Associate Director Science

Vor 6 Tagen

Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz Novartis Vollzeit

Job Description Summary

Location: Basel, Switzerland #onsite
(*please note that we are not providing relocation for this role)

Role Purpose:
Join the Pharmaceutical Development (PHAD) Specialty Unit as an Associate Director Science & Technology (Formulation Project Leader) for drug product formulation and process development of parenteral innovative medicines, especially xRNA. As a recognized expert in the field, you will advance the xRNA therapeutics technology platform and shape the development of patient-centric drugs. The position is ideal for an individual who is passionate about bringing transformational medicines to patients and working on exciting novel pharmaceutical products.


 

Job Description

Major Accountabilities

  • Core member of the drug product sub-team representing scientific/technical excellence, ad hoc member of global CMC team.

  • Authors source documents for regulatory submissions, review CMC modules.

  • Lead and manage project, network and cross‑functional team activities

  • Drive long‑term strategies on science and technologies

  • Generate impactful and wide‑reaching procedures or guidelines and drive their implementation across teams.

  • Represents broadly recognized expert knowledge and is responsible for scouting, evaluating, and implementing innovative drug delivery technologies in xRNA drug product development.

Role Requirements: 

  • Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical engineering, Chemistry or related disciplines with minimum of 3 – 6 years of experience in parenteral drug development, particularly also experience with oligonucleotides (mRNA, siRNA, ASO), or master degree with a minimum of 5 - 8 years of relevant experience

  • Demonstrated experience in parenteral formulation and process development, particularly in xRNA therapeutics

Desirable Skills: 

  • Expert knowledge in the development of oligonucleotide drug products

  • Ability to lead technology development programs, introduce new scientific technologies and create a culture of excellence in knowledge exchange

  • Proactive problem‑solver with ability to address complex, critical issues beyond immediate team

  • Experience driving digital transformation including enabling data harmonization and adoption of new digital ways of working

Languages: 

  • Fluent English (both spoken and written) is essential   

  • Additional languages are an advantage 

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

Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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