Monitoring Functional Excellence Lead (Associate Director)

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads implementation of functional strategies within assigned programs including delivery of a data-driven adaptive monitoring approach and proportionate trial oversight.
• Contributes to the development and refinement of field and central monitoring technology tools and templates and support the adoption of processes and governance frameworks for monitoring.
• Support and lead cross-functional change initiatives to improve monitoring performance.
• Manage strategic projects from planning through execution ensuring stakeholder alignment.
• Act as a champion for monitoring innovation identifying opportunities for advancements and staying ahead of industry trends.
• Participate in monitoring community forums and working groups to support knowledge sharing and identification of best practices
• Develop and monitor functional dashboards and KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Drive innovation in the use of analytics visualization and data-driven techniques to enhance monitoring capabilities.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of trial monitoring activities identifying opportunities for process improvements and driving implementation of enhancements and adjustments with lessons learned.
• Support the organization through the transition to a CM model including adaptive monitoring driving cultural and operational change to achieve buy-in and sustained success.

Essential Requirements:

• 5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience with demonstrable experience delivering effective innovative approaches in clinical trials
• Proven ability to build strong effective partnerships with internal and external partners.
• Strong knowledge of current regulatory expectations related to clinical trial oversight including monitoring
• Strong project management strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Effective influencing negotiation and conflict resolution skills with enterprise mindset and demonstrated ability to drive for aligned solutions
• Demonstrable experience in using data and data analyses to provide actionable insights and drive improvement.
• Demonstrated experience in innovation for processes technologies and/or way of working with a focus on sustainable and scalable solutions.

The salary for this position is expected to range between $145600 and $270400 per year.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like but not limited to relevant skills and experience and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and depending on the level of the role eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health life and disability benefits a 401(k) with company contribution and match and a variety of other addition employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation personal days holidays and other leaves.

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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.

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