Technical Transfer Lead
Novartis
July 02, 2026
Remote friendly (Durham, NC)
United States
Operations
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end technical transfer projects, ensuring timelines, scope, and quality objectives are achieved.
- Serve as site point of contact for transfer activities, aligning stakeholders across Technical Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, HSE, and other sites.
- Develop and execute transfer and validation strategies, including process, cleaning, packaging, and supportive studies.
- Coordinate technical, regulatory, and validation batches, ensuring documentation readiness and compliance.
- Establish and lead cross-functional project teams, driving execution, risk mitigation, and decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with cGMP and readiness for inspections and pre-approval audits.
- Drive process improvements and optimization to support successful product launches and ongoing manufacturing excellence.
Essential requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, or equivalent scientific degree.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in oral solid dosage pharmaceutical manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience in technical transfer, process scale-up, and validation activities.
- Strong knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices and regulatory requirements.
- Proven project management skills with ability to lead cross-functional teams.
- Strong technical expertise in pharmaceutical processes, with ability to solve complex manufacturing challenges.
Desirable requirements:
- Master of Science or equivalent experience.
Benefits (as stated):
- Performance-based cash incentive; eligibility for annual equity awards (depending on level).
- Comprehensive benefits package (health, life, disability), 401(k) with company contribution and match; time off (vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves).
- Lead end-to-end technical transfer projects, ensuring timelines, scope, and quality objectives are achieved.
- Serve as site point of contact for transfer activities, aligning stakeholders across Technical Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, HSE, and other sites.
- Develop and execute transfer and validation strategies, including process, cleaning, packaging, and supportive studies.
- Coordinate technical, regulatory, and validation batches, ensuring documentation readiness and compliance.
- Establish and lead cross-functional project teams, driving execution, risk mitigation, and decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with cGMP and readiness for inspections and pre-approval audits.
- Drive process improvements and optimization to support successful product launches and ongoing manufacturing excellence.
Essential requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, or equivalent scientific degree.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in oral solid dosage pharmaceutical manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience in technical transfer, process scale-up, and validation activities.
- Strong knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices and regulatory requirements.
- Proven project management skills with ability to lead cross-functional teams.
- Strong technical expertise in pharmaceutical processes, with ability to solve complex manufacturing challenges.
Desirable requirements:
- Master of Science or equivalent experience.
Benefits (as stated):
- Performance-based cash incentive; eligibility for annual equity awards (depending on level).
- Comprehensive benefits package (health, life, disability), 401(k) with company contribution and match; time off (vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves).