The Global Program Associate Director (GPAD) provides project management expertise and operational support for highly complex global drug development programs or brands. As a member of the Global Program Team (GPT), the GPAD maintains accurate plans, documentation, and resource forecasts, and supports the Global Program Executive Director (GPED) to ensure smooth day-to-day operation of the GPT, resolve program issues, and facilitate alignment across sub-teams and line functions.
Major responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Contributes to the development of the program strategy and partners with the GPED and GPT members to translate the program strategy into a realistic integrated development plan and ensures consistency of both the program strategy and the development plan with the target product profile
• Responsible for quality of the integrated development plan, reflecting realistic planning
• Contributes to Global Program Management deliverables associated with the program
• Coordinates preparation and compilation of strategic documents and preparations for phase transitions/ tollgates in collaboration with the GPT
• Identifies program risks and issues and contributes to development of mitigation strategies
• Organizes GPT meetings and prepares high quality GPT agendas and minutes in a timely manner.
• Along with Finance, assembles and monitors financial forecasts and communicates variances/deviations to the GPT
• As agreed by the GPED, leads or participates in ad-hoc cross-functional sub-teams and task forces to address and resolve issues
• May deputize for the GPED and partners with GPH and GPED to enable a high performing team culture based on the Novartis values and behaviors, the expertise and contributions of the GPT members, shared responsibility, and the coordination of work towards a common goal
Minimum requirements
Minimum requirements:
What you’ll bring to the role:
• Masters or Doctorate in life sciences (or MBA with bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience in life science)
• 5+ years pharma industry experience and 5+ years or equivalent multi-/cross functional team experience
• Previous track record of success in working with large scale and complex international and multidisciplinary drug development teams
• Intermediate knowledge in drug development process
• Strong project / program management skills
• Expert planning and tracking skills, ability to use proper tools in program management
• Well organized, focused on results, capable of managing multiple projects, excellent time management skills with respect to priorities and self-management
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) for bridging across diverse, cross functional, multi-national, geographically dispersed teams
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $144,000 to $216,000 a year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Why Novartis?
236 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2022, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what’s possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!
Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!
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