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Job Description Summary

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Location: Millburn, NJ

Relocation Support: This role is based in Millburn, NJ. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

Ready to take the next step in your manufacturing leadership career? As a Production Manager, you will lead daily manufacturing operations at the Millburn Radioligand Therapy site, ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, productivity, and reliability. In this highly visible leadership role, you will oversee production teams, optimize resources to meet business demand, support compliance and inspection readiness, and drive a culture of continuous improvement. This opportunity offers broad exposure across site operations and cross-functional partnerships while allowing you to further develop your people's leadership and manufacturing expertise in support of delivering innovative therapies to patients.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production execution.
• Optimize staffing and resource allocation to meet production schedules and business demand.
• Ensure products are manufactured, inspected, stored, and released according to approved procedures.
• Author, review, and approve manufacturing and quality documentation within GMP environment.
• Drive investigations, corrective actions, and compliance activities to support operational excellence.
• Develop, coach, and maintain a qualified production workforce through training and performance management.
• Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, continuous improvement, and inspection readiness.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in education, science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum four years of experience in aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing including prior leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice requirements within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience authoring, reviewing, and approving manufacturing and quality documentation.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills in a production environment.
• Proven ability to drive collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across functions.

Desirable Requirements

• Prior experience or training in radiochemistry or radio pharmacy

The salary for this position is expected to range between $98,700 and $183,300 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

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EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

 

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to tas.nacomms@novartis.com call +1 (877)395-2339 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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Salary Range

$108,500.00 - $201,500.00

 

Skills Desired