This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis 

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Position purpose:
The purpose of this role is to develop our growing pipeline of oral products. We are looking for an expert in the area of Oral Solid Dosage Forms (small molecules, NCE). As a member of the team, you will play a key role in the development of formulations and processes for oral dosage forms with end-to-end scope, from first-in-human trials to transfer to Technical Operations.
You will plan, perform and document scientific experiments for formulation- and process development for preparation and timely delivery of drug products incl. support at GMP manufacturing, primarily in the area of Oral Solid Dosage forms. You will participate in scientific teams and contribute to the overall Technical Research and Development strategies and goals.

Major accountabilities:
For the development of oral solid dosage forms we are looking for an experienced associate. Your duties will be to develop formulations of capsules, film coated tablets or sachets, to develop manufacturing processes including scale-up. In addition, you will support the process transfer to GMP Pilot Plant and Novartis Technical Operations (TechOps) sites, and support the manufacture of clinical supplies under a GMP environment. Your responsibilities will be to plan, perform scientific experiments (or pilot plant processes) for formulation- and process development under minimal guidance from team members and to contribute to the interpretation and report results. You have experience in actively applying digital tools e.g. for reporting of experiments, and are experienced and curious to utilize and to further advance data & digital tools.

Your accountabilities will include:

• Plan, coordinate, perform and document scientific experiments in collaboration with functional and project leads
• Develop phase appropriate formulations for oral drug products
• Develop efficient and robust processes for oral drug products
• Utilize data digital tools (e.g. e-Lab Journal, digital IPC data handling, digital data recording, data visualization tools)
• Provide raw data documentation, evaluation and interpretation of results
•  Propose and provide input for the design of next experiments
• Transfer procedures/instructions to GMP production facilities (e.g. Pilot Plant, NTO), including troubleshooting
• Support the manufacture of clinical supplies under a GMP environment
• Contribute to investment projects and maintenance of infrastructure/equipment.
• Adherence to quality, quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks.
• Adherence to Novartis standards, in particular, quality, ethical, health, safety, and environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) standards.
• Reproducibility of experiments and results.

Minimum Requirements:

• You have graduated as pharmaceutical technologist (lab-technician apprenticeship, Pharmakant / Chemie-/Pharmatechnologe, with min 3-5 years relevant industrial experience), or hold a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related discipline (e.g. MSc, or BSc), with proven experience in formulation- and process-development. Experience in manufacturing under GMP is advantageous.
• Ideally a minimum of 3-5 successful years of experience in pharmaceutical development of oral solid dosage forms, e.g. in lab, technicum or Pilot Plant setting, with experience in the most common pharmaceutical technologies und unit operations. Experience in formulation development / pre-formulation incl related experience with (functional) excipients and enabling formulations is advantageous.
• Strong awareness and proven experience for safe handling of chemicals, potentially dangerous materials and equipment.
• Experience and severity in actively applying data-digital tools alike e-LabNotebook, digital documentation and data recording tools. Additional experience, e.g. from contribution to the development and advancement of those tools is advantageous.
• Good scientific or technical knowledge in galenics/pharmaceutical technology / formulation- and/or process development at lab, pilot and production.
• Excellent user experience of software and computer tools (e.g. electronic documentation).
• Adequate knowledge in related scientific/technical areas.
• Proficient with laboratory and/or technical tools.
• Excellent Communication skills
• Basic presentation skills and scientific/technical writing skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with respect to planning, tracking, priority setting and adherence to project timelines
• Proficiency in English required (oral & written), German and/or French is an advantage.

Workload: 100% (40 hours per week)
Role type: Onsite
Required start date: 1 December 2025
Contract end date: 31 December 2026

Why Novartis: 
Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

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, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodation: 
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit at directsourceproteam@prounlimited.com.