Opportunity for M.Pharm, B.Pharm as Manager in Innovation & LCM at Novartis

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 : Manager - Innovation & LCM

Job Description
• Lead & facilitate implementation of Portfolio Life Cycle Management for Metabolic Category.
• Business case preparation for new products in conjunction with Finance, Marketing & TechOps for local and region approval.
• Liaison with internal stakeholders (BD, CMO, Partners, TechOps, CQA, Medical, Regulatory & Legal) for alignment , project management ( including plans, CPS, budget approvals and sign offs) – Stakeholder Management
• Define scope and deliverables and communicate and facilitate effectively between different functions and team members in order to reach project milestones and launch date
• Managing new product launch process from identification of opportunity to commercialization of new products/SKUs/Line extensions via collaborating and facilitating the process with BFT ( Brand Franchise Team)
• Enable and assist potential local partner analysis for the product formulation, development and manufacturing via collaborating closely with Medical, Marketing, Finance & TechOps. Lead & facilitate implementation of Portfolio Life Cycle Management for Metabolic Category.
• Business case preparation for new products in conjunction with Finance, Marketing & TechOps for local and region approval.
• Liaison with internal stakeholders (BD, CMO, Partners, TechOps, CQA, Medical, Regulatory & Legal) for alignment , project management ( including plans, CPS, budget approvals and sign offs) – Stakeholder Management
• Define scope and deliverables and communicate and facilitate effectively between different functions and team members in order to reach project milestones and launch date
• Managing new product launch process from identification of opportunity to commercialization of new products/SKUs/Line extensions via collaborating and facilitating the process with BFT ( Brand Franchise Team)
• Enable and assist potential local partner analysis for the product formulation, development and manufacturing via collaborating closely with Medical, Marketing, Finance & TechOps
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for interaction with multiple functions and levels within the organization and to make group presentations
• Broad understanding and experience of generic product development from all relevant perspectives, analytical, formulation, regulatory, quality, manufacturing.
• Ability to analyze sales & financial data
• Ability to manage multiple tasks on hand with a sense of bias to action and solution oriented.
• Ability to manage key stakeholders across local, regional and global and build consensus & negotiation
• Project management skills and ability to navigate matrix structure to align all stakeholders.
• Thorough understanding of sales process
• Prior experience with launch planning and experience of managing the launch project with all functions and stakeholders; production and manufacturing experience is desirable

Candidate Profile
Graduate degree in a science field, (minimum B Pharm/ M.Pharm desirable) and MBA or certified Project Management Training plus experience Fluent in English (oral and written). Experience: 8-10 years minimum work experience in the pharmaceutical industry This role will be relevant for 2 years only. Hence, the candidates might consider this position as a long-term assignment.

Additional Information
Experience : 2-5+ years
Qualification : B.Pharm/ M.Pharm, MBA
Location : Mumbai
Industry Type : Pharma
Functional Area : BD&L & Strategic Planning
End Date : 10th January, 2019