Global Program Director
REQ-10085851
Sep 15, 2026
LOC_CN
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Responsible for planning and execution of product development projects.
- Plans and directs schedules and monitors budget/spending.
- Ensures consistent practices throughout all phases of the project life cycle.
- Drives the development and manages the execution of high quality, integrated cross-functional plans for projects.
- Provides clear direction on product development requirements to meet expectations of external customers and business stakeholders.
- Interacts with research and development, marketing, manufacturing, and regulatory departments and with external stakeholders.
- Responsible for project performance, risk management, administration, financial management and issue resolution for functional group.
- Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
- Participates with other senior level to establish strategic plans and objectives.
- Makes final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensure operations effective achievement of objectives.
- Regularly interacts with senior management and/or major customers (internal or external).
- Contributes to and often leads the development of departmental and functional/business unit goals and objectives.
- Represents area as core member in the Global Project Teams for defining global scientific strategy for development up to submission and approval in major markets of assigned product(s).
- Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)
- Sucessful project execution -Budget optimization and Operational excellence -Customer Feedback -Scientific exchange, including internal & external publications/presentations, invited lectures
Role Requirements
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DIV_GD
Development
LOC_CN
Shanghai (Shanghai)
CN14 (FCRS = CN014) China Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Co., Ltd.
FCT_RD
Full time
Regular
No
