Radiopharma GMP Shift Lead — Manufacturing

Novartis; Noord-Brabant; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans

Retirement plans

Wellbeing resources

Global recognition programs

Flexible/hybrid work options

14 weeks paid parental leave

Job summary

Novartis in Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands, is looking for a Shift Supervisor to oversee a medium-small manufacturing site for radiopharmaceutical products, ensuring operations run safely, on time, and in compliance with GMP, HSE and 5S standards.

You will lead the Process Support Unit, translate strategic goals into tangible team objectives, manage staffing and production schedules, and support manufacturing systems, digital operations, and training to uphold data integrity and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in QA, QC, or Production within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven ability to lead mid sized teams and manage processes effectively.
• Strong organizational, collaboration, and people skills, with a team player mindset.

Responsibilities

• Oversees a medium small manufacturing site with daily floor supervision, line responsibility, and routine walkthroughs.
• Ensures resource planning and staffing match production workload and scheduling needs.
• Reviews the production schedule with focus on operational risks, constraints, and improvement opportunities.
• Leads the Process Support Unit, translating strategic goals into detailed team objectives, action plans, and task priorities.
• Acts as a Senior Process Expert and SME, providing frontline support for process issues and ensuring production is completed on time and per documentation.
• Ensures compliance with GMP, HSE or SSE, 5S, quality, and safety standards.
• Supports manufacturing systems and digital operations by defining user requirements, creating electronic batch records, and applying automation, programming, CSV qualification, and regulatory MES knowledge.
• Designs and delivers technical training programs using multiple formats, supports workforce qualification and capability building, and helps uphold audit readiness, certifications, and data integrity standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Organizational skills

Collaboration

People skills

GMP knowledge

Tools

Regulatory MES knowledge

Job description

Novartis in Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands, is looking for a Shift Supervisor to oversee a medium-small manufacturing site for radiopharmaceutical products, ensuring operations run safely, on time, and in compliance with GMP, HSE and 5S standards.

You will lead the Process Support Unit, translate strategic goals into tangible team objectives, manage staffing and production schedules, and support manufacturing systems, digital operations, and training to uphold data integrity and audit readiness.