Associate Director MA Portfolio & Program Management

Summary

Step into a pivotal role where your expertise will drive the planning and operational oversight of therapeutic area medical budgets and transform complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership. As a key partner to Global Medical Directors and cross-functional teams, you'll ensure high-quality, timely, and cost-effective execution of Medical Affairs objectives. Your leadership will foster operational excellence, process simplification, and a culture of compliance - empowering teams to thrive in a dynamic, matrixed environment and adapt quickly to evolving business needs.

About The Role

Associate Director MA Portfolio & Program Management

Location – Hyderabad Hybrid

About The Role :

Step into a pivotal role where your expertise will drive the planning and operational oversight of therapeutic area medical budgets and transform complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership. As a key partner to Global Medical Directors and cross-functional teams, you'll ensure high-quality, timely, and cost-effective execution of Medical Affairs objectives. Your leadership will foster operational excellence, process simplification, and a culture of compliance - empowering teams to thrive in a dynamic, matrixed environment and adapt quickly to evolving business needs.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead the planning and operational oversight of therapeutic area (TA) owned medical budgets, consolidating Scientific Communications and Study Execution budget reports into comprehensive, category-level overviews with insights, risks, and opportunities for monthly review by senior leadership.
• Partner closely with Global and International Medical Affairs Medical Directors to coordinate operational planning, monitoring, and reporting of TA-owned operational management activities, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Support the Director / Senior Director of the Portfolio and Program Management in generating customer-oriented portfolio analyses across assigned disease areas and therapeutic areas, utilising data from multiple sources to inform scenario-based strategic planning and resource allocation.
• Ensure the most accurate TA operational management budget planning and execution within budget for assigned disease areas, supporting both International and Global Medical Affairs.
• Manage key functional interfaces and act as the single point of contact for disease area and cross-functional partners, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
• Lead the management of Portfolio Management Advisory Team meetings, including setting agendas, taking minutes, and following up on actions with business owners to ensure accountability and progress.
• Oversee the execution of TA-owned operational management activities, consolidating and reporting portfolio and budget information for assigned disease areas, including operational risks and mitigations, and ensuring adherence to business processes for review, approvals, and documentation.
• Track and report progress of TA-owned operational management activities at both International and Global Medical Affairs levels, supporting the Head of Project Management in overall portfolio reporting and executive communications. As a member of the Portfolio and Program Management team, contribute to team objective setting, achievement, communication, and culture-building, representing the function in key meetings and supporting the team's culture journey.

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 :

Desirable Requirements :

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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 Required

Operational Management, Negotiation, Influencing, Resource Allocation, Project Management, Good Clinical Practice, Budget Planning, Communication