Summary

The Novartis Program Manager is responsible for executing strategic business programs aimed at driving and enhancing financial performance. This role supports and collaborates with various functions on key product initiatives.

About the Role

Position Summary

The Novartis Program Manager is responsible for executing strategic business programs aimed at driving and enhancing financial performance. This role supports and collaborates with various functions on key product initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage complex projects, ensuring timely and budget-conscious delivery.
• Act as a Program Manager for large teams, coordinating activities, and managing stakeholder communications.
• Ensure all projects achieve successful outcomes, with solutions designed and implemented according to agreed-upon methodologies.
• Manage project deliverables within the project's methodological framework, addressing risks as necessary.

• Assess stakeholders' current business models and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives.
• Generate strategic insights based on best-in-class analysis, supporting informed decisions by top leaders.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of business processes, identify pain points, and map initiatives for improvement.

• Work with multicultural teams across various functional departments
• Collaborate with remote teams and stakeholders in other regions to ensure alignment and achieve project goals.
• Engage with internal stakeholders, functional departments, IT, and third-party vendors to ensure project goals are met.

• Utilize data to generate insights and support decision-making.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of processes to identify pain points and map out areas for improvement.

• Engage with stakeholders to ensure smooth transitions and adoption of new processes.

• Bachelor's degree in scientific field required; Advanced degree preferred.
• Additional certifications in project management (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP) and agile methodologies are desirable.
• 5+ years in pharmaceutical industry (or similar area of work) with a proven record for managing and/or coordinating projects from start to completion.
• Proven record of accomplishments that demonstrate strong strategic project management, analytical and multitasking skills.
• Demonstrated track record of success and leadership skills working on multidisciplinary drug development teams in different phases of development in a complex matrix environment.
• Experience managing and forecasting budgets.
• Advanced user skills in project management tools, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Strong written, oral & presentation skills, with an ability to make professional and credible first impressions with internal and external customers.
• High degree of organizational, analytical, and team management and leadership skills.
• Ability to work on complex, multi-faceted projects.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.