Steffen Lang, Ph.D.
Global Head of Novartis Technical Operations (NTO)
Nationality: German/Swiss
Year of Birth: 1967
Steffen Lang, Ph.D., has been Global Head of Novartis Technical Operations (NTO) since 2017. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis.
Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Lang served as Global Head of Biologics Technical Development and Manufacturing within NTO from 2015 to 2017. He joined Novartis in 1994 as Head of Laboratory in Research, and over the years has held positions of increasing responsibility within Pharmaceuticals Development, including Global Head of Technical Research and Development from 2009 to 2015.
Mr. Lang holds a doctorate in pharmaceutical technology from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Switzerland, and a master’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Heidelberg in Germany.