Associate Expert Medical Device Testing Laboratory (m/f/d)

Job Description Summary

Associate Expert Medical Device Testing Laboratory (m/f/d)

LOCATION: Schaftenau, Tirol, Austria.

At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine to improve and extend people's lives. As a member of the laboratory team you will generate physical/mechanical/functionality analytical data to characterize and assess quality and stability of our vials, syringes, autoinjectors, etc. and respective drug-device combination products. You will contribute to data assessments with project teams, to out-of-spec investigations and method improvements etc.
The laboratory is at the beautiful location Schaftenau in Tyrol, a vibrant site with both development and manufacturing of a broad range of Novartis portfolio happening here.

If you enjoy working in the laboratory and like the mix of engineering and the medical device area, we would like to hear from you.

 

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Planning and performing laboratory functional testing of parenteral medical devices and drug-device combination products, including vials, syringes, needle-safety devices, auto-injectors, on-body pumps, and innovative containers and devices for special drugs like gene therapy and radio-ligand therapy.

• Measuring key parameters like injection forces, injection times, dose accuracy, physical dimensions, container closure integrity, with state of the art equipment like customized tensile testers, computer tomograph, coordinate measurement machines, mass extraction etc

• Compiling test result reports.

• Contributing to qualification and maintenance of analytical equipment.

• Supporting method development, validation and transfer.

• Participating in root cause investigations for complaints or out of spec results.

• Supporting the writing, review and update of lab related SOPs.

• Collaborating with other functions in development to ensure strong analytical data-packages for drug-device combination products.​

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Finished apprenticeship or secondary school, or bachelor’s or master degree in Technical/Engineering/Life-Sciences area.

• Strong skills in English, verbal and written. German skills are advantageous.

• Experience working in a laboratory.

• Experience with medical devices or pharmaceutical industry represents an advantage.

You’ll receive:

You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards 
In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development opportunities as well as worldwide career possibilities within the Novartis group. In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is €46,305.00 /year (on a full-time basis). The actual salary will be significantly higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies.  

We are open for part-time and job-sharing models and support flexible and remote working where possible. 

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:  
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive working environment and diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities:  
If because of a medical condition, physical disability or a neurodiverse condition you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please reach out to disabilities.austria@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request as well as your contact information. The support which we can provide will include advice on suitable positions as well as guidance at all stages of the application process. Austrian law provides candidates the opportunity to involve the local disability representative, Behindertenvertrauensperson (BVP), in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

 

Skills Desired

Analytical Laboratory Equipment, Analytical Testing, Laboratory, Medical Devices, Statistics