Novartis Posted November 6, 2026

Quality Control Specialist

Hyderabad (Office), India FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

#LI-HybridLocation: Hyderabad, IndiaRelocation Support: This role is based in Hyderabad, India. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.Great laboratories rely on more than advanced equipment. They rely on people who make quality, compliance, and continuous improvement part of every process. As a Quality Control Specialist, you’ll help strengthen laboratory operations by supporting equipment, documentation, analytical processes, and digital systems within a regulated environment. You’ll collaborate across functions, use tools such as SAP S/4HANA, and identify opportunities to make laboratory processes more efficient and reliable, helping ensure quality is built into the way we work every day.

Obligatory Requirements:Support the introduction and continuous improvement of laboratory processes, analytical techniques, and equipment.Prepare, review, and maintain laboratory procedures and equipment-related documentation.Ensure laboratory activities comply with Good Manufacturing Practice requirements and internal quality standards.Use digital systems to strengthen documentation, reporting, tracking, and process efficiency.Support equipment and asset management activities using SAP S/4HANA and other relevant systems.Identify deviations and contribute to investigations, root-cause analysis, and effective corrective actions.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, compliant, and efficient laboratory operations.Identify improvement opportunities that strengthen equipment performance, quality compliance, and operational effectiveness.Essential Requirements:University degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Engineering, Mechatronics, Natural Sciences, or another relevant discipline.At least two years of relevant experience in a regulated laboratory, quality, production, or development environment.Strong understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice requirements and quality standards.Strong digital literacy with confidence using information technology systems, databases, and business applications.Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.Proficiency in English, with strong communication, organizational, and coordination skills.Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-cultureYou’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewardsCommitment to Diversity and Inclusion:Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Hyderabad (Office), India
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1473 comparable Quality roles across 144 biopharma companies.

1473Comparable roles tracked
1324Currently active
144Companies hiring similar roles
53Countries represented

Salary context

261 of 1473 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Lowest disclosed · QC Lab Technician (Lilly Contractor - Fixed Term) · Lilly $13/hr – $29/hr (≈ $26,998–$60,507/yr)
Highest disclosed · VP, Quality Assurance · City Therapeutics $340,000/yr – $360,000/yr
Peer group range $43,753 – $350,000 (median $123,250)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1473 comparable roles

United States590
Ireland91
Germany72
China69
France67
India55

+ 47 more countries

Seniority mix

726 of 1473 peers have a known seniority level

Manager220
Senior187
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc98
Associate66
Director47
Associate Director45
Principal31
Senior Director25
Executive/VP7

Therapeutic area mix

3 of 1473 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Respiratory1

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.