Job Description Summary
LI-Hybrid
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Relocation Support: This role is based in Mexico City, Mexico. Novartis is
unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
When something unexpected happens in manufacturing, you’ll be the person who
brings clarity, structure, and momentum - so production can continue compliantly
and patients aren’t kept waiting. In this role, you’ll lead deviation and
investigation work end-to-end: assessing criticality and product impact,
authoring robust investigations, and driving root-cause analysis using practical
investigation tools. You’ll translate findings into effective Corrective and
Preventive Actions, ensure implementation through Good Manufacturing Practice
systems, and verify that actions truly prevent recurrence. You’ll also support
the operation by generating manufacturing orders in the Manufacturing Execution
System when needed and delivering targeted training that reinforces strong
quality behaviors.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
* Open and assess deviations,
determining criticality within defined timelines
* Evaluate product impact of deviations in alignment with batch release
activities
* Author and own investigations, ensuring clear scope, root cause, and timely
closure
* Apply structured root cause analysis tools to identify product and process
deviations
* Develop, document, and implement effective Corrective and Preventive Actions
* Verify robustness and effectiveness of critical and major investigations
* Execute experiments or manufacturing runs to support investigation outcomes
* Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure compliant production during
deviations
* Generate manufacturing orders within the Manufacturing Execution System as
required
* Deliver targeted training to reinforce quality practices and compliance
standards
Essential Requirements
* Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field, with two to five years of
pharmaceutical indu