Major accountabilities:

• Is a global clinical leader responsible for clinical program(s) across indications or a large regional clinical leader driving medical strategy for development and marketed products in a defined therapeutic area -Owns the risk benefit assesment for the program(s) -Is accountable for the design, implementation, and execution of a clinical development program(s) to support decision milestones, regulatory requirements and market access -Leads execution on broad strategic direction and contributes to development of disease/therapeutic area strategy -Leads the creation of clinical components of key documents e.g., Clinical Trial Protocols (CTPs), Investigator’s Brouchures, Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), regulatory documents etc. with high levels of quality and consistency -Acts as the medical expert, leads interactions with external stakeholders (e.g., regulatory authorities, key opinion leaders, data monitoring committees, advisory boards etc.) and internal NVS stakeholders -Collaborates across functions to ensures continuous evaluation of drug safety profile -Drives scenario development for Clinical Development to support decision analysis and optimal resource allocation in program -Ensures career development of program reports through active participation in the performance management -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Key performance indicators:

• Achievement of unit objectives -Delivery of Clinical Trials to quality standards and agreed timelines -Adherence to Novartis policy and guidelines and external regulations.

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Strategy Development.
• Functional Breadth.
• People Challenges.
• People Leadership.
• Representing the organization.

Skills:

• Clinical Decision Making.
• Clinical Research.
• Clinical Trials.
• Disease Area Knowledge.
• Drug Development.
• Leadership.
• People Management.
• Risk Management.
• Strategy Development.

Languages :

• English.