Senior Process & Portfolio Lead — Bulk Production

Novartis AG; Schaftenau; On-site; EUR 67,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Parental leave

14 weeks paid parental leave

Job summary

Novartis AG in Schaftenau, Austria, is seeking a Senior Process Expert to coordinate the BULK project portfolio, focusing on new products and continuous improvements in a busy production environment. You will connect project and operations teams, balance priorities and resources, and ensure timely delivery while safeguarding manufacturing needs.

Fluent in English and German is required. This role offers a hybrid work model in Schaftenau with base salary range and potential bonus; relocation is

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills; ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple activities.
• Experience in project management or project coordination with a structured and proactive delivery approach.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Fluent English and German (written and spoken).
• Knowledge of GMP-regulated manufacturing environments (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the project portfolio within the BULK area, ensuring visibility of priorities, timelines, milestones and resource requirements.
• Act as the central point of contact for project and resource requests within the unit.
• Coordinate project planning, scheduling and execution in close collaboration with project teams and operational functions.
• Align project priorities with production needs, available capacity and resource demands in a busy manufacturing environment.
• Coordinate project activities across Production, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Science and Technology, Engineering, Supply Chain and Planning.
• Identify resource constraints, scheduling conflicts and project risks, escalating issues when required.
• Provide clear project status updates, portfolio transparency and decision support to management.
• Support new product projects and contribute to continuous improvement of project and portfolio management processes.

Skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teamwork

MS Office

English & German

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Novartis AG in Schaftenau, Austria, is seeking a Senior Process Expert to coordinate the BULK project portfolio, focusing on new products and continuous improvements in a busy production environment. You will connect project and operations teams, balance priorities and resources, and ensure timely delivery while safeguarding manufacturing needs.

Fluent in English and German is required. This role offers a hybrid work model in Schaftenau with base salary range and potential bonus; relocation is