AD, Implementation Lead

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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the oversight and implementation of projects involving established programs within the Patient Support Center (PSC) with a focus on line extensions and operational changes including planning coordinating executing and monitoring project activities.
• Serve as the PSC subject matter expert on enterprise program design standards ensuring consistency with established operations.
• Communicate with internal PSC and Novartis Patient Support stakeholders to ensure clarity of accountabilities and responsibilities related to implementation projects facilitating effective collaboration and coordination between teams.
• Create and manage PSC implementation project documents requirements and deliverables ensuring that project documentation is comprehensive up-to-date and accessible to all relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Program Management Business Operations Product and Operational Excellence teams throughout the project lifecycle to ensure project decisions and details align with the overall project roadmap either defined by the PSC or Launch Excellence depending on the project scope.
• Develop timelines and scope for overall projects considering key milestones resource allocation and dependencies to ensure successful project completion within the given constraints.
• Serve as the primary contact person for the PSC on project teams providing necessary details background information and timelines to ensure all team members are well-informed and aligned.
• Define success and failure metrics for projects and programs regularly communicating and presenting across the PSC regarding the achievements and opportunities associated with implemented programs.
• Display proficiency in managing effective meetings demonstrating skills in keeping participants on track on schedule and focused while actively encouraging their participation and engagement.
• Responsible for identifying and reporting adverse events via the established Novartis systems as per applicable processes

Essential Requirements:

• Education: Bachelors Degree required; advanced degree preferred (e.g. MHA MBA)
• 5 years experience in pharmaceutical biotech consulting specialty hub operations or related experience
• 2 years project management experience
• Strong leadership teaching planning and organization data and analytics decision making and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in a Patient Services contact center pharmaceutical industry healthcare or heavily regulated industry
• Strong interpersonal communication influencing and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information to develop recommendations and ability to persuade / influence organization pursuit of recommended path
• Ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines
• Excels at interacting with a diverse group of people all levels of management including senior leadership

Desirable Requirements:

• PMP certification

The salary for this position is expected to range between $132300 and $245700 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.

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 gender national origin age sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

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