Job for Group Lead in Clinical Project Management at Novartis | Ph.D in Life sciences/Pharmacy

A global healthcare leader, Novartis has one of the most exciting product pipelines in the industry today. A pipeline of innovative medicines brought to life by diverse, talented and performance driven people. All of which makes them one of the most rewarding employers in their field.

Post : Group Lead, Clinical Project Management

Job Description
• Lead and develop the Clinical Project Management team: Ensure staffing, training and development of team members. Accountable for talent and career development of direct reports, including performance management to meet the operational demands of PLS Clinical Project Management Services portfolio
• Provide sound leadership and superior decision making support as well as services experience and process excellence to drive quality assurance implementation and subsequently cost optimization and continuous improvement in the PLS End to End Clinical Trial Services offering
• Build on existing Novartis processes or develop new processes to provide expertise and guidance to the clinical trial teams to ensure that industry standard best-practices in operational and performance excellence are met and customer expectations are met or exceeded. Where necessary, develop and implement operating procedures to ensure regulatory compliance
•Drive improvement in performance of service quality, turnaround time, customer feedback and other key performance measures and benchmark against best-in-class
•Establish robust relationships with PLS Operations teams, understanding the needs of stakeholders to identify potential service opportunities or improvements in services processes
• Oversee and report progress against PLSS objectives whilst ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets
• Provide clinical operational input to activities related to planning, execution and reporting of clinical trials to support clinical trial management •Proactively identify areas of potential concern, initiating corrective action when necessary, and identify innovative ways to improve productivity. Function as escalation contact point for trial teams
• Champion cross-functional interaction and collaboration to ensure quality delivery of End to End studies
• In collaboration with QA, manage audits and regulatory inspections and create an audit readiness working environment
• Interact with sourcing department to ensure selection of optimal vendors essential to service delivery and continual optimization of vendor services.

Candidate Profile
Medical Degree or PhD in Life sciences/Pharmacy, with strong knowledge of clinical development and trial execution. Fluent English (oral and written)
• > 10 years of clinical research experience, including clinical trial management experience, with solid knowledge of global drug development process
• > 4 years of people management experience required, this may include people management in a matrix environment
• Excellent understanding of clinical trial methodology, GCP and medical terminology.
• Advanced planning and tracking skills with attention to detail. Well-organized, excellent time management with respect to priorities and self-management
• Strong management, interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills
• Quick action taker. Involves the right team members in the right situation at the right time.
• Ability to mentor, coach associates, and to coordinate interactions with internal and external partners.
• Superior people management skills with demonstrated positive leadership, innovative, and collaborative behaviors

Additional Information:
Experience: > 4 Years
Location: Hyderabad
Education: PhD in Life sciences/Pharmacy
Industry Type: Pharma/ Biotech/Clinical Research
Job ID: 218888BR
End Date: 10^th August, 2017