RA Digital Innovation Platform Lead

<p style="text-align:left"><b>Job Description Summary</b></p>Office Location: London (The Westworks), United Kingdom<br><br>#LI-Hybrid Hybrid (12 days per month on-site if living within 50 miles of our London office)<br>#LI-Remote Remote (if living beyond 50 miles of our London office)<br><br>As a member of the RA Data &amp; Technology Global Leadership Team, the RA Digital Innovation Platform Lead adds value to the strategic vision of Regulatory Affairs by leading a team of associates to support the digitalization of RA by identifying, exploring and delivering digital innovation and automation opportunities.<p style="text-align:inherit"><br /> </p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Job Description</b></p><p><b><u>Major Accountabilities:</u></b></p><ul><li>Foster a culture of innovation within regulatory affairs by actively proposing and</li><li>entertaining disruptive ideas and technologies challenging the status quo and historical ways of working, leveraging a creative design thinking approach and experiences from other industries.</li><li>Develops compelling, value-driven business proposals for project funding.</li><li>Identify relevant existing Capability or evaluates disruptive technologies for the</li><li>business through delivery of minimum viable products (MVPs) and proof of concepts (PoCs).</li><li><span>Pro-actively evaluates opportunities for digital innovation and automation delivery across varying areas of technological disciplines with the objective of meeting business needs.</span></li><li><span>Leads the implementation and scale-up of digital innovation and automation in collaboration with relevant Capability Leads and IT innovation partners.</span></li><li><span>Builds and maintains collaborative and productive partnerships across the Platform team and enterprise stakeholders to achieve business priorities.</span></li><li><span>Anticipates and actively manages changes by updating on ongoing activities and current initiatives. Identifies risks and enables its’ resolution. Escalates issues when necessary to facilitate resolution at the appropriate level.</span></li><li><span>Enable early adoption of emerging technologies and associated organizational change management.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>Minimum Requirements:</u></b></p><ul><li><span>Experience in technology or regulatory affairs with proven track record of deploying automation and innovation solutions, ideally within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.</span></li><li><span>In-depth understanding of drug development, regulatory requirements processes and technology and data-driven needs within Regulatory Affairs.</span></li><li><span>Strong strategic problem-solving skills and innovative mind-set.</span></li><li><span>Strong project/program management skills including change management experience.</span></li><li><span>Passionate about cutting edge digital innovation and enjoys working in uncertain environment and uncharted territory.</span></li><li><span>Demonstrated leadership in driving clear strategic thinking, prioritization, maintaining awareness of business impact.</span></li><li><span>Strong negotiation skills.</span></li><li><span>Requirements gathering and accurately connecting the dots even when there’s ambiguity.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><u><b>Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion/EEO</b></u></p><p>Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"><br /> </p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Skills Desired</b></p>Data Analysis, Documentation Management, Lifesciences, People Management, Proactivity, Process Improvement, Regulatory Compliance, Waterfall Model