Production Head

Description

• Define and execute the medium and long-term strategy for the Manufacturing Unit, aligned with site and global manufacturing objectives.
• Oversee all manufacturing operations, ensuring strong performance across safety, quality, service, cost, supply, resources, and business results.
• Ensure effective planning and allocation of resources, including people, equipment, facilities, CAPEX, OPEX, expenses, and FTEs.
• Lead transformation, change management, and operational excellence initiatives to improve productivity, quality, efficiency, and cost competitiveness.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, HSE, Novartis quality and safety policies, manufacturing standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Build, develop, coach, and engage a high-performing manufacturing team, including talent development, succession planning, training, and capability building.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, quality, continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration, empowerment, and open communication.
• Ensure inspection readiness, business continuity, crisis management participation, and effective implementation of CAPAs and compliance activities.

Qualifications

Highest qualification: University

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, engineering, chemistry, biology, or a related field; higher degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry within a GMP-regulated environment. At least 5 years of experience in operations management and execution.
• Proven experience leading quality, compliance, safety, and operational performance in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean Management, Operational Excellence, Six Sigma, or comparable certification is advantageous.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, change management, budget management, project management, negotiation
• Strong influencing skills, with solid knowledge of regulatory requirements across health authorities.