摘要
In this vital role, the Study Grants Head leads and implements Novartis’ Grant Plan strategy and is accountable for providing Grant Plans and Fair Market Value (FMV) assessments for all Globally, Locally and Regionally Supported Clinical Trials and Third Party Sponsored Studies (TPSs) / Investigator Initiated Trials (IITs). This position drives accurate budget forecasting and rapid site contracting. This key leadership role in Study Start-up whose team establishes country and trial-specific cost benchmarks and budgets to improve efficiency, meet operational and scientific requirements, and positively influence trial operations as it pertains to cost for increasing simplicity and value.
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About the Role
Your Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the design and drive implementation of Novartis’ Grant Plan strategy and Fair Market Value (FMV) assessments in support of clinical trials.
• Oversee quality of translation of clinical protocol visit assessment schedule into intelligent Grant Plan and FMV cost estimations, ensuring clinical operational and scientific requirements are reflected accuracy.
• Lead and empower Study Grants Expert/Managers to implement innovative and efficient processes which are in line with Novartis strategy.
• Lead engagement with countries to ensure tactical and strategic operational objectives are met in relation to Grants Plans and FMV including outputs, processes, timeliness, accuracy, specific regulations and quality.
• Ensure close partnership with global and country Study Start-up team, SSO Feasibility Managers, GCO Pricing and Budget Management partners in order to drive timely site contracting and improve cost benchmarking accuracy.
• Leverage global, trial and country level pricing information from data warehouses and analytical platforms to drive intelligent cost-effective trial pricing decisions. Identify associated potential risks and opportunities based on existing portfolio information and benchmarks to facilitate robustness and accuracy of the Grant Plan and FMV costs estimations.
• Oversee engagement with external Grant Plan and FMV vendor to ensure Novartis’ needs are met and accuracy and continuous refinement of costs at the assessment level across countries.
• Provide clinical operational feedback to Clinical Trial Teams (CTTs) on the impact of study protocol procedures, visit design and other aspects affecting the overall study forecast (by procedure, visit, patient, country). Drive best ratio between cost efficiency versus operational and scientific requirements and positively influence trial complexity as it pertains to cost for increasing simplicity and value.
• Role model a leadership style which is inclusive, proactive, respectful, change agile, innovation / creativity and results driven with a strong customer service focus.
Essential Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in life science, business or operations
• 10+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, with previous experience in either clinical research or project management, in a Pharmaceutical Industry or CROs.
• Strong clinical and budgeting/finance experience in Pharma research or CRO with excellent understanding of clinical trial development processes and the management of clinical trials.
• Strong leadership and people management skills in global setting and proven ability to develop high performing teams and diverse profiles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and networks and build capabilities.
• Proven expert level knowledge of and experience with operational management, and exceptional technical, analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
• Credible and confident at building relationships at the leadership level while demonstrating organizational agility.
• Proven ability to build strong, effective relationships with internal partners.
Desired Qualifications:
• Advanced degree preferred
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
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s 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
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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.
