Associate Director External Partner Manager
Associate Director External Partner Manager
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
$ 145600 - 270400
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Job Description Summary
This position will be located at the East Hanover site and will not have the ability to be located remotely.#LIOnsite
About the role:
Join us in reimagining Cell and Gene Therapies and advancing scientific breakthroughs for patients with unmet medical needs. At the forefront of delivering groundbreaking C&G Therapies Novartis is relying on a global network of essential & strategic partnerships to support Technical R&D and CMC deliverables across our Cell and Gene Therapy pipeline.
As Associate Director External Partner Management you will be integral part of the global CGT Alliance Management Team having end to end accountability to foster collaboration and deliver on our portfolio with our strategic partners. You will be responsible to drive outsourcing strategy build relationships and provide leadership across inand external stakeholders inorder to ensure project success operational excellence compliance as well as appropriate governance and agreement frameworks. Your contribution will directly impact our mission to provide innovative therapies to patients with lifethreatening diseases.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Develops global crossfunctional strategic outsourcing vision in close collaboration with other TRD Disciplines and other Novartis functions (e.g. Biomedical Research and Technical Operations)
- Establishes strong collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to strategically develop implement and optimize vendor management processes tools and policies to achieve performance objectives.
- Establishes builds and maintains strategic partnerships in the external alliance management space (e.g. academia contractors service providers suppliers codevelopment partners) with endtoend responsibility of activities performed at external parties to ensure scientific and operational excellence to deliver high productivity quality and cost effectiveness in close collaboration with functional disciplines and program management.
- Direct accountability for external CDMOs with an estimated overall spend of 10Mio USD per year
- Manages contributes and oversees all legal and contractual aspects related to alliance management within CGT in close collaboration with EPM (TRD External Partner Management Network) Procurement Quality Legal IP and CGT disciplines.
- Ensures fully compliant processes and within our quality systems regulations such as but not limited to product quality and compliance HSE good logistics practices security finance and accounting
- Drives cost and scope negotiations for contract executions with assigned vendors and drives interactions with global business partners ensuring processes and systems are in place to ensure stateoftheart productivity efficiency and reliability including risk mitigation plans
- Responsible for setting up standards and best practices for Vendor selection and oversight
- Design align and harmonize processes across 3rd Parties in alignment with Novartis standards
- Leads global crossfunctional continuous performance improvement programs on the external operations structure organization processes and supporting systems to ensure optimal positioning of the CGT organization towards future trends
- Drives continuous improvement through coaching and mentoring inorder to enable CGT to remain innovative competitive and compliant: Identifies supports and encourages ideas to improve processes and day to day work.
- Mentor and coach team members encouraging professional growth & development
- Acts as role model for a high challenge high support culture at Novartis
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelors degree is required. A degree in life sciences (eg biology chemistry pharmacy virology) is preferred; Masters MBA PhD is preferred
- A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in biotech / biopharmaceutical industry
- Strong Business acumen and strong understanding of pharmaceutical development
- Proven indirect crossfunctional leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills in English
Desirable Requirements:
- Prior experience in gene and/or cell therapies are strongly preferred
- Prior experience in alliance/collaboration management of contractors service providers and business partners is strongly preferred
- Solid experience and understanding of CMC drug development and regulatory requirements preferred
- Knowledge in GxP compliance and data integrity preferred
Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $145600 and $270400/year; however while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/25 through 12/31/25 fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further final pay determinations will depend on various factors including but not limited to geographical location experience level knowledge skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements including a signon 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 atwill 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.
EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.
Accessibility and reasonable accommodations
The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or to perform the essential functions of a position please send an email to or calland let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Salary Range
$145600.00 $270400.00Skills Desired
Budget Management Coaching Skills Data Science Experiments Design Laboratory Problem Solving Skills Process Simulation R&D Waterfall ModelRequired Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
