4 Sandoz Operations Jobs in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Specialist to join our DDIT US&I D&A Operations team. This role will support Novartis commercial AI/ML/LLM/GenAI operations and ensure the successful deployment of digital platforms and services at scale to deliver our digital strategy. Additionally, we are looking for someone who can contribute to project management (PM) and operations (Ops) activities. The person is expected to
-Drive holistic IT Service Management including all ITIL Processes, Service Operations as well as
Operational Quality Management oversight along with continual service improvement and supplier
operational governance -Govern the service operations, service transition, quality, compliance, and
audit readiness of services delivered often on 24X7 basis as per shifts.
-Manage a service operation with standardized services, processes, and tools to provide efficient,
high quality services -Meet customer and internal IT service levels and proactively drive
continuous service improvement collaboration with the Service excellence team of the Function
-Contribute to enabling operational excellence and continuous improvement in the Service quality across TT.
-Drive the delivery of the service ensuring delivery to SLA and Service continuity meeting the consumer needs

• Deliver on IT Service Management for Advanced Analytics service line across ITIL process, Service Operations along with continual service improvement and supplier operational governance Support in Predict and prevent operations for assigned scope with target to identify gaps, reducing MTTR, improving time to delivery and CSAT within the scope in collaboration with service lines
• Manage a service operations with standardized services, processes and tools to provide efficient, high quality services.
• Provide analytical report fora actionable periodic Supplier Governance calls ensuring they deliver quality services, meet all KPIs and SLAs along with CSAT targets
• Lead the deployment and management of digital platforms and services to support the digital strategy.
• Collaborate across boundaries to ensure seamless operations management and execution.
• This role also needs to work on process simplifications and improvement areas to ensure efficient operations delivery and stable IT environment.
• Support in ensuring that Asset relevant attributes are correctly maintained in the Configuration and Asset Mgmt.
• Also engage as super user group for all matters related to processes.
• Alternatively also develop and govern processes to effectively manage both internal and external audits across TIS, including audit stakeholder management, remediation tracking, status reporting and lessons learnt sharing.
• Act as the SPOC for both internal and external audit teams across the organization and coordinate respective activities.
• In addition Monitor compliance of the NVS vendors to defined governance structure and ensure expected value is delivered.
• Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
• Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues.
• Provide day-to-day support, guidance and insights to real-time quality/compliance issues and escalations.
• Maintain a Security Calendar to facilitate tracking security requirements, Security reminders and frequency of Tests in order to stay on track.
• Demonstrate digital and technology savvy, managing change effectively.
• Exhibit strong interpersonal skills, fostering joint value creation and continuous learning.
• Show resilience in the face of challenges.

• Proven experience in managing support operations for data analytics platforms on cloud environments such as AWS and Snowflake.
• Expertise in leading digital platform roadmaps, upgrades, and hotfixes.
• In-depth knowledge of Pharma Commercial & Digital Data sources, with a focus on sourcing and strategy.
• Strong understanding of MLOps and project life cycle management.
• Ability to monitor emerging technologies and provide consulting, influencing, and persuading capabilities.
• Demonstrate unbossed leadership, IT governance, and the ability to build impactful teams.
• Experience in vendor management and innovative analytical technologies.
• Solid grasp of analytical and technical frameworks for descriptive and prescriptive analytics.
• Familiarity with AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake service offerings.
• Awareness of integration patterns across MDM/RDM and transactional systems.
• Production experience in delivering AI/ML/GenAI applications
• Strong exposure to data security and governance policy definitions and enforcement capabilities.
• Data product-centric approach to defining solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

• Stable, compliant, secure, and effective operations measured by Availability, Performance, Capacity Metrics
• State of process adherence by suppliers and SLA/ KPI achievements
• No major business disruptions, Responsiveness and Recovery Speed of critical incidents / issues in business -Speed and agility in delivering services to users
• Operational targets, SLAs and KPIs are met
• Productivity gains and defect reduction through continuous improvement
• Automation led Programmable Infrastructure and Platform Services -Quality of 24X7 Support

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Management or significant work experience in similar subject areas
• 7+ years of hands-on experience into handling support operations for data analytics platform on cloud (AWS, Snowflake) and solid grasp of analytical and technical frameworks for descriptive and prescriptive analytics and strong familiarity with AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake service offerings
• Production experience with delivering AI/ML, Gen-AI projects
• Strong exposure to Analytical Data life cycle management, AI/ML/Gen-AI products change Management, risk mitigation strategies
• Agile delivery experience leading multiple concurrent delivery cycles.
• Strong cross functional leadership.
• Financial Management.
• Strategy Development.
• Operations Management and Execution.
• Patient/client driven with excellent communication skills.
• People Leadership.
• Proven Ability to Develop trust-based relationships with key regional.
• Process management.
• Project Management.