Regulatory Affairs CMC Senior Manager

Job Description Summary

#LI-Hybrid (3 days per week on-site)
Location: Schaftenau, Austria

As a Senior Manager, you’ll drive global strategic and operational CMC regulatory direction across the full product lifecycle — from development to post-approval. Bring your deep regulatory expertise in drug development, manufacturing, and analytical testing, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver patient-focused solutions that matter.

 

Job Description

Major Accountabilities:

• Drive Global CMC Strategy: Take the lead in shaping and executing innovative global CMC regulatory strategies for Biologics and Small Molecules — balancing business impact with regulatory excellence.

• Own Submission Success: Lead end-to-end global CMC submission activities — from planning and authoring to coordination and delivery — ensuring timely, high-quality submissions that meet Health Authority expectations.

• Navigate Documentation with Precision: Identify and manage documentation requirements, resolve content and timeline challenges, and negotiate the delivery of approved technical source documents aligned with project milestones.

• Craft Regulatory Excellence: Author and review top-tier CMC documentation for global submissions, applying strategic insights, regulatory trends, and technical accuracy — all while meeting e-publishing standards and deadlines.

• Be the Voice of CMC Strategy: Proactively communicate regulatory strategies, risks, and key issues across project teams and stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle. Represent the department in cross-functional teams with confidence.

• Lead Risk Management & Lessons Learned: Champion CMC risk assessments and share critical learnings from major submissions to continuously improve regulatory processes and outcomes.

• Engage with Health Authorities: Initiate and lead impactful interactions and negotiations with global Health Authorities, driving alignment and regulatory success.

Minimum Requirements:

• Science degree (e.g. Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biology) or equivalent; advanced degree desired.

• Minimum 5 years of regulatory CMC experience and/or pharmaceutical industry experience. 

• Demonstrated knowledge/experience in regulatory submission and approval processes and ability to deal with complex CMC regulatory issues and requirements.

• Proven ability to critically evaluate data from a broad range of scientific disciplines.

Why Novartis? Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll receive: 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 €58,500/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. 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

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work 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 an