Summary
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Strategic business partner to proactively shape change portfolio and technology roadmap. Drive forward thinking and innovation within business w.r.to tech driven business capabilities and processes, leading conversation with consulting mindset together with other DDIT functions.
- Accountable for Program, project & product delivery to the business. Partner with Business to drive Business transformation Programs enabled by technology, co-own transformation outcomes
- Measure and drive business value of transformation initiatives underpinned by Programs, Projects, Products. Develop knowledge above silos across business functions and ensure business accountabilities are executed
- Improve the 'ease of engagement' with DDIT for the business. DDIT budget accountability to the business. Help business to understand their choices to manage technology costs.
- Partner with Countries or Sites (where applicable) in respect to country/site roadmaps balancing global and local investments and business needs
- Risk ownership for investment and operations portfolio. Key business partner for business continuity. Ensure our journey to Technology Transformation supports Business objectives in a fast, simple, efficient way
- Contributes to and interprets business and DDIT strategy to shape strategy and future direction for the Novartis [Business Division/Function]
- Serves as point of escalation, review and approval for key issues and decisions. Fully accountable for determining the operational objectives and medium-term planning according to the long-term plans established by the DDIT Strategy
- Articulate the business strategy and customer experience: Co-create the Product vision and roadmap with the Business Product Owner. Identify and prioritize features to be delivered through the Product Backlog. Ensure that the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer or IT related field or technical discipline, MBA optional
- > 10 years’ experience working in an IT environment
- > 10 years’ experience working in regulated Pharmaceutical R&D/Manufacturing/CMC environment
- Advanced knowledge of Lean/ 6 Sigma, Design Thinking, Agile methodology. Extensive project management and change management experience Working experience within the pharmaceutical industry, Relationship Management, Leveraging digital technology / big data, Multi-national global experience, Interactions with senior management, Influencing without authority, Track record delivering global solutions at scale, Collaborating across boundaries.
Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world.
How can we achieve this?
With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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