Job Description Summary
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Location: Târgu Mureş, Romania
This role is based in Târgu Mureş, Romania. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
Join Novartis and help ensure robust, compliant, and continuously improving manufacturing processes across the product lifecycle. As we actively map and assess the labour market, we are looking for Manufacturing Science & Technology Experts, that will own process knowledge, lead technology transfers and product launches, and drive validation strategies to keep our therapies safe, reliable, and inspection-ready.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
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Maintain end-to-end process knowledge and lifecycle oversight for assigned products.
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Lead tech transfers and launch readiness activities, ensuring seamless scale-up and compliance.
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Develop and execute validation strategies (process, cleaning, packaging) aligned with cGMP and regulatory standards.
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Provide technical support, risk mitigation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure business continuity and quality.
Essential Requirements:
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BSc in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, or an equivalent scientific degree; MSc desirable or equivalent experience.
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Fluent in English (oral and written).
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2–3 years of experience in manufacturing, manufacturing science and technology (MS&T), technical development, or quality—ideally within GMP/GxP-regulated environments.
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Experience in GMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing and MS&T.
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Strong skills in process validation, CPV, and statistical data analysis.
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Proven leadership in tech transfer and cross-functional project management.
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Excellent documentation and compliance mindset.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO paragraph:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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Skills Desired
Assembly Language, Change Control, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Continual Improvement Process, Cost Reduction, Data Analytics, Electronic Components, General Hse Knowledge , Including Gdp, Knowledge Of Capa, Knowledge Of Gmp, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing Process, Manufacturing Production, Pharmaceutics, Process and Cleaning Validation, Process Control, Process Engineering, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Scheduler, Six Sigma, Sop (Standard Operating Procedure)