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$80k/yr
Full-time
Incentive program, Company pension scheme, Childcare facilities, Learning and development opportunities, Worldwide career possibilities
Posted 17h ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Site Automation Leader manages the automation engineering organization across drug product manufacturing, focusing on system reliability, compliance, and digital transformation. They lead cross-functional teams to implement smart factory initiatives, capital projects, and continuous modernization of automation platforms.
Requirements
Candidates must have over 10 years of experience in industrial automation within a regulated industry and at least 5 years of people leadership experience. Proficiency in GMP, GxP, and automation technologies like PLC, SCADA, and MES is essential, alongside fluency in English and German.
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Job Description Summary
Location: Schaftenau, Austria #LI-HYBRID 12 days/month in office
Internal job title: Site Automation Leader
About the role: The Site Automation Leader is accountable for leading the Automation Engineering organization across Drug Product manufacturing operations, ensuring the reliable, compliant, and efficient operation of automation systems supporting Compounding, Filling, Inspection, Assembly & Packaging. The role combines strategic leadership, operational excellence, digital transformation, and people management to develop a high-performing automation organization aligned with site and business objectives.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Senior Automation Engineers, Automation Engineers, and Automation Technicians supporting Drug Product manufacturing operations, and drive talent management activities including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, and career development.
Serve as the key leader and escalation point for automation resources across the site, and promote cross-functional teamwork between Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Validation, Supply Chain, ITOT, and external partners.
Automation Strategy & Technical Leadership: Define and execute the site automation strategy and technology roadmap, ensure standardization, lifecycle management, and continuous modernization of automation platforms, and drive implementation of industry best practices, digital manufacturing technologies, and smart factory initiatives.
Manufacturing & Operational Excellence: Ensure high availability and reliability of automation systems supporting manufacturing operations, lead root cause investigations and resolution of critical automation incidents, drive improvements in OEE, equipment reliability, production throughput, and process robustness.
Capital Projects & Innovation: Lead automation engineering resources in capital investment projects and strategic business initiatives, oversee implementation of new technologies, automation upgrades, and manufacturing system enhancements; Drive Robotics, AI, and Vertical Integration initiatives supporting the transformational initiatives.
Compliance & Quality: Ensure all automation systems remain inspection-ready and compliant with GMP, Data Integrity, and cybersecurity requirements; Lead automation-related deviations, CAPAs, change controls, audits, and validation activities.
Direct leadership responsibility for the Site Automation organization supporting Drug Production operations, and act as a key member of the Site Engineering and ITOT leadership community, being responsible for organizational capability, talent pipeline, resource allocation, budget utilization, and delivery of automation services. Influence site-wide digital transformation priorities and manufacturing technology strategy.
Essential Requirements:
10+ years of experience in OT Automation, Industrial Automation, Manufacturing Systems, or Digital Manufacturing within a regulated industry
5+ years of people leadership experience, managing automation engineers, technicians, project teams, and external partners.
Strong expertise in PLC, SCADA, HMI, industrial networks, and OT infrastructure with the ability to ensure reliable and compliant operations.
Hands-on experience with MES, Electronic Batch Records, Review by Exception (RbE), and Vertical Integration across manufacturing systems.
Proven experience delivering automation and digital transformation programs, including capital projects and Smart Factory initiatives.
Strong understanding of AI, advanced analytics, and data-driven manufacturing, including Power BI, manufacturing data platforms, and AI-enabled use cases.
Deep knowledge of GMP/GxP, Computer System Validation (CSV), Data Integrity, and Quality Risk Management in pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
Ability to define and execute a multi-year Site Automation Strategy, aligning Robotics, Process Automation, AI, and Operational Excellence initiatives with business objectives.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with demonstrated success
influencing senior leaders, driving organizational change, and developing high-performing teams
Fluency in German and English
Desirable requirements:
Knowledge of Robotics, AGVs/AMRs, machine vision, and advanced manufacturing technologies to support autonomous operations.
What you will receive:
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 gross salary is € 79,951.48 /year (on a full-time basis). We also offer a potential market oriented excess payment in line with your experience and qualifications.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis? Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to learn more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/networkAccessibility and accommodation:Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Skills Desired
Automation, Automation Testing, Business Process Automation, Instrumentation and Control Engineering (ICE), People Management, Robotics, Software Testing, Test Automation
Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.
Find out more at https://www.novartis.com
See our community guidelines: https://go.novartis.social/3Nboxki
Offices: Novartis Campus, Basel, Baselstadt 4002, CH · One Health Plaza, East Hanover, NJ 07936, US · Calle 93B S-31, Bogota, Bogota, D.C. 110541, CO · Merrion Road, Dublin, County Dublin, IE · Na Pankraci 1724/129, Prague, Prague 140 00, CZ
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Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.
Find out more at https://www.novartis.com
See our community guidelines: https://go.novartis.social/3Nboxki
Offices: Novartis Campus, Basel, Baselstadt 4002, CH · One Health Plaza, East Hanover, NJ 07936, US · Calle 93B S-31, Bogota, Bogota, D.C. 110541, CO · Merrion Road, Dublin, County Dublin, IE · Na Pankraci 1724/129, Prague, Prague 140 00, CZ
CardiovascularImmunologyNeuroscienceSolid TumorsHematologyChemistryxRNARadioligandand Gene and cell therapyHealth Care