2 Jobs für Novartis in Schweiz

Switzerland, Basel

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there's no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that's the kind of work we want to be part of.

The Site Head Stücki is leading the operations of a Drug Product Development Services site, ensuring the seamless execution of pharmaceutical development activities, including formulation, process development, clinical and small scale tox manufacturing (non GMP) . This role oversees cross-functional site operations and ensures compliance with global regulatory standards, safety, and quality requirements to support successful Drug Product development from preclinical through to commercialization.

In the role the successful candidate will manage 9 Site Leadership Team Members and through others, lead an organization of up to 500 Employees. The role will be reporting into the Drug Product Services (DPS) Network Lead and will be a standing member of the Operations Integrated Biologics (INB) Network.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership of the Stücki Site, with the Site Leadership team, to deliver base business and growth initiatives in a safe, high quality, and compliant manner that delivers value to the customers and Lonza. With a special focus on setting up the Organization for future success to accelerate Drug Product Services within the DPS Network
• Engagement, interaction, and adherence to requirements from Lonza to support expectations for operational performance, report generation/presentation, and alignment of Stücki organization to Lonza's strategies that are directed.
• Build relationships and engage with customers and with Commercial Development to ensure alignment and plan execution is delivered in partnerships developed and maintained between the organizations.
• Coaching and development of the Site Leadership Team, ensuring both alignment and growth as a team and individuals, delivering successfully as a business and as professionals.
• Engage and communicate with the organization, ensuring the people are informed and engaged, inspiring individuals to achieve the results expected from the Stücki Site in very close alignment with the overall DPS Network (Stein, Visp)
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a life science field such as Biochemistry, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, or Pharmaceutical Sciences
• In depth knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing, safe work environment leadership, and leadership and development of leadership teams delivering progressive continuous improvement in a multi-layered organization.
• Site leadership experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing with experience in aseptic processing and/or biologic drug substance delivery. Preference to have progressive experience in both operations and other functions.
• Good knowledge of Formulation and Drug Product process development, Drug Product analytical development and quality control
• Ability to inspire a large organization by articulating a vision in an exciting manner, develop leaders, and translate strategies developed in to executable and actionable plans.
• Ability to lead the organization through leaders who are direct reports. This role is required to inspire and compel excellence in performance from the leadership team, and the Site's organization through conspicuous and infectious energy and enthusiasm.
• The Site Head will be the ultimate face of Lonza to customers, regulators, and the community. The ability to positively connect and build relationships in a manner that these external individuals are excited and inspired about aligning and supporting the strategies and objectives of Lonza
• Strong collaborative and excellent communication skills both written and oral in English; German is a strong plus

Every day, Lonza's products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Reference: R71035

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