Summary
Manage the process of outsourcing scientific activities for BR scientific functions and the operational relationship with external CROs
• Provide operational management of CROs supporting a broad range of BR scientific functions
• Responsible for driving and evolving an efficient, cost-effective, high-quality, and flexible infrastructure for outsourcing scientific activities across BR
• Function as the scientific contact for initiating, tracking, executing, and internalizing outsourcing requests with deep technical know-how
• Hold shared responsibility with scientific functions for assay performance and data QC
• Collect input and provide recommendations for optimizing resource allocation and timelines for the ORE group; identify issues, propose and implement mitigation plans for decision making
• Responsible for management and assessment of Novartis external CRO performance
• Ensure implementation and adherence to BR compliance and operational policies
About the Role
Impact
- Identify complex problems, present innovative solutions and implement them independently
- Coordinates resources across functions to achieve results
- Creates, implements and optimizes new projects or services
Know-how
- Utilize full range of techniques to address complex issues within team
- Possess broad knowledge of discipline, relevant approaches, methods and technologies
- Broad knowledge in a discipline or technical expertise in a specific field.
- Good problem-solving and analytical skills. Provides detailed instruction and recommends process changes.
Decision Making
- Identify complex and cross-functional challenges and provide innovative solutions
- Able to deputize supervisor on team related decisions and/or projects
- Make decisions impacting scope of work
- Decisions impact mainly short-term
- Able to prioritize own work and work of a team
Communication & Influence
- Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills
- Provides advice to external and/or internal contacts
- May require integration and interpretation of complex information
- Ability to effectively communicate to an audience who may be unfamiliar with subject
- Requires awareness beyond own team and some familiarity with the external environment
- Ability to influence individuals
- Present information both inside and outside of company
Business Use Only
Academic and Other Key Requirements:
- Masters, or equivalent in relevant discipline with appropriate years of experience in a relevant field within drug discovery or related areas.
- Advanced degree or equivalent experience with appropriate years in a relevant field within drug discovery or related areas.
- Is an emerging leader or excellent, consistent contributor
- Demonstrates proven ability to positively impact project goals and directions based on analysis of available information
- skills in managing people and projects
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Accessibility and accommodation
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