Engineering Lead TRD RLT

Overview Experteer Overview As Engineering Lead at Novartis, you will steer the site engineering and maintenance organization to ensure plants, equipment, and facilities meet GMP, HSE, and radio protection standards. You will drive the engineering strategy, asset lifecycle management, and major investment projects, delivering reliable operations and compliant, state-of-the-art technical solutions. You will collaborate with local and global stakeholders to align scope, budget, and schedules, enabling future-ready capabilities.

This role offers an opportunity to shape site capabilities and contribute to patients’ lives through robust engineering leadership.

Responsibilities Lead the engineering/maintenance organization at site and ensure full operational readiness of equipment, infrastructure, and buildings

Manage and execute site investment projects per asset life cycle, scope, budget, schedule, quality and functionality

Develop and maintain the Engineering site strategy (Capex plan, equipment recapitalization, budgeting) and oversee implementation

Ensure compliance with GMP, HSE, radio protection regulations and drive compliant maintenance and calibration

Provide engineering tools and systems (calibration, engineering database, CMMS, Comos) and ensure their effective use Support internal and external audits and ensure quality manual/module/GOP compliance

Monitor/drive maintenance improvements, improve KPI, define asset strategies and lifecycle management

Plan resources for maintenance/calibration, monitor backlogs, select vendors/contractors

Maintain cross-functional collaboration and share best practices within the Novartis engineering community

Communicate complex ideas effectively to executive management and teams Qualifications
10 years in Plant Engineering or similar

Leadership experience with successful project management on major investments

Excellent project management, contract management, and financial appraisal skills

Strong communication skills for executive and technical audiences

In-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical processes, especially aseptic processes and equipment

Wide interdisciplinary experience in international, multi-disciplinary environments

Fluent Italian and English
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