Associate Director leading transformation programs in consulting for Novartis. Focused on commercial excellence and adoption of new CRM systems across international markets.
Responsibilities
Lead the development of change impact assessments, stakeholder maps, and readiness reports for international markets.
Develop change management & comms plan following initial discovery phase + program governance (including change journeys, change impact assessments, stakeholder management plans etc).
Draft and socialize market engagement and adoption material for new CRM with frequents updates as needed of the varying program phases.
Design/create and maintain training content, user guides, and enablement materials in collaboration with SMEs and training teams.
Draft and develop communication materials, newsletters, FAQs, and leadership updates aligned with the CEFUT program messaging strategy.
Coordinate logistics and preparation for program sessions, workshops, leadership meetings, and training events.
Monitor market readiness indicators taking appropriate action where needed, and track progress across workstreams to help identify risks, gaps, or dependencies.
Lead the execution of communication campaigns and ensure timely dissemination of information to relevant stakeholders.
Collaborate with country change teams to collect data, consolidate feedback, and support local change execution.
Drive in hyper-care activities post‑go‑live by tracking user feedback, adoption blockers, and training needs.
Maintain change dashboards, reporting templates, and program documentation with consistent quality and accuracy.
Engage with PMs, Product Owners, and functional teams and lead alignment between change, communication, and training activities.
Requirements
~9 + years’ experience supporting large transformation programs, ideally in a consulting setting, preferably with a focus on commercial and / or pharma industry.
Experience leading change management, communication, training, or transformation programs with significant digital / technology rollouts and later adoption to markets or countries.
Advanced understanding of digital or CRM transformations and user adoption principles.
Proven ability to collaborate across diverse functions and manage senior stakeholders.
Strong analytical, leadership, change management, activation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, preferably in science, engineering, business administration or economics.
Exposure in leading large-scale technology transformation programs or enterprise CRM rollouts.
Change management certifications (e.g., Prosci, ACMP) or training.
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