Site Engineering Manager, Manufacturing (Isotopes)

Novartis; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 114,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with match

Equity eligibility

Performance bonus

Paid time off

Job summary

Novartis Indianapolis is seeking a Site Engineering Manager to lead the engineering strategy for a cutting-edge radioligand therapy isotope manufacturing facility. You will drive equipment reliability and manufacturing readiness in a highly regulated GMP environment, building a high-performing technical team and steering major capital and equipment improvement initiatives.

You will partner across Operations, Quality, Automation, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, compliant, and reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Automation, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering, maintenance, reliability, process, or equipment experience in a regulated manufacturing setting.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience in a cGMP environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for Process Engineering and Maintenance.
• Coach and develop engineers and maintenance staff while engaging in troubleshooting and recovery.
• Ensure safety, compliance, qualification, reliability, and asset-management programs across maintenance activities.
• Drive reliability strategies to improve performance, reduce unplanned downtime, and improve process capability.
• Oversee commissioning, qualification, and validation activities and lifecycle documentation.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Strategic thinking

Written and verbal communication

Regulatory familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Summary

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Imagine leading the engineering strategy behind a state-of-the-art radioligand therapy isotope manufacturing facility and helping deliver life-changing medicines to patients around the world. As the Site Engineering Manager, you will play a critical leadership role in ensuring equipment reliability, operational excellence, and manufacturing readiness across a highly regulated GMP environment. This is an exciting opportunity to build and develop a high-performing technical team, drive innovative engineering solutions, lead key capital and equipment improvement initiatives, and partner across Operations, Quality, Automation, Supply Chain, and other site functions to support safe, compliant, and reliable manufacturing operations.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for the Process Engineering and Maintenance departments supporting manufacturing process equipment, including applicable QC-adjacent equipment.
• Coach and develop engineers, maintenance professionals, reliability resources, and external service providers while remaining directly engaged in equipment troubleshooting, investigations, execution, and recovery when needed.
• Ensure equipment remains safe, compliant, qualified, reliable, and fit for intended use while owning site maintenance and asset-management programs, including preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Drive equipment reliability strategies to improve performance and reduce unplanned downtime. Lead process and equipment engineering initiatives that improve process capability, equipment performance, throughput, yield, safety, product quality, and manufacturability
• Provide governance and oversight for commissioning, qualification, and validation activities, including lifecycle documentation, risk-based qualification, periodic review, requalification, and maintenance of the validated state.
• Lead engineering investigations, deviations, change controls, corrective and preventive actions, and technical risk assessments, ensuring timely closure and sustainable corrective actions.
• Maintain continuous inspection readiness for Engineering and Maintenance; serve as the site engineering subject matter expert during internal audits, health authority inspections, and regulatory commitments.
• Manage departmental operating and capital budgets, contractor performance, technical service agreements, and procurement activities to deliver compliant, cost-effective engineering support.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Automation, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering, maintenance, reliability, process, or equipment experience within the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated manufacturing industry.
• Experience hiring, leading, and developing technical resources in a cGMP environment, including a minimum of 3 years of people leadership experience managing and developing technical teams.
• In-depth knowledge of FDA regulations, Title 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP5, and GMP systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate equipment status, risks, priorities, and recommendations to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 10% as required.

The salary for this position is expected to range between $114,100 and $211,900 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

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