394315BR
Apr 10, 2024
Switzerland
About the Role
When we put our heads together, we can do brilliant work. And when we do brilliant work, we can achieve remarkable things for patients as we positively transform healthcare. We are looking for a Head Patient Centred Outcomes (PCO) Centre of Excellence.
The Head PCO Centre of Excellence will create and lead cross-divisional Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) within Clinical Development (CD) responsible for mastering cross-functional PCOs in different functions of CD. You will improve and drive alignment of activities among Franchises and Global Program Teams to elevate PCO activities to a level of industry leadership. This role will represent Novartis externally in Health Authorities and payers’ discussions. You will advise and/or indirectly influences Global Program Heads, Global Program Clinical Heads, and HEOR directors.
The position can be based in Basel, Switzerland, Dublin, Ireland or London, UK.
Major responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Accountable for the functional excellence in PCO and and implementation across the organization
• Lead the multi-stakeholder teams of senior functional experts focusing on facilitating and monitoring of development and implementation of PCO strategy in individual GPTs including leadership of PCO Steering Committee comprised of representatives from patient engagement, digital endpoints, HEOR, and CD PCO.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of senior functional experts focusing on facilitating and monitoring of development and implementation of PCOs strategy in individual Global Program Teams
• Accountable for overseeing PCO content in development programs and ensuring quality inputs for regulatory and market access purposes.
• Drive capability building for the CD community encompassing all major aspects in PCO Development, leveraging cross-functional exchange of expertise with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Leverage knowledge, experience and understanding of external partners, internal capability to develop a compelling and innovative PCOs vision for the overall company and for individual programs/brands.
• Drive and/or anticipate internal and external changes in PCOs requirements to maintain a constantly, innovative output in the area.
• Minimize redundant use of resources and avoid need for redeveloping PCOs instruments for newly established projects.
• Interact with management Boards (i.e. DCN, IMB) to secure internal buy in overall strategy.
• Collaborate with Global Program Teams to secure individual program internal buy.
• Collaborate with Biomedical Research to develop a strategy of early-stage implementation of PCOs plans from PoC stage.
• Drive integration of “digital development” into the PCOs process (ePROs)
• Lead full integration of digital solutions to collect and aggregate PCOs into development process.
• Lead discussion with HAs and payers about acceptability and value of ePCOs
The Head PCO Centre of Excellence will create and lead cross-divisional Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) within Clinical Development (CD) responsible for mastering cross-functional PCOs in different functions of CD. You will improve and drive alignment of activities among Franchises and Global Program Teams to elevate PCO activities to a level of industry leadership. This role will represent Novartis externally in Health Authorities and payers’ discussions. You will advise and/or indirectly influences Global Program Heads, Global Program Clinical Heads, and HEOR directors.
The position can be based in Basel, Switzerland, Dublin, Ireland or London, UK.
Major responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Accountable for the functional excellence in PCO and and implementation across the organization
• Lead the multi-stakeholder teams of senior functional experts focusing on facilitating and monitoring of development and implementation of PCO strategy in individual GPTs including leadership of PCO Steering Committee comprised of representatives from patient engagement, digital endpoints, HEOR, and CD PCO.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of senior functional experts focusing on facilitating and monitoring of development and implementation of PCOs strategy in individual Global Program Teams
• Accountable for overseeing PCO content in development programs and ensuring quality inputs for regulatory and market access purposes.
• Drive capability building for the CD community encompassing all major aspects in PCO Development, leveraging cross-functional exchange of expertise with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Leverage knowledge, experience and understanding of external partners, internal capability to develop a compelling and innovative PCOs vision for the overall company and for individual programs/brands.
• Drive and/or anticipate internal and external changes in PCOs requirements to maintain a constantly, innovative output in the area.
• Minimize redundant use of resources and avoid need for redeveloping PCOs instruments for newly established projects.
• Interact with management Boards (i.e. DCN, IMB) to secure internal buy in overall strategy.
• Collaborate with Global Program Teams to secure individual program internal buy.
• Collaborate with Biomedical Research to develop a strategy of early-stage implementation of PCOs plans from PoC stage.
• Drive integration of “digital development” into the PCOs process (ePROs)
• Lead full integration of digital solutions to collect and aggregate PCOs into development process.
• Lead discussion with HAs and payers about acceptability and value of ePCOs
Diversity & Inclusion / EEO
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Role Requirements
Role Requirements:
What you'll bring to the role:
• Advanced life science degree preferably medical degree
• Minimum 15 years relevant pharmaceutical industry experience preferably across several fields
• Profound knowledge of the global drug development process spanning from research to commercialization with emphasis on projects requiring PROs in their development
• Inspiring leader capable of fostering a sense of belonging without formal authority
• 10+ years experience in international and multidisciplinary drug development teams
• Strong organization skills and process orientation
• Expert in communication and Information management.
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
You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
What you'll bring to the role:
• Advanced life science degree preferably medical degree
• Minimum 15 years relevant pharmaceutical industry experience preferably across several fields
• Profound knowledge of the global drug development process spanning from research to commercialization with emphasis on projects requiring PROs in their development
• Inspiring leader capable of fostering a sense of belonging without formal authority
• 10+ years experience in international and multidisciplinary drug development teams
• Strong organization skills and process orientation
• Expert in communication and Information management.
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
You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
Development
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT DEV
Switzerland
Basel
Novartis Pharma AG
Ireland
United Kingdom
Research & Development
Full Time
Regular
No
