Summary:
Position 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:
Key Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Program delivery and execution governance - 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. Proactively identify risks, interdependencies, and decision points.
- 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 f

📌 Usma Ta Program Manager, Senior Manager (Baja California Sur)
🏢 Novartis
📍 Baja California Sur