

Quality Control Metrologist
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Posted Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Posting ID: REQ-10063919
Millburn, NJ
Summary
In this individual contributor role, the Metrologist is responsible for a variety of tasks related to calibrations of equipment, managing, and overlooking equipment change requests in a timely manner. Contacts vendors, when needed, and coordinates their activities.
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role. Please only apply if the location is accessible for you.
Location: Millburn, NJ #LI-Onsite
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
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.
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? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we'll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
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.
Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations
The Novartis Group of Companies are 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 application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
In this individual contributor role, the Metrologist is responsible for a variety of tasks related to calibrations of equipment, managing, and overlooking equipment change requests in a timely manner. Contacts vendors, when needed, and coordinates their activities.
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role. Please only apply if the location is accessible for you.
Location: Millburn, NJ #LI-Onsite
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
- •Responsible for effective and efficient calibration to ensure compliance with Novartis quality standards and applicable CGMP regulations.
- Facilitates instrumentation calibration/qualification with external vendors, internal and/or external resources and local system owners.
- Supports the preparation of equipment binders containing technical & qualification Novartis life cycle documents & required vendor documents, IQ/OQ/PQ Protocols, and Summary Reports for qualification of QC equipment.
- Ensure compliance with cGMP, regulatory regulations, and Novartis global and local policy for equipment.
- Develop / review appropriate SOPs and corresponding Forms.
- Responsible for performing all assigned activities within budget and schedule constraints.
- Ensure communication flows within the team and with all individual involved in the process (e.g. Make- Test- Release team).
- As subject matter expert provide support during audit and inspection.
- Responsible for performing all assigned activities within budget and schedule constraints
- Bachelor's degree in science or related field with 3+ years of experience in pharmaceutical industry or High School Diploma with 7 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry
- 3+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience required.
- Minimum of 2 years of laboratory instrument calibration, preventative maintenance experience, or applicable experience in a related area
- Working knowledge of aseptic manufacturing, cGMPs, GLPs and applicable compendial and regulatory guidelines (e.g. FDA, EP, JP)
- Experience with LIMS and BMRAM preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Detail-oriented with expertise in problem solving and solid decision-making abilities.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
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.
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? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we'll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
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.
Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations
The Novartis Group of Companies are 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 application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.