Novartis Pharmaceuticals Hiring for Group Lead, Clinical Project Management at Hyderabad, AP, India Full Time

371736BR Job ID: 371736BR Job Description: 145 ! Is the number of colleagues in clinical project management contributing to >100 diverse clinical projects across the entire Novartis organization. Come join this team of multi-cultural, motivated and solution-focused colleagues directly impacting the lives of patients and families. Our CPM organization offers a dynamic and flexible environment to enable you to learn and grow your cross-functional expertise. Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Lead and develop the Clinical Project Management team: Ensure staffing, training and development of (Sr.) Clinical Project Managers, (Associate to Sr.) Clinical Operations Specialists and other resources as applicable. Support talent and career development of direct reports, including performance management, to meet the operational demands of Clinical Project Management portfolio. • Ensure best-practice standards in operational and performance excellence are met and colleague/customer expectations are met or exceeded. • Drive improvement in performance of service quality, turnaround time, Client Feedback and other key performance measures and benchmark against best-in-class. Contribution to development of new services and optimization of existing service. • Establish robust relationships with other CONEXTS Stakeholders, understanding their needs and identify potential service opportunities or improvements in service processes. • Provide solid clinical operational input and oversight to activities related to planning, execution and reporting of clinical studies or programs and other clinical services. • Ensure oversight of clinical study budget accuracy. Proactively identify areas of potential concern, initiating corrective action when necessary, function as escalation contact point for clinical teams and QA. In collaboration with QA, support audits and regulatory inspections and create an audit readiness working environment. • Champion cross-functional/cross-NGSC interaction and collaboration to ensure quality delivery of service. Provide the appropriate level of oversight to ensure optimal collaboration between study team and Monitoring Operations & Strategic Partnership Team. • Establish trusted relationship with colleagues/customers. As applicable, responsible to review/approve site monitoring visit reports and oversee monitoring deliverables including monitoring accompanied monitoring visits. nnnn Position Title: Group Lead, Clinical Project Management Minimum requirements: • Relevant educational background in life sciences/Healthcare (Ideally a Bachelor’s Degree or above in life sciences) or equivalent combination of education, training and experience, with strong knowledge of clinical development and trial execution. • Approximately 10+ years of clinical research experience, including clinical trial management experience, with solid knowledge of global drug development process • Approximately 4 years of people management experience, this may include people management in a matrix environment. Excellent understanding of clinical trial methodology, GCP and medical terminology. • Advanced planning and tracking skills with attention to detail. Well-organized, excellent time management with respect to priorities and self-management • Strong management, interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills. Quick action taker. Involves the right team members in the right situation at the right time. • Ability to mentor, coach associates, and to coordinate interactions with internal and external partners. • Superior people management skills with demonstrated positive leadership, innovative, and collaborative behaviours. Why Novartis? 766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, 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! Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network Job Type: Full Time Country: India Work Location: Hyderabad, AP Functional Area: Research & Development Division: Operations Business Unit: CONEXTS Employment Type: Regular Company/Legal Entity: Nov Hltcr Shared Services Ind 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. Shift Work: No Early Talent: No