Pipeline Operations Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact for Horizon Project management system, addressing inquiries, resolving issues, managing user access and time recordings.
• Rapidly adopt and promote new technologies, including AI and automation, to enhance operational efficiency.
• Oversee the creation of program codes supporting drug development and update standard lists as needed.
• Implement governance and funding decisions across the portfolio following Horizon approvals.
• Develop and execute quality assurance checks, conduct periodic data reviews, and coordinate issue resolution with teams.
• Manage bug verification, request creation, and resolution in collaboration with business, technical, and operations teams.
• Gather and organize user feedback, coordinate with process and system owners to address needs, and oversee change requests and user acceptance testing.
• Maintain the Horizon Info site, ensuring compliance with governance and release management standards.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, or Computer Science, with knowledge of project management and development processes.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry, particularly in project management, training, and user support.
• Techno-functional proficiency, innovative mindset, and strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to support business functions and maintain project management systems, including data quality and system changes.
• Effective collaboration with remote and diverse teams across multiple countries and time zones; ability to work in a matrix environment.

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.

Accessibility and accommodation
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