Clinical Scientific Expert Group Head

Key responsibilities:

• Selects, recruits, develops, manages, motivates, coaches, and appraises direct reports to ensure high-quality performance and career development.
• Manages resource assignments, workload distribution, and sharing within groups to meet company objectives and priorities.
• Provides support to address and resolve issues, identifying solutions for remediation.
• Builds a strong team culture focused on expertise, performance, and alignment with Novartis values and behaviors.
• Leads special projects, initiatives, and supports training programs for technical and professional skills within the team.
• Acts as a Subject Matter Expert for key operational areas influencing the Clinical Scientific Expert Group and broader clinical development.
• Collaborates with QA on audit readiness, regulatory inspections, and Health Authority compliance.
• Promotes cultural change and integrates change management concepts aligned with Novartis objectives, focusing on data-centric mindset and capability building.

Essential requirements:

• Advanced degree in life sciences/healthcare (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD, etc.) preferred; experience in multinational organizations required.
• • 3 years experience in clinical study planning, execution, and publishing in industry/Academia, or 5+ years in Clinical Operations/Scientific roles; team/matrix management experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of trial design principles (e.g., objectives, bias reduction, statistical methods, ethics) and clinical development processes, including GCP knowledge.
• Thorough knowledge of clinical data collection/reporting systems (e.g., EDC tools, Rave, OC-RDC); ability to analyze trends and interpret/report data effectively.
• Medical/scientific expertise with strong writing skills; capable of interpreting, discussing, and representing trial/program data.
• Demonstrated leadership, planning, and people management skills, including mentoring/coaching within matrix environments.
• Analytical background with proficiency in statistical methods; experience detecting data trends and escalating issues appropriately.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to collaborate across boundaries for shared success.

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

Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network

Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards