Summary: The Site Operations Head is responsible for driving project management and operational excellence activities for the manufacturing site and within the RLT Network. The incumbent will be member of the Site Leadership Team and will assist the Site Strategic Planning Process and Production scheduling processes. The incumbent will own and provide oversight to the Site Projects portfolio and its inherent governance. About the Role: Your key responsibilities: Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Direct management of the site Scheduling, Project Management and Operational Excellence initiatives. - Manages projects cross-functionally as well as through critical external partners and its leadership team. - Manage project timelines and budgets, as well as facilitating effective communication and information transfer to and from internal and external partners. - Communicates project status, issues, assessing risks, and proposing solutions to the team. - Management of timelines and deliverables of tech transfer, process development, and other projects executed at sites and CMOs if necessary. - Financial responsibility for tracking development and commercial projects, ensuring costs and payments are executed accurately. - Provide management team with weekly/monthly metrics and progress dashboards reflecting status of all development and manufacturing activities. - Develop and champion the OpEx culture within the site and network, driving a continuous improvement mindset. Owns jointly with the SLT the Site Operating Governance mechanisms. - Support and effective use of OpEx tools and methodologies within the site and network. - Driving cross-site collaboration and improvements as part of the continuous improvement and standardization culture. What you’ll bring to the role: - Degree in Engineering or related fields; - Training in radio chemistry; - 8 years’ experience in manufacturing, quality, or a related technical field within the pharmaceutical industry. - Strong leadership, communication and analytical/problem solving skills. - Demonstrated history of working collaboratively across functions and sites. - Fluent in English and Italian. Why Advanced Accelerator Applications? Thousands of people die of cancer around the world every day. At Advanced Accelerator Applications, a Novartis company, our mission is to transform lives through radioligand therapy in nuclear medicine to fight several leading types of cancer. How will we continue to be on the cutting edge of medicine? We believe new groundbreaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working. We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying! Imagine what you could do here at Novartis! Over 1000 associates at 31 sites in 12 countries currently make up Advanced Accelerator Applications. Advanced Accelerator Applications is also an expanding business where we have the unique advantage to leverage the size and scale of Novartis, while working in a culture that is unbossed, curious and inspired - all to create impact for patients. Imagine what you could do at Novartis Division Operations Business Unit Innovative Medicines Location Italy Site Ivrea Company / Legal Entity IT58 (FCRS = IT058) AAA Italy Srl. Functional Area Technical Operations Job Type Full time Employment Type Regular Shift Work No Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.