Summary
Role Type: Hybrid Working, #LI-Hybrid
Relocation Support: This role is based in either London, Barcelona or Dublin and Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
Are you ready to shape the future of clinical development on a global scale? As a Global Program Clinical Head, you will play a pivotal leadership role at the intersection of science, strategy, and patient impact—driving end-to-end clinical development programs across multiple indications. You will lead global clinical teams, define innovative development strategies, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centric clinical programs that meet regulatory and market access requirements. This is a unique opportunity to influence critical decisions, collaborate with leading experts across the organization, and help bring transformative therapies closer to patients worldwide.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead global clinical programs across indications, ensuring delivery aligned with regulatory and market access needs
- Drive clinical strategy and execution through an endorsed clinical development plan aligned to target product profile
- Lead and inspire global clinical teams, building collaboration, pace, and accountability across a matrix environment
- Own program-level benefit-risk assessment, maintaining strong patient focus and scientific integrity throughout development
- Oversee design and delivery of clinical trials, ensuring quality, compliance, and timely execution against milestones
- Lead development of key clinical and regulatory documents, ensuring clarity, consistency, and strategic alignment
- Represent Clinical Development in governance and external engagements, including interactions with regulators and experts
Essential Requirements
- MD or equivalent (preferred), PhD, or PharmD degree required. Experience and background in Neuroscience, Gene Therapy, Neuromuscular, Neurodegeneration and/or Movement disorders is essential for this position.
- Extensive expertise in clinical trial design, regulatory expectations, and global development strategy
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders in complex matrix settings
- Deep understanding of benefit-risk assessment and patient safety considerations in clinical development
- Demonstrated experience engaging external stakeholders, including regulatory authorities and scientific experts
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, and decision-making skills to drive clarity and momentum globally
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.
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.
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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
Benefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.
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