Senior Specialist, Outsourcing For the Research Environment

The accountabilities and responsibilities of the Manager in ORE are to:

Manage the process of outsourcing scientific activities for BR scientific functions and the operational relationship with external CROs

Provide operational management of CROs supporting a broad range of BR scientific functions
Responsible for driving and evolving an efficient, cost-effective, high-quality, and flexible infrastructure for outsourcing scientific activities across BR
Function as the scientific contact for initiating, tracking, executing, and internalizing outsourcing requests with deep technical know-how
Hold shared responsibility with scientific functions for assay performance and data QC
Collect input and provide recommendations for optimizing resource allocation and timelines for the ORE group; identify issues, propose and implement mitigation plans for decision making
Responsible for management and assessment of Novartis external CRO performance
Ensure implementation and adherence to BR compliance and operational policies

• Identify complex problems, present innovative solutions and implement them independently
• Coordinates resources across functions to achieve results
• Creates, implements and optimizes new projects or services

• Utilize full range of techniques to address complex issues within team
• Possess broad knowledge of discipline, relevant approaches, methods and technologies
• Broad knowledge in a discipline or technical expertise in a specific field.
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills. Provides detailed instruction and recommends process changes.

• Identify complex and cross-functional challenges and provide innovative solutions
• Able to deputize supervisor on team related decisions and/or projects
• Make decisions impacting scope of work
• Decisions impact mainly short-term
• Able to prioritize own work and work of a team

• Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills
• Provides advice to external and/or internal contacts
• May require integration and interpretation of complex information
• Ability to effectively communicate to an audience who may be unfamiliar with subject
• Requires awareness beyond own team and some familiarity with the external environment
• Ability to influence individuals
• Present information both inside and outside of company

• Masters, or equivalent in relevant discipline with appropriate years of experience in a relevant field within drug discovery or related areas.
• Advanced degree or equivalent experience with appropriate years in a relevant field within drug discovery or related areas.
• Is an emerging leader or excellent, consistent contributor
• Demonstrates proven ability to positively impact project goals and directions based on analysis of available information
• skills in managing people and projects

Analysis, Clinical Study Reports, Databases, Decision Making Skills, Laboratory, Operations, Problem Solving Skills, Reporting, Waterfall Project Management