Résumé
TYPE: Hybrid Working, #LI-Hybrid
Accountable for all country clinical/medical aspects associated with Development and prioritized Re-search programs/trials by providing clinical strategic and tactical leadership as the Country Clinical Development representative. May work across several countries.
Drives the identification and involvement of qualified investigators with greatest recruitment potential, identifies clinical recruitment hurdles and drives clinical recruitment activities to overcome these hurdles.
In close collaboration with other country functions (e.g., Clinical Trial Operations, Medical Affairs, Patient Engagement, and Patient Access) actively contributes to successful allocation, fast clinical trial start-up, timely recruitment, early identification of potential delays, and development and implementation of mitigation plans.
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Validates study designs, is accountable for, and makes the final decision on the clinical/medical trial and program feasibility of implementing a clinical trial protocol based on medical/clinical practice and analysis of the competitive environment in the country.
- Actively contributes to scientific/clinical/medical aspects of the start-up phase to ensure fast clinical trial site start-up.
- Provides clinical/medical expertise to clinical trial operations team members and clinical trial sites.
- Provides scientific/clinical/medical expertise during interactions with Country/Cluster external Experts (e.g., Regulatory Authorities, Medical Experts, Advisory Boards, Patient Advocacy Groups, etc.).
- Develops clinical/medical trial plans taking the broader ecosystem into account for assigned pro-grams/trials to ensure successful trial implementation, which includes: Pro-actively identifying early on clinical challenges to recruitment or clinical data quality and driving development of clinical/medical mitigation plans & building disease area expertise, especially for new/rare indications.
- Provides robust indication, compound, and protocol training to the clinical operations team in the country, especially to the Clinical Research Associates, and other country line functions as needed & externally as needed in the Country/Cluster at Investigator’s Meetings or scientific venues to support recruitment and trial awareness.
- As the scientific/clinical/medical expert, supports and partners with internal Stakeholders (e.g., Clinical Trial Team, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Information, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Patient Access, HE&OR, clinical trial operations, etc.), and internal decision boards as needed regarding clinical trials.
- Drives all clinical/medical activities in adherence to GCP (Good Clinical Practices), and in line with ICH (International Conference on Harmonization) and Country regulations.
Requirements:
Education: Scientific degree M.D., Ph.D., or Pharm.D. (M.D. highly desirable)
Languages: English & German
Experience:
• Experience working on Clinical Trials including Clinical Trial Design, Data & Reporting
• Operations Management and Execution Project Management collaborating across boundaries
• Strong people and strategic planning skills to pull several different functions together on projects
Desirable Requirements: Previous clinical experience with patients
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
In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development opportunities as well as worldwide career possibilities within the Novartis group. In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is € 70.200/year (on a full-time basis). We also offer a potential market oriented excess payment in line with your experience and qualifications.
We are open for part-time and job-sharing models and support flexible and remote working where possible.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive working environment and diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities:
If because of a medical condition, physical disability or a neurodiverse condition you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request as well as your contact information. The support which we can provide will include advice on suitable positions as well as guidance at all stages of the application process. Austrian law provides candidates the opportunity to involve the local disability representative, Behindertenvertrauensperson (BVP), in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.
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Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities
If because of a medical condition, physical disability or a neurodiverse condition you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request as well as your contact information. The support which we can provide will include advice on suitable positions as well as guidance at all stages of the application process. Austrian law provides candidates the opportunity to involve the local disability representative, Behindertenvertrauensperson (BVP), in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
