Hybrid Medical Governance Lead

Posted 3 months ago

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About the role

  • Medical Governance Lead overseeing governance framework in medical affairs at Novartis. Implementing GxP processes and ensuring compliance with health authority requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure the implementation of the established governance framework, health authority requirements, and ICH guidelines for medical GxP activities
  • Understand the systems that enables key governance processes in order to give advice and guidance to activity owners, ensuring alignment with risk and quality management practices
  • Provide governance support, advice, coaching and expert input to the MA activity owners and teams
  • Be the single point of contact for partner functions such as GGO, SSO, QA, Compliance, Safety, CDO (Clinical Disclosure Office), ERC, Procurement and others
  • Matter Expert in sponsor and third-party qualification
  • Promote local research, ensuring the proper classification of medical activities, in collaboration with the ERC if necessary
  • Support data quality/integrity in MA
  • Providing insights about value indicators (KPI, KQI) and risks (processes, requirements and L/G regulations)
  • Maintain overview and monitor progress of R/C issues, ensure & track escalation, and follow-up until resolution
  • Monitoring and giving feedback to improve processes, systems and capabilities, with clear quality and performance metrics
  • Track deviation and support implementation/resolution of local CAPA
  • Oversee and monitor local audit & inspection readiness and execution, in close collaboration with local QA and Safety Dpt
  • Proactively participate in global MGL Network for ensuring continuous improvement, to drive projects and achieve outstanding results
  • Support initiatives for creating stronger organizations and a culture of high ethical standards and compliance
  • Might lead/co-lead workstream or working group

Requirements

  • Bachelor's scientific degree, PhD or equivalent in a relevant field (e.g., Medical Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine or related fields)
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in medical affairs, clinical development, medical compliance/Governance, quality assurance, risk management, regulatory, or a related area
  • Strong knowledge of GxP processes and medical guidelines
  • Deep understanding of health authority requirements and ICH guidelines
  • Experience in self-assessments, audits, and managing CAPA
  • Experience in working with global teams and cross-functional collaboration
  • Demonstrated capability to work across functions
  • Possess a strong business strategy acumen to align the medical governance and risk management with organizational goals and objectives
  • Strong leadership and strategic skills, with proven experience in driving change, influencing decisions, and fostering a culture of compliance and ethical standards
  • Effective problem-solving and collaboration abilities, including risk management, conflict resolution, and a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset
  • Fluent in Spanish and English languages, both in speaking and writing.

Benefits

  • Company Pension Plan
  • Life and Accidental Insurance
  • Meals Allowance or Canteen in the office
  • Flexible working hours

Job title

Medical Governance Lead

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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