Specialist DDIT DEV GCO Projects

Job Description Summary

Role Purpose:

• Support the design, deployment and delivery of low priority projects (determined by budget, timeline and stakeholder) or project work streams providing IT solutions that meet business requirements

• Contribute to maintaining control of progress, quality, and budget to meet the desired business objectives

• Support project deliverables meet quality and compliance standards, including thorough documentation with timely reviews and approvals

• Support smooth transition to operations and the optimal planning and execution of all activities associated with a release

• Monitor project budgets, track expenses, and analyze variances to maintain financial integrity and align with organizational goals

• Prepare detailed financial reports and forecasts, perform monthly financial reconciliations in UBM for all projects under the portfolio.

• Collaborate and work closely with stakeholders to resolve discrepancies

Job Description

Position Title: Spec. Projects DDIT Dev. GCO

Role Purpose:

• Support the design, deployment and delivery of low priority projects (determined by budget, timeline and stakeholder) or project work streams providing IT solutions that meet business requirements
• Contribute to maintaining control of progress, quality, and budget to meet the desired business objectives
• Support project deliverables meet quality and compliance standards, including thorough documentation with timely reviews and approvals
• Support smooth transition to operations and the optimal planning and execution of all activities associated with a release
• Monitor project budgets, track expenses, and analyze variances to maintain financial integrity and align with organizational goals
• Prepare detailed financial reports and forecasts, perform monthly financial reconciliations in UBM for all projects under the portfolio.
• Collaborate and work closely with stakeholders to resolve discrepancies

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support the delivery of internal and outsourced projects from project initiation to transition to operations
• Monitor and control project execution, establish project governance, managing scope, risks and issues
• Support effective use of resources and project management methods, tools and practices
• Support projects on time and within budget and to meet the desired business objectives
• Support transparent and accurate project reporting including overall performance of the project and project documentation completion
• Support adherence with Security and Compliance policies and procedures within Project Management service scope
• Collaborate effectively with other teams, DDIT Functions and Domains in the organization, as well as strategic suppliers providing services to the project

Role Requirements:

What will you bring to the role

• Projects are effectively managed, enabling them to be on time, to budget and to the expected quality level.
• Customer satisfaction
• Adherence to applicable Security and Compliance policies and controls; defined project management methodologies, tools, and practices; and to delivery processes for IT projects
• Successful deployments, measured by project KPI's
• Benefits delivered by portfolio ($, risk mitigation, technology innovation, value added)

Education & Qualifications:

• University degree in Informatics, Computer Sciences, business or similar OR relevant experience

Experience:

• Prior experience in delivering GxP solutions within GDD Clinical IT landscape is desirable
• Knowledge of clinical development operations systems, processes and tools is desirable
• Ability to work and collaborate in matrixed teams to deliver projects with interdependencies like integration components
• Experience using various project management methodologies including Agile
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Capability to help the Program lead / portfolio lead to structure plan, estimate, deliver, deploy and operate the project as required
• 6+ years of experience in Project Management
• Ideally this would include experience of these areas in regulated environments, because of the high impact of quality and controls in the Pharmaceutical industry. This could include non-Life Sciences work

Competencies:

Project Excellence~ Managing Change~ Stakeholder Engagement~ Communication~ Organization~ Planning and scheduling~ Decision-making~ Risk Management~ Problem Solving~ Project Finance

Why Novartis?

20 years and 2 million-years of patient data waiting for you to unlock the next breakthrough in medicine.

766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, and while we're proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people's lives.

We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.

We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity, and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world's toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying

Imagine what you could do here at Novartis

Commitment to Diversity & 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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Skills Desired

Analytical Thinking, Change Management, Communication Skills, Consulting IT Portfolio Management, Data Analysis, Financial Modeling, Influencing Skills

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