Job Description Summary

Job Description

Location: East Hanover, Preferred

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive and own technology platforms that enable automation of workflows, sharing of best practices, and business adoption of ideas and information within SSO in collaboration with the Implementation and Strategic Initiatives Director.
• Leads teams for the Implementation and Strategic Initiatives Director to synthesize best practice and knowledge sharing learnings across SSO.
• Represents SSO as a strategic partner for the GCO Training CoE on the sharing of best practice and business adoption of system enhancements, ideas, and information sharing within SSO and across GCO. Drives and owns platform(s) within SSO that enable best practicing sharing and adoption, as appropriate.
• While leading assigned value-based special projects, utilizes network of SSO SMEs to pull through SSO strategy and the voice of the customer/SSO associate in gap analyses, process redesign, roll out of new processes, new system implementation, and significant system changes/enhancements.
• Represents Americas/US SSO on initiatives to enhance existing systems or in new system implementation and drives strategies for SSO user engagement and system adoption.
• Embeds a risk management mindset to proactively anticipate and avoid problems resulting from the creation and rollout of new processes and tools within SSO.
• In collaboration with the Strategic Initiatives and Implementation Lead, Identifies and evaluates external (e.g. TransCelerate, CenterWatch) and internal operating trends and practices to determine best-in-class approach to continuously evolve SSO as best-in-class in the industry.
• Align with other SSO Project Managers on organizational processes and recommendations to ensure optimum performance, assessment of opportunities, and interaction with other relevant functions.
• May serve as a delegate for the Implementation and Strategic Initiatives Director, Americas, and the Americas S&O Leadership team.

The ideal location for this role is East Hanover where hybrid working principles apply. A distant working arrangement may be considered in certain states for US associates who are not within a daily commutable distance (more than 50 miles one way). Distant workers are responsible for the cost of home office expenses and periodic travel/lodging to East Hanover, as determined necessary by hiring manager.

Role Requirements:

• Advanced degree or combination bachelor's degree with equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years working in global strategy, innovation, or clinical operations role. Specific experience in clinical trials is preferred. Desired experience in US clinical trial market.
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills, decision making strength, communication and writing skills.
• Global matrix people management experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership in innovation of pharmaceutical development process and in technical approaches.
• Ability to influence and direct others within a matrix environment.
• Comprehensive project management abilities
• Understanding of drug development process; demonstrated success in planning and executing cross functional projects.
• Organizational awareness, including significant experience working cross-functionally and in global teams.
• Superior Strategic thinking skills
• Excellent communicator and presenter (oral and written), ability to communicate at all levels

EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

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