**Summary**:
Provides program management and operational expertise to Medical Strategy Teams (MSTs), partnering with disease areas in the end-to-end planning process and continuous execution.
**About the Role**:
Responsibilities include:
- Program Management - Implements best-in-class program management tools and processes in the day-to-day practice across Medical Affairs MSTs. Provides continuous feedback from the execution/implementation to align best practices with business needs across Medical Teams.
- Strategy development - Facilitates/coordinates the process to define medical strategies and priorities at disease area/product level by bringing insights from the execution and delivery of tactics.
- Tactical planning - Partners with Medical Teams to lead the process of developing tactical plans aligned to strategies and priorities.
- Excellence in execution - Coordinates / tracks project milestones and overall programs’ progress. Provides project management support for selected tactics based on complexity and relevance for the overall program. Continuously evaluates to find improvement opportunities and improve strategic and tactical plans.
- Budget management - Drives the process for the creation of the annual budget at disease area/product level, and owns monthly budget updates and forecasts, ensuring mínimal deviations vs target. Proactive evaluation and identification of risks/opportunities. Facilitates process to re-prioritize and define mitigative actions.
- Stakeholder management & communications - Organizes and facilitates/drives meetings for strategic and tactical forums/cross-function teams. Engages with multiple stakeholders within Medical Affairs and across the organization.




- Knowledge management - Collecting content for annual strategic plans. Owns distribution of content and management of tools to ensure access to information and continuous communication for disease area teams.
**Position Requirements**
- Bachelor’s degree in scientific field required; Advanced degree preferred.
- PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification desirable.
- 5-10 years in pharmaceutical industry (or similar area of work) with a proven record for managing and/or coordinating projects from start to completion.
- Proven record of accomplishments that demonstrate strong strategic project management, analytical and multitasking skills.
- Demonstrated track record of success and leadership skills working on multidisciplinary drug development teams in different phases of development in a complex matrix environment.
- Experience managing and forecasting budgets.
- Advanced user skills in project management tools, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Strong written, oral & presentation skills, with an ability to make professional and credible first impressions with internal and external customers.
- High degree of organizational, analytical, and team management and leadership skills.
- Ability to work on complex, multi-faceted projects.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Division
US
Business Unit
Universal Hierarchy Node
Location
Mexico
Site
INSURGENTES
Company / Legal Entity
MX06 (FCRS = MX006) Novartis Farmacéutica S.A. de C.V.
Functional Area
BD&L; & Strategic Planning
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
**Ajustes de accesibilidad**:

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