Project and Portfolio Excellence Operations Associate Director

Summary

About the role: The Project & Portfolio Excellence Associate Director will Supervise and represent the global Technical Research & Development (TRD) Project and Portfolio Excellence Operations team while managing external costs for assigned TRD drug development projects. Our Development Team is guided by our purpose: to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. To do this, we are optimizing and strengthening our processes and ways of working. We are investing in new technologies and building specific therapeutic area and platform depth and capabilities – all to bring our medicines to patients even faster. We are seeking key talent, like you, to join us and help give people with disease and their families a brighter future to look forward to. Apply today and welcome to where we thrive together!

About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Build, develop, lead, and represent an effective, agile, high performing global Project and Portfolio Excellence Operations team.
• Provide stewardship for Development partners and key stakeholders while promoting the group’s mission and expertise.
• Represent the team at selective events as expertise lead.
• Oversee team resource allocation to ensure uninterrupted, timely, and compliant business partnering support.
• Manage the external costs for assigned drug development projects incl.: cost forecasting, tracking, rephasing, and reporting.
• Translate the TRD development project plan into work packages and support up-to-date and realistic development project planning and realistic forecasting.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge in all relevant planning processes, templates and tools and actively contribute to the development of resource planning process governance, standards, and best practices.
• Act as coach/mentor for senior team members while creating job awareness among potential talent populations.

Essential Requirements:

• Master of Science in Pharma or Life Science
• English: fluent spoken & written
• Project Management Certification is an asset.
• 10+ years of practical experience in chemical / pharmaceutical industry
• Excellent knowledge about drug development process & resource management methodology
• Excellent leadership skills
• Proven resilience to work under tight timelines
• Demonstrated communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. Track record of working in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural teams.

Desirable Requirements:

• German Language
• Business Degree level

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting, and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

Benefits and rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally:

In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development opportunities as well as worldwide career possibilities within the Novartis group. Level 5: In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is €73,112.90/year (on a full-time basis). The actual salary will be significantly higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies. If because of a medical condition, physical disability or a neurodiverse condition you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please reach out to and let us know the nature of your request as well as your contact information. The support which we can provide will include advice on suitable positions as well as guidance at all stages of the application process. Austrian law provides candidates the opportunity to involve the local disability representative, Behindertenvertrauensperson (BVP), in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

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

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Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

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