**Summary**:
Project Manager Integrations & Separations leads, plans, and execute the integration processes associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. This role is an integral part of ensuring the smooth transition of newly acquired companies or entities into the broader Novartis organizational structure while aligning with strategic business goals. Support to secure the value of Novartis acquired assets (billions of US, depending on the acquired company value) that will build the future pipeline of products. Must have a deep understanding of overall mergers and acquisitions processes, project management principles, and change management strategies. Act as a central point of contact, leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams to manage dependencies, timelines, and deliverables while mitigating risks and maximizing synergies.
About The Role
Location: Mexico City#Hybrid
**About the Role**:
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Develop and execute end-to-end Integrations & Separations (I&S;) project plans, aligning with key business goals and timelines.
- Manage integration and separations activities, ensuring seamless operational transitions. Coordinate efforts between Novartis line functions, acquired company teams and third-party vendors.
- Collaborate with Novartis stakeholders representing multiple global and local line functions (FRA, REFS, S2P, IT, Insurance, P&O;, G&A;, etc.), global central integration office (CIO), global BR Integration office (BRIO) and general Development Integration office (Dev Opex) among others to gather decisions and analyze integration information that will enable next steps during the integration process.




- Identify integration or separation risks and opportunities and communicate timely to leadership in order to mitigate any business disruption. Develop contingency plans to address delays or conflicts based on the integration milestones and plans.
- Act as a liaison between internal teams, senior leadership, and external parties during I&S; activities. Manage stakeholder communication plans, ensuring clarity and alignment across all parties involved.
- Coordinate and lead regular update calls to leadership and/or integration workstream on project status, milestones, risks and achievements.
- Develop tracking reports, dashboards and reports to monitor progress towards integration milestones and deliverables. Also create a closing report for every integration completion.
**Essential Requirements**:
- 5+ years of experience in project management roles with focus on I&S;, corporate integrations or strategic initiatives.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Management or a related field.
- Proven record of successful management of complex projects with multiple stakeholders and cross functional
teams.
- Strong knowledge of mergers and acquisitions (M&A;) processes, including integration planning and
execution.




- Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, or similar platforms.
- Outstanding organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Familiarity with financial models, legal contracts, organizational structures, and change management
methodologies.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong deal with “ambiguity” across the project phases to ensure meeting project timelines and objectives. Collaborative team player who can influence without formal authority.
- Advanced English
- Results oriented mindset with hands-on approach to solving problems.
- MBA (preferred but not required)
- Certified M&A; Specialist or similar certifications like project management (preferred but not mandatory). Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement certifications (preferred but not mandatory).
**Commitment to Inclusion**
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Division
Operations
Business Unit
CTS
Location
Mexico
Site
INSURGENTES
Company / Legal Entity
MX06 (FCRS = MX006) Novartis Farmacéutica S.A. de C.V.
Functional Area
Procurement
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
**Accessibility and accommodation**:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

📌 Procurement Manager, Integration & Separations (Baja California Sur)
🏢 Novartis
📍 Baja California Sur