Major accountabilities:

• Global Strategic Partnerships: Responsible for managing partnerships, risk, analytics, governance, and projects with External Service Providers (ESPs) to ensure top-tier service delivery.
• Strategy Development: Develops and implements a global Regulatory Affairs (RA) strategy to transform EPs capabilities for maximum impact.
• Performance Optimization: Drives ESPs towards greater independence, automation, and innovation.
• Alliance Management: Accountable for proactive management and risk mitigation to deliver best-in-class services from a streamlined ESPs portfolio.
• Performance Management: Designs and implements a robust performance management ecosystem.
• Trend Identification: Independently tracks industry trends to create a future-ready ESPs environment.
• Governance & Spend Control: Maintains governance and control over external spend, reducing complexity and acting as the single point of contact (SPoC) for key partners.
• Stakeholder Representation: Represents RA needs across senior leadership and cross-functional governance.
• Agreement Negotiation: Leads negotiations and builds a sustainable ESPs portfolio aligned with organizational frameworks.
• Alliance Quality & Compliance: Establishes strategic alliances with ESPs, ensuring quality, compliance, and productivity.

Minimum requirements:

• Fluent in English (oral and written).
• Extensive experience in Regulatory Affairs or a related role within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong background in vendor management and procurement.
• Proven people management and team development skills.
• In-depth understanding of the full Regulatory Affairs lifecycle.
• Demonstrated success in innovative resource planning and management for onshore and offshore teams.
• Technology, optimization, and quality oriented.
• Excellent negotiation, conflict resolution, decision-making, problem-solving, communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills.
• Results-driven self-starter with a proactive, transparent, and accountable working style, even under pressure.

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.