QA Manager Operations
About this opportunity
-Responsible for managing quality aspects within area of responsibility and to ensure that the operational business is in compliance with cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices), the Quality Assurance Agreement, regulatory requirements and the Novartis Quality Manual and is conducted according to the relevant Standard Operating Procedures
Major Accountabilities:Functional Breadth, Critical Negotiations, People Leadership, Operations Management and Execution, Collaborating across boundaries, Project Management Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receiptDistribution of marketing samples (where applicable)Key Performance Indicators:On-time & GMP-compliant release of dosage formsNo Complaints about inspections by authorities in your own area of responsibility without these being noticed & communicated beforehand.Successfully Support continuous improvement ProjectsExecutes batch release in compliance with registrationAs per local regulatory requirement and global guidance/SOP to set up local documentation hierarchyQuality system management (e.g., Change Control, Deviation, Audit &Inspection, CAPA, QE, CONDO, etc.)Validation Batch Record review; Validation protocols review; Deviation management; On site Quality monitoringSupport and oversight validation activitiesAudit and Inspection preparation and readinessFunction representative to be involved in global and/or local project if any.Collaboration in GxP audits/inspectionsOversight of Quality OperationsMaster Batch Record review and approvalAs site QP or delegation to release productQA for Quality Control & AS&TQA Operational ExcellenceWork Experience:Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)Audit & Inspection ManagementRelease ManagementQuality AssuranceQuality ComplianceQuality Management SystemsTechnological ExpertiseSkills:CollaborationContinuous Improvement mindsetDealing With AmbiguityRegulatory requirements knowledgeProblem Solving SkillsLeadershipCommunication skillsData IntegrityDigital savvinessLanguages:English.
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How this role compares
Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 164 comparable Manager Quality roles across 51 biopharma companies.
Salary context
44 of 164 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
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Seniority mix
164 of 164 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
0 of 164 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.
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How we calculate "similar"
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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.