Associate Director Medical Information Group Lead

Location – Hyderabad #LI Hybrid

About the Role:

This role is accountable for managing and leading a Medical Information delivery team to produce high-quality medical information documents and responses

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the performance of the assigned Medical Information team to deliver as designed with quality, timeliness and in a compliant manner.
•  Track progress and identifies improvement opportunities and best practices. Ensure that best practices are shared across the Medical Information delivery teams.
• Co-ordinate capacity and workforce planning for assigned programs and deliverables, to ensure adequate assignment of resources to meet business needs.
• Drive functional excellence and consistency in delivery.
• Stakeholder Management – identify, engage and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Escalation point for issues and ensure effective and efficient resolutions, initiating and leading remediation plans where appropriate.
• Supports operational governance and business planning with standardization of processes, ensuring quality and compliance with all relevant internal SOPs/guidelines and external regulatory requirements.
•  Responsible for recruiting and retaining talent, managing performance, and developing associates. Responsible for developing high performing teams in a constructive culture. · Ensure compliance and inspection /audit readiness.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Essential Requirements:

• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) in life science/healthcare or relevant experience. Desirable: MBA
• >10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in Medical Information ·
• >/= 3 years of people management experience ·
• Proven track record in customer delivery environments and experience with the development of MI services in shared service centers .
•  Deep understanding of good practices in medical enquiry management, medical information writing, and medical content review Experience with developing, implementing and maintaining processes that adhere to company, industry and HA requirements ·
• Superior people management skills with demonstrated positive leadership, innovative and collaborative behaviors · Proven ability in interpersonal, communication, negotiation and diplomacy skills. Demonstrated influencing and leadership skills in an international matrixed environment.

Desirable Requirements:

• Demonstrated success in resource (budget and headcount) planning and management.
• Strong financial and business acumen

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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