SSO Study Start-Up Team Lead

Key Responsibilities:

Study Start-Up Strategy

• Supports Study & Site Operations Country Leadership Team to identify innovative practices to optimize country operations and operational excellence, especially in terms of study start-up activities to increase performance, productivity, and business impact
• Seeks and evaluates external knowledge and best practices to enhance overall operational excellence of country trial operations. Supports country SSU strategy in close collaboration with SSU/OPC Head and Portfolio Head/Portfolio Team Lead(s)
• Responsible for timely start-up activities from country allocation until site Green Light (ready-to-initiate-sites). Ensures close collaboration with local IRBs/IECs and Health Authorities, as applicable

Allocation, initiation and conduct of trials

• Collaborates with Head Portfolio, SSO Portfolio Team Leads and global study team (Clinical Operations Program Head, Trial Lead) to ensure SSU timelines and deliverables are met according to country commitments. Accountable for timelines, accuracy, and quality of TMF documents, including study start-up and ongoing TMF maintenance to ensure TMF inspection readiness
• Ensures adherence to financial standards, prevailing legislation, ICH/GCP, IRB/IEC, Health Authority and SOP requirements. Implements innovative and efficient processes which are in line with Novartis strategy

People and resource management

• Hiring, training, development, and retention of Study Start-Up associate. Resource management and reporting of Study Start-Up associates
• Ensures associates have the required level of skills to successfully set-up and execute studies with high quality and according to business objectives
• Manages and oversees productivity targets per defined objectives, and serves as an escalation point for Study Start-Up functions

Essential Requirements:

• A degree in scientific or health discipline required; Fluent in both written and spoken EnglisH
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in clinical operations and planning. Proven leadership capabilities and experience (with or without direct line management responsibilities).
• Understanding of all aspects of clinical drug development with particular emphasis on trial set-up, execution, and monitoring
• Thorough understanding of the international aspects of drug development process, including strong knowledge of international standards (GCP/ICH), health authorities (FDA/EMA), local/national Health Authorities regulations and Novartis standards
• Strong capability in working in a global/country matrix environment
• Proven successful leadership of teams (with or without direct reports), preferably with experience in working with international teams
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.Communicates effectively in a local/global matrixed environment

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