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Job Description
MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES
Shape and evolve the Novartis xVault Center of Excellence vision, strategy, and operating model.
Establish the Center of Excellence charter, service catalog, and operating rhythms across teams.
Build knowledge management foundations, reusable assets, and onboarding playbooks.
Lead cross-Vault governance to ensure platform-wide consistency and guardrails adherence.
Harmonize policies across Vaults; enable interoperability and retire legacy duplication.
Set decision criteria and responsibilities; maintain transparent decision logs and escalation paths.
Drive integrated planning; build multilevel roadmaps and dependency maps across functions.
Coordinate release trains and cutovers across Vaults to minimize disruption and ensure readiness.
Implement capacity planning and scenario analysis; balance demand and supply effectively.
Monitor delivery health; surface risks, trends, and corrective actions across programs.
Essential Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in informatics, computer science, business, or a related discipline.
Extensive experience leading enterprise change initiatives in large, cross-functional environments.
Deep expertise in information technology program and portfolio management practices.
Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive decisions without formal authority.
Strong cross-functional leadership with collaborative, inclusive team practices.
Advanced planning and resource management skills; delivering scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
Experience with compliance, traceability, and risk management in regulated or audited settings.
Fluent in English; exceptional communication and relationship-building across business and technology.
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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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Skills Desired
Analytical Thinking, Business Relationship Management, Change Management, Financial Modeling, IT Program Management, Managing Resources, Performance Management, Project Planning