Director of BD&L Biosimilars identifying and managing Biosimilar assets for international regions. Leading evaluations, negotiations, and overseeing regional portfolio management for Sandoz.
About the role
- Senior Director driving business excellence in External Expert Engagement at Novartis. Responsible for strategic design, integration, and improvement of global standards and processes.
Responsibilities
- Lead the definition, refinement, and implementation of global standards, SOPs, and external expert engagement processes.
- Ensure ongoing review and alignment of processes with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and business needs.
- Partner with Governance and Operations leads to translate standards into scalable workflows and ensure consistent execution across regions.
- Oversee monitoring activities to track process adherence and quality performance.
- Drive the development and deployment of global training programmes for expert engagement stakeholders and support teams.
- Oversee content design strategy and coordinate outsourcing or central delivery of training materials.
- Promote knowledge sharing, best practice documentation, and onboarding toolkits to build capability and ensure operational consistency.
- Serve as business owner for expert engagement systems (e.g., HIP / ENGAGE), partnering with IT and system teams on enhancements and compliance integration.
- Oversee compliant data aggregation and regulatory reporting across jurisdictions, collaborating closely with Legal and governance functions.
- Define and lead execution of performance measurement frameworks and dashboards to support enterprise-level transparency and decision-making.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, Legal, or a related discipline.
- 12+ years of experience in pharmaceutical operations, governance, process excellence, or global operations management.
- Demonstrated success in designing and deploying enterprise processes and performance frameworks.
- Strong background in cross-functional stakeholder engagement and matrix collaboration.
- Experience managing or overseeing operational reporting, systems integration, or analytics.
- Proven ability to influence change, drive simplification, and lead global initiatives.
- Proven leadership skills with project management and people management experience, including direct leadership of large teams and complex multi-functional teams.
- Excellent English language skills, both written and spoken.
- Additional certifications in process excellence, training, or digital systems (e.g., Lean, Agile, Lean Six Sigma) are desirable.
Benefits
- Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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