Job Description Summary
To manage and lead a Scientific Communications Therapeutic Area team/squad to produce high quality scientific documents/deliverables, by providing functional and operational leadership and implementing management control of the assigned team/squad.
Job Description
Location – Hyderabad #LI Hybrid
Major Responsibilities:
- Leads a medical writing team/squad for an assigned brand or for a specific TA. Ensures production of scientific deliverables/ documents which adhere to highest quality, timeliness and efficiency standards.
- Accountable for the accuracy of the scientific content of the deliverables produced by the group/team (data accuracy and scientific messages). Accountable for the adherence to processes/ guidelines / SOPs and ensure inspection / audit readiness of all relevant documents for her/his assigned group/team
- Monitors and tracks KPIs for the team/squad. Proactively takes measures to improve KPIs in agreement with Function head and QC manager. Identifies and resolves operational issues. Recommends potential solutions and manages number of escalations.
- Ensures exemplary communication with customers in USMA. Manages customer expectations efficiently. Owns and ensures deployment and completion of initiatives and programs developed towards creating scientific and functional excellence
- Acts as consultant on medical communications or assigned service for her/his Function Head and to other functions/ teams. In partnership with USMA Med Comms, Recruit talent, manage performance (set objectives, review performance and plan compensation) and develop associates (development/training plans, Organizational Talent Review, coaching or mentoring, as appropriate).
- Manages performance of his/her individual team members including performance reviews aligned with Novartis policies.
Minimum Requirements:
- 5 + years' experience in Medical Communications with proven people leadership
- Experience in a wide array of Medical Communications activities, including, but not limited to, publications, slide decks, symposia, standalones, advisory board meetings, etc.
- Track record in developing Medical Communications plans
Education:
- Minimum: Healthcare professional degree or degree in a healthcare-related field.
- Desirable: Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) in life science/healthcare. Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationship in a matrix and multicultural environment.
Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Skills Desired
Building Construction, Clinical Practices, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Hazard Identification, Health Sciences, Immunology, Intensive Care UnIT (Icu), Internal Control, Internal Medicine, Job Description, Medical Information, Organization Skills, Patient Care, Stakeholder Engagement, Tcp/Ip Protocols, Utilization Management (Um)