Tech. Steward - Project Support

Novartis Malaysia; Selangor; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global pharmaceutical company in Malaysia is seeking a Technical Transfer Lead to oversee technology transfer activities and ensure robust process validation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in manufacturing processes, statistical analysis, and regulatory compliance. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate across various functions and drive innovation in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in Operations Management and Execution.
• Skills in Project Management and collaborating across boundaries.
• Knowledge of CAPA and GMP standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology transfer activities and manage related projects.
• Coordinate with multiple functions to ensure seamless process execution.
• Provide technical expertise for validation activities.

Skills

Applied Statistics

Chemical Engineering

Data Analytics

Lean Manufacturing

Process Control

Risk Management

Six Sigma

Technology Transfer

Job description

Summary

• Technical Transfer Lead—Responsible for technology transfer activities at site level (within, inbound and outbound), including any scale‑up or other process adaptations. Leads technical transfer project team at site and liaises efficiently with involved functions (e.g. Technical Development, Supply Chain, Production Unit, Quality Control, HSE, other sites.). Product Steward—Owns the process knowledge of the product(s) assigned throughout the commercial lifecycle, maintains oversight on process capability, through data trending and statistical analysis of critical variables, ensuring processes are robust, in continued state of validation and continuously improving. Ensures seamless flow of knowledge and information across functions, and with other sites when applicable, with focus on the assigned product(s). Provides second line technical/scientific process support. Technical Steward—Provides to the Site the specialist knowledge and expertise, as Subject Matter Expert (SME), of specific pharmaceutical processes or process technologies (e.g. Technical Steward for galenics, for film coating, biologics – upstream or downstream, etc.). Oversees processes and standards to maintain and improve existing and to implement new innovative manufacturing technologies. Validation Lead—Responsible for developing, implementing and managing the site process validation, primary packaging validation, cleaning validation and revalidation strategies to meet cGMP and quality requirements on time and on budget to ensure that programs are compliant with Regulatory Authorities’ expectations and related SOPs. Senior Scientist—MS&A/Design, plan, perform, interpret and report scientific experiments under the lead of the department head to contribute to overall MS&A strategies and objectives.

About The Role

Major accountabilities

• Technical Transfer Lead – Review and update Quality Risk Assessment (QRA) prior to transfer and prior to validation, adapt control strategy if needed.
• Review first APQR after transfer to ensure adequate product performance – Ensure that all relevant technical information and documentation for validation is available.
• Define pre‑validation/validation strategy incl. process, cleaning, packaging and supportive studies (e.g., hold times).
• Coordinate technical, regulatory and validation batches at site.
• Support Validation Lead/Validation Expert in creation of validation protocol and report.
• Product Steward – Maintain oversight and knowledge for entire manufacturing process performed on site and throughout the entire commercial lifecycle, since transfer from development to date, act as SPOC.
• Create and maintain a product specific Quality Risk Analysis (QRAs).
• Monitor all critical variables and key variables as appropriate using statistical analysis and conducting regular product specific data trending.
• Review APQR and decide on state of control.
• Technical Steward – Act as the SPOC for interface with global MS&A network and with technical development organization, for the corresponding global activities, to define and implement new technical standards for existing and new technologies and equipment.
• Owns the knowledge of specific pharmaceutical manufacturing process technologies, locally, including any pilot scale, scale up or down, and Design of Experiments (DoE).
• Provide technical expertise for validation activities within area of responsibility.
• Harmonize and optimise technical processes across the site.
• Validation Lead – Support Product Steward in maintaining the process control strategy.
• Provide technical expertise and facilitate establishment of Quality Risk Assessment (as needed).
• Define and implement validation strategy (process, cleaning, ongoing verification) and defend to authorities.
• Overall responsibility for establishment, prioritisation, execution and tracking of Validation Master Plan for process, cleaning, packaging validation and ongoing process verification (OPV), ongoing cleaning verification.
• Senior Scientist MS&A – Complex projects with deep understanding of development process requirements, difficult to solve topics (e.g. new by‑product investigation, complex deviations), cross‑product alignment in support approach (larger sites), reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt, distribution of marketing samples (where applicable).

Key Performance Indicators

• Cost, C‑Sat and productivity targets.
• Achievement of project plans & milestones.
• Internal customer satisfaction with quality of services provided.
• Validation Master Plan (VMP) completed and up to date.

Minimum Requirements

• Fix‑its/Turnarounds.
• Operations Management and Execution.
• Collaborating across boundaries.
• Project Management.

Skills

• Applied Statistics.
• Assembly Language.
• Change Control.
• Chemical Engineering.
• Continual Improvement Process.
• Cost Reduction.
• Data Analytics.
• Electronic Components.
• General HSE Knowledge.
• Including GDP.
• Knowledge Of CAPA.
• Knowledge Of GMP.
• Lean Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing (Production).
• Manufacturing Process.
• Manufacturing Technologies.
• Process And Cleaning Validation.
• Process Control.
• Process Simulation.
• Risk Management.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Scientific Method.
• Six Sigma.
• Statistical Analysis.
• Technology Transfer.

Languages

• English.

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