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Production Systems Expert
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 🇺🇸 İstanbul Kurtköy
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “QC Systems and Services Manager” (Industrial Production Managers) in NJ: $130k–$130k, median $130k. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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Sponsor Radar — Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
The US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description Summary Are you passionate about transforming manufacturing through the integration of processes, equipment, and digital systems? As a Manufacturing Systems Expert, you will play a key role in supporting reliable, compliant, and efficient manufacturing operations in a GxP-regulated environment. Working collaboratively with manufacturing, quality, engineering, automation, and IT teams, you will contribute to the management and continuous improvement of manufacturing systems that enable operational excellence and digital transformation. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop expertise across multiple production systems while helping shape the future of digital manufacturing and delivering sustainable value to the business. Job Description The Manufacturing Systems Expert is responsible for coordinating, maintaining, and continuously improving manufacturing systems that support production and packaging operations. The role acts as a bridge between business users, production teams, quality functions, IT, and external partners to ensure reliable and compliant system performance. The role is responsible for coordinating and continuously improving manufacturing systems in compliance with GMP requirements. Represent the assigned manufacturing area in MES and other Manufacturing Systems initiatives, ensuring that electronic batch records and related digital capabilities are implemented in line with business, operational, and compliance requirements. Collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to identify needs, define requirements, and deliver effective and value-added digital solutions. Design, create, maintain, and continuously improve MBRs in line with operational, quality, and compliance requirements. Major Accountabilities: • Coordinate end-to-end MES implementation activities for all products, including current and future MES releases, upgrades, and related digital initiatives. • Identify improvement opportunities by analyzing system performance, operational needs, and industry best practices. • Ensure inspection readiness by maintaining up-to-date manufacturing systems procedures, documentation, and compliance records, and by supporting internal and external audits/inspections. • Act as a subject matter expert for assigned manufacturing systems, providing technical and functional guidance while promoting knowledge sharing and cross-training within the Manufacturing Systems team. • Provide expertise for manufacturing and packaging processes during the design, testing, implementation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing system solutions and MBRs. • Coordinate, maintain, and continuously improve manufacturing systems, including MES, SAP, MACO, Seidenader Track & Trace, AGE, Historian, and GISC, ensuring their reliable and compliant operation. • Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to identify current and future business needs, drive process simplification, system optimization, automation and digitalization opportunities, and contribute to new projects, enhancements, and digital initiatives. • Support site digital transformation initiatives and contribute to the successful execution of the site's digital roadmap. • Contribute to end-to-end project implementation activities, including requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, user training, go-live, and hypercare support. • Provide day-to-day operational support and troubleshooting for manufacturing systems, ensuring timely resolution of system-related issues and minimizing impact on production operations. • Investigate recurring or critical system issues, support root cause analysis, and drive sustainable corrective and preventive actions in collaboration with relevant functions