A variety of other benefits
A generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
Company
Novartis
Novartis is a pharmaceutical company that researches and develops medicines for serious diseases to improve and extend people's lives.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.49BKey Investors
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2024-06-19Post Ipo Debt· $2.49B
2018-02-14Grant· $6.5M
2000-05-19IPO
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Vice President & Global Program Head
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