Strategy & Operations Manager (Hub) - Hiring for 4

100,000+ That’s how many patients participate in our clinical trials at any given time. GCO is Novartis’ powerhouse of Global Clinical Operations, redesigned to enable faster trial recruitment and enhanced trial delivery resulting in more timely access for patients to potential novel treatments. Every day, we are the link between science and medicine - imagine the impact you could have as [Role] #GCO.
Job Purpose:
The Strategy & Operations Manager (Hub) is accountable for the implementation and execution of strategy, communication, change management, key priorities, and function deliverables on a hub level.
The Strategy & Operations Manager (Hub) is responsible for the implementation of hub communication strategy, information management and communication to internal and external stakeholders. The Strategy & Operations Manager (Hub) generates quantitative analyses and business insights to drive productivity and provides strategic input for the SSO Strategy & Operations Hub Head and the hub LT. The Strategy & Operations Manager (Hub) supports the development and integration of data insights and tools to ensure portfolio delivery.
Accountabilities What are the key deliverables and accountabilities of the role?
- Drives translation, implementation, and execution of the global strategic plan on a hub level. Compiles and highlights country feedback and insights to the Global S&O community and ensures country needs are incorporated into the global/hub strategy as needed. Identifies hub-specific opportunities, challenges, and risks, supports mitigation.
- Reports quarterly/annual portfolio objectives and performance to targets on a hub level. Develops business continuity strategic initiatives and programs in the hub in close collaboration with the countries. Fosters excellence and continuous improvement in operations being accountable for quantitative analyses of portfolio process compliance and performance, risk monitoring, resourcing, and budgeting
- Drives innovation and change management processes, identifies strategic solutions to improve clinical study execution. Leads implementation of hub-specific communication strategy in line with global strategy. Develops hub-specific communication, transformation and change management plans as needed
- Collects, compiles, and communicates feedback from/to internal and external stakeholders. Drives implementation of information management and communication standards and their further development and optimization. Supports global/hub information and transformation initiatives, change management and SSO evolution incl. culture and mindset change.
- Analyzes external benchmarking, trends, and regulations in the hub; uses business intelligence information to build and define sustainable strategic objectives. Owns, drives, and tracks progress on key strategic initiatives; develops strategic reporting themes/metrics to track progress. Ensures standardized and best-in-class solutions and systems are being implemented across the hub

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

- Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve._

**Minimum requirements**
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical development, preferably in clinical research - preferably in planning/execution or project management
- Demonstrated thorough change agile mindset
- Experienced in Operations and Strategy of pharmaceutical development processes and in technical approaches
- Expert in analysis and reporting of complex, high volume, high dimensionality data from various sources; strong understanding of statistical modeling, machine learning, finance and usage of related tools and systems
- Thorough understanding of the international aspects of drug development process, incl. international standards (GCP/ICH), health authorities (FDA/EMA), local/National Health Authorities regulations and Novartis standards
- Excellent strategic thinking skills, ability to manage multiple projects, flexibility to quickly adapt priorities according to business and strategic needs
- Demonstrated experience in matrix organizations and ability to influence without authority. Strong communication, presentation, and networking skills

**Division**

Global Drug Development

**Business Unit**

GCO GDD

**Country**

Singapore

**Work Location**

Singapore

**Company/Legal Entity**

NOV ASIA PAC PHARMA

**Alternative Country 1**

India

**Functional Area**

Research & Development

**Job Type**

Full Time

**Employment Type**

Regular

**Shift Work**

No

**Early Talent**

No