Capability Migration Leader

Job Opportunity for a Migration Capability Lead

A key role in this position is to oversee the alignment of organizational goals and business priorities related to migration activities, and support the strategic vision for platform operations from a capability level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team to ensure alignment with organizational goals and business priorities related to migration activities, and support the strategic vision for platform operations from a capability level;
• Foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement;
• Act as a change lead and implement change management strategies to ensure smooth adoption of technology initiatives, at the capability level.

Major Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the oversight, planning, and continuous execution of migration activities across technology projects/products, and their alignment as part of an integrated roadmap, from a capability level;
• Coordinate with relevant affected products/capabilities/platforms teams to manage dependencies across multiple releases and ensure alignment of data, system configurations, and user experience;
• Ensure that any interdependencies are identified, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner to prevent delays or conflicts, from a capability level.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Represent the capability in digital governance boards and leadership meetings across the organization;
• Represent the capability in digital networks, externally (e.g., across industries) as needed;
• Communicate effectively to ensure understanding and support for new technology initiatives;
• Support continuous expansion of knowledge and foster the adoption of a digital mindset within regulatory affairs.

Collaboration and Partnerships:

• Build and maintain collaborative and productive partnerships within the capability and the platform, and with relevant stakeholders to achieve business priorities;
• Oversee vendors at the capability level, across products, in collaboration with IT and the external partnerships teams.

Quality and Compliance:

• Ensure on-time, compliant, secure, and quality delivery of portfolio for the assigned capability/product(s), aligned with the NVS quality manual;
• Ensure adherence to security and compliance policies and procedures within the scope of the capability and prepare for audit readiness and inspection requirements (incl. Related mitigations or actions triggered by audits & inspections).

Major Deliverables:

• Ensure preparedness and successful migration activities in the context of new releases, across products, to ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards within the life sciences sector;
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the migration process. Regularly track and report on these metrics to identify areas for improvement and demonstrate the value of the capability team;
• Establish and maintain migration frameworks/standards, and manage/execute migration projects, ensuring a seamless transition and integration of new systems, data, and products with minimal disruption to business, including but not limited to: migration plan, data mapping, data extraction scripts, data cleansing reports, transformation logic, migration scripts/programs, etc.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree; Master's or advanced degree in life science, pharmaceutical, technology, or data science preferred;
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience;
• Strong understanding and direct relevant experience with the migration landscape of pharmaceutical regulatory affairs;
• Advance knowledge of drug development process as well as international drug registration and approval, of regulatory business processes and information management;
• Hands-on experience in technology process requirements;
• Extensive experience leading meetings, driving change, and cross-functional teams;
• Excellent problem-solving skills and in seeking clarity in ambiguous situations;
• Leadership in risk assessment, strategic thinking, prioritization, and global awareness;
• Excellent business writing, communication, and effective presentation skills;
• Technically savvy;
• Broad experience in quality assurance/compliance, computer system validation within the pharmaceutical/biotech arena, and strong knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements;
• Strong experience in data/content migration activities in the context of major projects/releases;
• Fluency in English as Business language.

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