Asset Lifecycle Specialist
Novartis
August 18, 2026
On-site
Indianapolis, IN
IT
Responsibilities:
- Own manufacturing and facility assets across the full lifecycle, from design and qualification through decommissioning
- Define and execute asset lifecycle strategies to optimize reliability, availability, and total cost of ownership
- Create and maintain Sensor Risk Assessments to ensure accurate operating ranges and calibration requirements
- Develop asset management plans addressing replacement, recapitalization, and obsolescence risk
- Maintain accurate asset data and lifecycle documentation within CMMS and engineering systems
- Analyze equipment performance and failure data to identify trends and continuous improvement opportunities
- Support the site’s Lean Digital Core transition and enable maintenance system integration
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field preferred; associate degree considered with 3+ years of relevant experience
- Experience managing manufacturing or facility assets across the full lifecycle in a regulated environment
- Hands-on experience with commissioning and qualification of equipment and systems
- Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice requirements within a pharmaceutical manufacturing setting
- Experience maintaining asset data within a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) or similar engineering systems
- Demonstrated ability to analyze equipment performance, failure data, and maintenance trends to drive improvements
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and maintenance teams
Desirable:
- Experience supporting GMP production environments, preferably in pharmaceuticals; aseptic manufacturing experience preferred
- Exposure to SAP S/4HANA and Lean Digital Core transition initiatives, including preparing systems for maintenance integration
- Own manufacturing and facility assets across the full lifecycle, from design and qualification through decommissioning
- Define and execute asset lifecycle strategies to optimize reliability, availability, and total cost of ownership
- Create and maintain Sensor Risk Assessments to ensure accurate operating ranges and calibration requirements
- Develop asset management plans addressing replacement, recapitalization, and obsolescence risk
- Maintain accurate asset data and lifecycle documentation within CMMS and engineering systems
- Analyze equipment performance and failure data to identify trends and continuous improvement opportunities
- Support the site’s Lean Digital Core transition and enable maintenance system integration
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field preferred; associate degree considered with 3+ years of relevant experience
- Experience managing manufacturing or facility assets across the full lifecycle in a regulated environment
- Hands-on experience with commissioning and qualification of equipment and systems
- Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice requirements within a pharmaceutical manufacturing setting
- Experience maintaining asset data within a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) or similar engineering systems
- Demonstrated ability to analyze equipment performance, failure data, and maintenance trends to drive improvements
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and maintenance teams
Desirable:
- Experience supporting GMP production environments, preferably in pharmaceuticals; aseptic manufacturing experience preferred
- Exposure to SAP S/4HANA and Lean Digital Core transition initiatives, including preparing systems for maintenance integration