Job Description

Leads the oversight of technical activities at the external suppliers or partners in the Small Molecules organization, which is responsible to maintain and improve the scientific oversight of the manufacturing processes and technical changes, the relevant technical knowledge and capabilities and to ensure the product and technical stewardship, across all the suppliers

Leads the oversight of technical activities at the external suppliers or partners in the Small Molecules organization, which is responsible to maintain and improve the scientific oversight of the manufacturing processes and technical changes, the relevant technical knowledge and capabilities and to ensure the product and technical stewardship, across all the suppliers.

• Act as SPOC for Global ESO MS&T for all MS&T related topics
• Support SRM’s in setting of objectives and develops vision for ESO MS&T organization of platform
• Establish and maintain MS&T organizational capability and governance processes across ESO to ensure products and technologies are within validation and current technology standards.
• Assess MS&T capabilities in the ESO platform (e.g. organizational set-up, resource availability, availability of technical capabilities, succession plans, reporting together with the respective SRM). Drive a culture of quality and compliance across the ESO MS&T organization.
• Work with the other STO MS&T platform / cluster heads, councils / boards and networks to drive reapplication of standard work processes and best practices. Ensure that quality and compliance improvement as well as savings opportunities are rapidly re-applied across ESO. Ensures implementation of global MS&T initiatives and standards across all STO SRTs.
• Ensures exchange of know-how and best practices within STO MS&T and also across platforms. Support and guide all the ESO MS&T Technical Managers to ensure capable processes by maintaining and improving the scientific oversight of the manufacturing processes and capabilities of Sandoz products at CMOs & BDL Suppliers.
• Support and guide all the ESO MS&T Technical Managers to ensure capable processes by maintaining and improving the scientific oversight of the manufacturing processes and capabilities of Sandoz Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients at CMOs & BDL Suppliers.
• Steer the priorities of Technical Activities wrt BDL Deal evaluations, New Product Launches, Tech Transfers & Major Post approval Changes & WPP remediation globally to ensure seamless supply of products to patients
• Ensure the product stewardship in all phases of product lifecycle (technical changes, knowledge and capabilities).
• Key Performance Indicators (Describe, how performance for the specific role will be measured) PpK – process capability, OoS, – Out of Specification, Customer Complaints, Recalls, Overdue Deviations. Success rate of Health Authorities' inspections, Effective CAPA, Yield, Technology transfers and new product launches on time, right first time. Technical reports executed on time and with the right expectations. Fulfilment of Validation Master Plans. Product and process improvements according to plan. Annual Dept. Budget managed effectively. Succession plan for ESO Region MS&T Head in place and robust. Technical training program in place,

Skills Desired

Applied Statistics, Assembly Language, Change Control, Chemical Engineering, 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, Manufacturing Technologies, Process and Cleaning Validation, Process Control, Process Simulation, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Scientific Method, Six Sigma, Statistical Analysis, Technology Transfer