Hiring: Associate Director Physics Team Leader and Process Automation Company: Novartis Location: Watertown, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 10:21:07 Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly About the job Experience: •5 years of relevant experience in radiopharmaceuticals or related fields, with a strong focus on process automation and physics; academic experience will also be considered •At least 5 years of relevant experience in radiopharmaceuticals or related fields, with a strong focus on process automation and physics; academic experience will also be considered Required Skills: •Be part of the IDU Leadership team •Work collaboratively with cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams, spanning multiple NVS global sites develop efficient radio-chemical separation techniques •Co-lead projects with project lead; formulate and execute on project strategy, manage interfaces with project leads, including timelines, priority, board presentations. •Build and lead internal Radiochemical team of experimental scientists and project leads. Seek technical and operational input from key stakeholders to build the project execution plan. •Align with RLT LT project strategy and resourcing. Regular project/portfolio updates to IDU LT. •Manage and communicate project status, issues, and options for resolution to ensure optimal and timely information flow to all stakeholders (NTO and TRD). •Foster effective, proactive and open communication within and across project teams, build trust among team members to achieve transparency and clarity of program goals, progress and issues. Mentor less experienced team members. •Contribute to vendor/CRO evaluations, coordination of outsourcing requests, budget monitoring and communication, evaluation of external collaborations and due diligence. Qualifications: •A minimum of a Bachelors degree is required. Master’s or PhD is preferred •Strong background in Radiochemistry and radio-isotope production technologies including irradiation technologies and accelerators •Previous track record of success in leadership position, working with international and multidisciplinary development teams •Ambitious, yet highly collaborative and fully committed to team’s and project success. •Result- and quality oriented. Able to deal with conflicting interests and willing to make compromises to ensure project progress. •Excellent project management skills, organizational and team management skills, interpersonal communication, strong verbal and written communication. •Creativity with demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills, ability to pay attention to detail but also see a bigger picture. •Comfortable with ambiguity and change, eager and fast learner willing to adopt new tools and processes. •Demonstrated capacity to operate in a fast-paced dynamic environment and effectively process multiple avenues of communication and requests in parallel •The salary for this position is expected to range between $145,600.00 - $270,400.00 USD Annual per year. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!