Associate Director Engineering (m/f/d)

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Location: Schaftenau, Austria

At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine to improve and extend people's lives. We discover and develop breakthrough treatments and find new ways to bring cures to as many people as possible.
Without safe, easy-to-use, high-quality drug delivery systems our patients could not get their medicines. This is where you come in; the Device Technology Solution Center needs you as Associate Director Engineering for the development of drug device combination products working alongside our talented, bright and diverse teams.

Our Device Technology Solution Center drives the technical development of auto-injectors as well as novel drug delivery principles, e.g. drug delivery to the brain or radioligand therapy. We closely collaborate with project management, human factors engineers, packaging experts, analytical testing, production, external partners, regulatory experts and many more.

The aim is to develop and/or integrate innovative drug delivery systems with drug formulation and author state-of-the-art technical documentation for health authorities and production.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop platforms and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver safe, user-friendly, and reliable products.

• Responsible for device constituent parts of an autoinjector, the system integration of prefilled syringes together with the autoinjector into a combination product and timely delivery of technical aspects of one or more projects as well as LCM of commercial products.

• Lead and support teams in the field of Combination Product Development for Autoinjectors.

• Create and maintain relevant Design History File (DHF) documents, ensuring high-quality device design and development.

• Contribute to all phases of medical device development.

• Ensure components meet quality standards for clinical trials and commercial production.

• Collaborate with internal & external partners.

• Identify root causes of issues, define and implement robust solutions.

Essential Requirements:

• Degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.

• Preferably 10+ years of experience in medical device development.

• Proficient spoken communication and excellent technical writing skills in English, preferrable also German.

• Proven experience in medical device and/or combination product development.

• Proven experience in design for manufacturing and design for assembly.

• Good knowledge in key regulations and standards (e.g. ISO 13485, ISO 23908, ISO 11608, ISO 10993, MDR, Design Controls).

• Ability to interact with cross functional team in matrix organization.

• Minimum 60% on site work – 3 days/week.

You’ll receive:

You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development opportunities as well as worldwide career possibilities within the Novartis group. In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is € 65,605.54 a year (on a full-time basis). The actual salary will be significantly higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive working environment and diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities

If because of a medical condition, physical disability or a neurodiverse condition you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please reach out to disabilities.austria@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request as well as your contact information. The support which we can provide will include advice on suitable positions as well as guidance at all stages of the application process. Austrian law provides candidates the opportunity to involve the local disability representative, Behindertenvertrauensperson (BVP), in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

 

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