About this role
Life Cycle Manager
Job ID
REQ-10087655
Sep 23, 2026
India
Summary
LI-Hybrid
Location: Mumbai, India
Ready to lead complex product life cycle projects that directly impact patients around the world? As a Life Cycle Manager, you will act as the ESO project lead for technical, manufacturing, and engineering initiatives across the life cycle of a product, including launches, transfers, changes, divestments, due diligence activities, and other strategic projects. You will bring together global and local stakeholders, lead cross-functional teams, and drive the successful execution of product strategies while balancing service levels, inventory, compliance, and cost objectives. Working across a highly interconnected global network, you will play a key role in ensuring seamless product transfers to contract manufacturing organizations and delivering operational excellence throughout the product life cycle.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
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Lead technical transfer projects from initial planning through delivery and formal closure.
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Create project charters, detailed action plans, timelines, milestones, and governance structures.
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Coordinate cross-functional teams across Manufacturing Science and Technology, Quality, Artwork, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and external partners.
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Act as the main point of contact between Novartis teams and contract manufacturing organizations.
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Track project activities, dependencies, milestones, risks, and deviations against agreed timelines.
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Resolve project obstacles and escalate critical issues promptly to protect timelines and product supply.
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Organize regular governance meetings and provide clear project updates to teams, stakeholders, and sponsors.
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Develop submission, implementation, and change-control strategies with relevant regulatory, planning, and quality stakeholders.
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Coordinate inventory and contingency stock planning to prevent supply disruptions during transfers and product changes.
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Ensure projects meet agreed strategies, regulatory requirements, quality standards, budgets, and operational objectives.
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Essential Requirements
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Degree in Pharmacy or a related pharmaceutical discipline.
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10 to 15 years of experience working with solid oral dosage forms.
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7 to 10 years of project management experience involving technology transfers and cross-functional project delivery.
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Technical understanding of tablet formulation, manufacturing processes, and product requirements.
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Working knowledge of registration requirements across Europe and Rest of World markets.
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Ability to develop Gantt charts and manage complex projects, timelines, risks, and escalations.
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Professional English, with strong communication, collaboration, and results-oriented problem-solving skills.
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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
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Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Accessibility and Accommodation
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Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send a message and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?
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Benefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.
Location
India
Site
Mumbai (Head Office)
Company / Legal Entity
IN10 (FCRS = IN010) Novartis Healthcare Private Limited
Functional Area
Technical Operations
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send a message and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Technical Operations
Operations
India
Job ID
REQ-10087655
Life Cycle Manager