Summary
About the Role
Associate Director, Operational Excellence
Location – Hyderabad #LI Hybrid
Major Responsibilities:
- Process Excellence & Lean Operations: Lead the deployment of a Process Excellence framework and Lean Management System to boost productivity through benchmarking and continuous improvement.
- Innovation & Simplification: Champion process simplification by facilitating structured ideation, eliminating inefficiencies, digitizing workflows.
- Business Process Redesign: Drive strategic initiatives to redesign business processes for scalability and future-readiness. Conduct stakeholder workshops and implement standardized procedures to improve efficiency.
- Team Development: Build leadership capabilities within the team, foster a collaborative culture, and empower members to take on greater responsibilities and deliver independently.
- Novartis seeks an individual with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, with a deep understanding of Operational excellence. The candidate should foster a collaborative and innovative work environment.
Minimum Requirements:
- 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, with a strong focus on operational excellence in healthcare setting.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in enabling operational excellence at scale. Proven track record of enabling data-driven decision-making at a senior leadership level, including addressing complex business challenges.
- Strong analytical background, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and aligning them with business priorities to drive impactful results
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Data Science, Business, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
- Proven experience in Operational excellence or related consulting experience to drive disruptive changes.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
Desired Skills:
Master Black Belt/ Black Belt Certifications or PMP, Prior experiences in internal/external process consulting, good knowledge of Lean Six Sigma Methodology & Tools, Knowledge of Process Excellence Framework, learning agility, Cross-functional collaboration, influencing skills, inspirational leadership, people management, stakeholder management, and strategic thinking.
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.
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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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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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