Job Description Summary
Are you ready to shape the future of medical affairs at a global level? As Senior Director, Medical Affairs Portfolio & Program Management, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving strategic portfolio management and operational excellence across multiple therapeutic areas. Acting as a trusted advisor and chief of staff to senior leaders, you’ll influence high-impact decisions, foster cross-functional collaboration, and ensure the successful execution of innovative medical programmes. Your leadership will empower teams, streamline processes, and directly contribute to advancing patient outcomes worldwide.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Serve as chief of staff and strategic partner to Therapeutic Area (TA) Head, ensuring meeting management excellence for Therapeutic Area Medical Affairs Teams (TAMATs) and Portfolio Management Advisory Teams (PMATs).
Provide portfolio management consultation, delivering actionable insights and recommendations for assigned TA.
Drive customer-focused portfolio analysis using data from multiple sources to inform strategic planning.
Harmonise operational strategy and standards for portfolio management, ensuring risk identification and mitigation.
Lead process improvements, define and track KPIs, and enable effective portfolio reviews.
Oversee meeting management for Therapeutic Area Medical Affairs Teams (TAMATs) and Portfolio Management Advisory Teams (PMATs), ensuring agendas, minutes, and follow-ups are executed.
Consolidate and maintain accurate plans and forecasts, aligning medical budget builds across GMA and IMA.
Oversee collaboration with core development functions to ensure high-quality portfolio reporting.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of portfolio managers and associate directors, fostering operational excellence.
Support process improvement, change management, and best practice sharing across the Medical Affairs organisation.
Essential for the role:
Advanced degree in life sciences or healthcare; PharmD or PhD preferred.
At least 12 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in global development, clinical operations, and portfolio management.
Minimum 5 years of people management and development experience in a global organisation.
Demonstrated leadership and project management expertise in clinical development or portfolio management.
Strong understanding of medical affairs activities, functions, and responsibilities.
Proven strategic, analytical, organisational, and planning skills with a track record of effective strategy implementation.
Solid knowledge of financial processes related to clinical trials and budget management.
Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
Desirable for the role:
Significant recent experience (3+ years post-2015) working in the US market with local customers and healthcare systems.
Proven ability to drive organisational change and sustain a culture of high ethical standards and compliance.
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.
Skills Desired
Agility, Agility, Clinical Practices, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Analysis, Drug Development, Employee Development, Healthcare Sector Understanding, Health Sciences, Influencing Skills, Innovation, Inspirational Leadership, Integrated Evidence Generation, Medical Affairs, Medical Communication, Medical Education, Patient Care, People Management, Pharmaceutics, Priority Disease Areas Expertise, Product Launches, Product Strategy, Real World Evidence (RWE), Regulatory Compliance, Research Methodologies {+ 4 more}