Main Accountabilities but not limited to:

• Selects, recruits, develops, manages, motivates, coaches and appraises the performance of direct reports to ensure high quality performance and support career development through quality development plans across the CSE Team.
• Manages and coordinates the assignment of resources and workload within group or disease area, and ensures sharing of resources between groups in order to meet company objectives and priorities.
• Provides all necessary support to help address and resolve issues. Identifies solutions for remediation, while building team spirit exhibiting the Novartis Values and behaviours
• Leads and supports special projects and initiatives/highlights the need for training programs and supports the establishment of these (technical and professional skills) for CSE group and ensure staff training is conducted and properly documented.
• May act as a Subject Matter Expert for key operational areas influencing Clinical Scientific Expert Group and wider area of Clinical Development

Education & Experience

• Advanced degree in life sciences/healthcare (or clinically relevant degree) is required. Master’s, PharmD, MPharm, PhD, MBBS, BDS, MD strongly preferred.                                                                                         
• ≥3 years scientific, strategic and operational experience in planning, executing, reporting and publishing clinical studies in industry or Academia, or 5+ years in Clinical Operations/Clinical Scientific role. >5 years experience in team/ matrix management preferred
• In-depth knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, clinical trial design, statistics, regulatory processes, and clinical development process. Thorough knowledge of principles of clinical data collection and reporting; ability to use systems and tools (e.g., EDC systems, Excel, etc.) for data collection, analysis and reporting. Experience in Rave and/or OC-RDC is an advantage.
• Intermediate to Advanced knowledge with hands-on experience in planning, executing,  reporting and publishing global clinical studies in a pharmaceutical  company or contract  research  organization   or similar  experience with an academic research  institution
• Strong scientific knowledge of assigned therapeutic area(s) is desired (e.g., understanding of basic mechanisms of diseases and associated symptoms, standard of care/treatment, scientific endpoints & clinical outcomes). Show capability to interpret, discuss and represent trial or program level data.
• Superior people management skills with demonstrated positive leadership, innovative, and collaborative behaviours

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? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

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

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