Your Role, Responsibilities and Objectives will include: 

• Lead the partnerships with Development senior leaders, key stakeholders and enterprise Centers of Excellence, to create an integrated learning strategy from, aligned business priorities, that drive functional capability & skill development, and ensure successful delivery of learning through impactful and innovative ways. 

• Proactively sense & synthesize learning needs from various sources or contexts to “connect-the-dots" aligning needs, and key roles across CD/AQS/GCO. 

• Leads and oversees the team which delivers a complex learning portfolio for a matrix structure of key Development roles and drives aligned, impactful capability development initiatives. 

• Effectively build, deepen, and sustain key relationships with business leaders, decision makers, and stakeholders to understand business needs, priorities, and impact measures. 

• Drive stakeholder satisfaction by proactively managing business relationships and by delivering the best learner experience, quality of learning solutions and measures of business impact. 

• Provide thought leadership and is viewed as a strategic thought partner to internal stakeholders on learning and development best practices, trends, and strategies. 

• Leverages both drug development and learning industry trends and best practices to ensure the continuous improvement of impactful learning deliverables. 

• Develop and sustain strong collaborative relationships across the Novartis enterprise, including People & Organization, Talent Development (TD), Novartis Learning CoE and other Novartis learning teams. 

• Influences overall Development Learning business strategy and decisions with peers, team and drives business impact by constantly aligning with business priorities. 

• Lead/Coach the team to ensure delivery of high-quality learning solutions that are aligned with learning needs analysis and include business impact measures. 

• Measure and optimize learning outcomes through data-driven approaches 

What you will bring to the role:

• Advanced degree in a relevant field (pharmaceutical sciences, biology, or related discipline) 

• 15 + years’ experience within pharmaceutical industry, Good Clinical Practices environment and associated learning requirements. 

• 10+ years building and leading high-functioning learning and development teams, which demonstrate value metrics to the business processes. 

• Demonstrated leadership skills; decision maker, effective problem solver; strategic thinker. 

• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing learning strategies that align with business priorities and drive business priorities. 

• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels. 

• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. 

• Expert knowledge of adult education theory and practice. 

• Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams 

What Sets You Apart 

• A strategic mindset to support analysis and planning of both clearly defined and ambiguous needs 

• Proactively seeking stakeholder input and adaptation to change, collaboration, and calculated risk taking 

• Expertise in clinical drug development, Good Clinical Practices, and end-to-end clinical processes