REQ-10077782
May 11, 2026
LOC_CN

About the Role

Major accountabilities:
  • Management Track , -Exhibit an exceptional degree of creativity and resourcefulness.
  • Applies and/or develops highly advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories and concepts.
  • Often acts independently to uncover and resolve problems associated with the development and implementation of operational programs.
  • Plan RandD programs and recommends technological application programs to accomplish long-range objectives.
  • Work is checked only to the effectiveness of results obtained, typically requiring a long time perspective.
  • Virtually self-supervisory.
  • Strategic and/or management interface.
  • Supports scientific decision making by providing advice and recommendations to global project teams.
  • Develop concepts and propose approach, to address identified medical device/science/technology needs.
  • Supply technical advice and counsel to other professionals and represent the organization in outside discussions and technical forums.
  • Originate and apply complex concepts and propose new and unique approaches, methods, procedures and designs with regular use ofcreativity and originality to research and/or development.
  • Assure continuity of products and processes assessment feasibility, research, design, development, compliance to customer and non-customer requirements, transfer to production.
  • Focus on implementing and executing in own area of expertise provides thought leadership in own area.
  • Provides leadership direction, determining and developing approach to solutions by coordinating multiple resources to solve complex problems.
  • Directs outputs of team, project or business activity, often across locations.
  • Develops and manages specific initiatives to deliver tactical results.
  • Scientific / Technical Track -Initiate and lead new scientific/development programs.
  • Evaluate and implement new scientific technologies.
  • Provide scientific/technical leadership for efficient and robust processes for the manufacture and/or analysis of intermediates, drug substances and drug products as per own discipline.
  • Report and present scientific/technical work at internal/external meetings/ confer-ences and publish in peer reviewed international scientific journals including pa-tents.
  • Assume scientific/technical key function in teams, projects, networks, platforms and/or department activities.
  • Oversee maintenance of infrastructure/equipment and required investments.
  • Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)
Key performance indicators:
  • Management Track -Positive customer/ business partner feedback -Contributes to achievement of function objectives and strategy -Accountability for costs, quality, quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks.
  • Reach budget targets, adhere to agreed efficiency increase and cost effectiveness goals.
  • Adherence to Novartis standards, in particular, quality, ethical, health, safety, and environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) standards.
  • Measurable contributions to the success, efficiency and productivity of the department and new programs/initiatives started and implemented.
  • Scientific / Technical Track -Accountability for costs, quality, quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks.
  • Adherence to Novartis standards, in particular, quality, ethical, health, safety, and environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) standards.
  • Feedback from other team members/leaders.
  • Refer to annual individual and team objective setting.
  • Outcome of risk analyses, process challenge meetings, audits and inspections.
  • Measurable contributions to increasing efficiency and productivity in the work related to assigned projects.
  • Internal and external publications/presentations, invited lectures.
  • Sandoz: -Accountability for costs, quality, quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks.
  • Adherence to Novartis standards, in particular, quality, ethical, health, safety, and environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) standards.
  • Feedback from other team members/leaders.
  • Refer to annual individual and team objective setting.
  • Outcome of risk analyses, process challenge meetings, audits and inspections.
  • Measurable contributions to increasing efficiency and productivity in the work related to assigned projects.
  • Internal and external publications/presentations, invited lectures.
Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:
  • People Challenges.
  • Critical Negotiations.
  • People Leadership.
  • Operations Management and Execution.
  • Collaborating across boundaries.
Skills:
  • Budget Management.
  • Coaching Skills.
  • Data Science.
  • Experiments Design.
  • Laboratory.
  • Problem Solving Skills.
  • Process Simulation.
  • Project Management.
  • R&D.
Languages :
  • English.

Role Requirements

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DIV_GD
Development
LOC_CN
Changshu (Jiangsu Province)
FCT_RD
Full time
Regular
No
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REQ-10077782

Associate Director Science & Technology

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