Novartis

Director, Technical Project Leader

Novartis

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Basel • 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Formulates and drives a scientifically sound and business driven technical project strategy for Technical Research & Development (TRD)
  • Leads the TRD-development of Mixed Modality, Small Molecule and/or Biologics projects
  • Establishes technical development plans in line with priority classification of project.
  • Provides drug development expertise in addition to technical expertise.
  • Learns to manage teams/stakeholders appropriately.
  • Anticipates setbacks and stays in control – takes criticism as intended for situations.
  • Communicates transparently.
  • Takes responsibility for successes and failures of own and team's work.

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in life science, engineering or equivalent
  • Successfully demonstrated several years (minimum of 2-3 years) of directly related experience as functional project leader and relevant experience as Associate TPL or equivalent.
  • Strong scientific/technical knowledge & understands technical development tasks for Small Molecules or Biologics (minimum) and Mixed Modalities (ideal).
  • Able to establish/maintain DS/DP/Device supply plan (in alignment with the clinical supply project lead).
  • Fundamental knowledge of GMP and regulatory requirements.
  • Solid cross-functional knowledge (PK/PD, tox, clinical, commercial) regarding drug development.
  • Manages end to end technical drug development and knowledge.
  • Completed basic project management training.
Benefits
  • Accessibility and accommodation

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
technical project strategydrug development expertisetechnical development plansSmall MoleculesBiologicsMixed ModalitiesDS/DP/Device supply planGMPregulatory requirementscross-functional knowledge
Soft skills
team managementstakeholder managementanticipation of setbackstransparency in communicationresponsibility for outcomes
Certifications
advanced degree in life scienceadvanced degree in engineeringproject management training