Senior Manager, Asset Management & Reliability Engineering

Job Description Summary Lead the reliability backbone of our Morris Plains, New Jersey site. As Senior Manager, Engineering – Asset Lifecycle Management, you will guide a team of site-based engineers to ensure every process and laboratory asset is designed, maintained, improved, and retired with intention. You will set maintenance strategy, champion data-driven reliability, and own master data and Key Performance Indicators to keep equipment available, compliant, and audit-ready. Partner across Operations and Manufacturing Sciences to support new product introductions, define User Requirements, Functional Specifications, and Detailed Design Specifications, and drive facility changes aligned to five- and ten-year plans. By strengthening Root Cause Analysis and Corrective and Preventive Action disciplines and investing in training and cross-skilling, you will directly enhance patient safety, regulatory confidence, and uninterrupted production. #LI-Onsite Location: Morris Plains, NJ Job Description Key Responsibilities: • Define and continuously improve site maintenance strategy for all equipment. • Execute asset lifecycle management to meet global Novartis standards. • Lead the site reliability program using data-driven approaches. • Mentor and manage engineers supporting 24/7 operations. • Own and optimize master data for process, utility, Quality Control, and Technical Research and Development equipment. • Develop, monitor, and enhance Key Performance Indicators for system reliability. • Drive change management and Corrective and Preventive Actions to ensure equipment reliability. The salary for this position is expected to range between $114,100 and $211,900 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves. Essential Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. • Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in a Good Manufacturing Practice–regulated environment. • Proven experience with regulatory audits and inspections. • Demonstrated use of Root Cause Analysis tools (5 Whys, Fishbone, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis). • Strong background in leading or supporting investigations. • Excellent communication and leadership skills. Desirable Requirements: • Professional experience in Reliability Engineering. • Experience in the pharmaceutical industry. EEO Statement: The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 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Salary Range $114,100.00 - $211,900.00 Skills Desired Api (Application Programming Interface), Api (Application Programming Interface), Automation, Back-End Development, Business Continuity, Change Control, Chemistry, Design Development, Electronic Components, General Hse Knowledge , Including Gdp, Java (Programming Language), Knowledge Of Capa, Knowledge Of Gmp, Kubernetes, Managing Performance Improvement, Manufacturing Production, Mathematical Optimization, Project Commissioning, Project Engineering, Project Execution, Reactjs, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Scheduler { 2 more} Improving the lives of people living with disease takes more than innovative science. It takes a focus on the needs of people and a community committed to meeting them. It takes a team of people like you. Working together. Learning together. Thriving together. Discover how you can join us in changing people’s lives. 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Salary : $114,100 - $211,900