Major accountabilities but not limited to:

• Act as CDGM point of contact for assigned portfolio of In-Licensing / Out-Licensing / Acquisition / Divestment Projects, collaborating with key stakeholders with CDGM teams, Development Informatics, Legal, Development Quality Assurance and Global Project Teams.
• Lead and/or Contribute to the development of TMF Transition Plans and ensure the successful transitions of TMF (paper and electronic) documentation outside of Novartis in support of out-licensing and divestment projects, and into Novartis in support of in-licensing and acquisition projects.
• Develop and maintain paper and electronic document processes & standards relating to M&A projects and Out licensing activities, in compliance with internal and external requirements & regulations.
• Identify and communicate risks/trends/patterns relating to TMF, M&A projects, Out licensing activities and work with key stakeholders to define and implement pragmatic remediations.
• Executes vendor oversight plan, monitors service metrics and identifies opportunities for improvement to the operating model. Acts as point of escalation for issues.
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert on TMF transition related training materials, formal and informal processes and tracking tools for TMF transition oversight activities in collaboration with CDM Process team and other key stakeholders
• Provides support for inspections/audits, contributes to root cause analysis identification and creation/delivery of CAPAs.
• Supports the TMF Integration Lead with respect to forecasting and planning of M&A projects.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and relevant industry experience
• Minimum of 5 years working in clinical research and development in the pharmaceutical industry (and/or Contract Research Organizations) with specific experience in clinical documentation and/or records & information management.
• Demonstrated success in planning and executing cross functional projects.
• Strong influencing and presentation skills. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• High organizational awareness, including experience working in multi-disciplinary teams, across cultures and geographies.
• Good negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills; experience establishing trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Fluent in English

Why Novartis:
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture