Global Category Procurement Head - Clinical development (80-100% )
Inseriert am: 18.12.2019
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Job ID285188BRPosition TitleGlobal Category Procurement Head – Clinical development (80-100%*)Apply to Job
Job Description
Why consider Procurement?
At the front line of this critical commercial challenge is the R&D Procurement Team. When you join the R&D Procurement Team, you join a global organization impacting over 80,000 patients per year, supporting 90+ new molecular entity projects, 500+ clinical trials with ~100 new trials initiated per year, 15 development centers globally, supporting 70+ countries, while influencing over $10Bn in total R&D spend. Turning ideation into reality, the R&D Procurement Team helps shape the R&D strategy leading all commercial engagement, negotiations and third-party management to drive our world-class organization to lead the industry in R&D.
As our Global Category Procurement Head, Clinical development, you will lead all strategic procurement aspects within the category of Clinical Development, on a global level and in collaboration with Global Drug Development (GDD). In alignment with Global Development Operations (GDO) & External Development Operations (EDO) and other functional stakeholders within GDD, you will develop procurement category strategies and strategic approaches related to the management of 3rd party spend in the area of clinical development. You will build up, lead and run a global team of Category Leads, sourcing managers and buyers through design, implementation and execution of business-aligned procurement strategies for relevant subcategories of spend. Further, you will be the primary procurement business partner for GDO in the area of Clinical Development, ensuring budget-alignment, strategy and productivity achievement, including design and delivery of margin expansion initiatives across Novartis. You will collaboratively drive all necessary internal alignments to ensure an effective procurement processes end to end and provide high value external solutions to the business stakeholders.
• Deriving game-changing strategies by defining clear category objectives, working with analytical data, business partners and market expertise. Aligning strategies to measurable target and clearly conveying them to the organization
• Executing the Novartis Strategy for the relevant functional area, with profound commercial & technical skills as well as solid procurement knowledge
• Driving Procurement strategy based on insights into procurement leading practices and experience into category strategy development and execution. Linking Procurement strategy to Novartis and functional business area and conveying it clearly to business stakeholders, procurement associates and relevant 3rd parties
• Mapping the value chain, analyzing it and deriving potential scenarios. Includes the understanding and application of total cost of ownership, and should cost modelling analysis
• Applying risk management processes including identifying and evaluating risks, and defining and executing a risk mitigation plan
• Projecting the dynamics and impacts (e.g., mergers and acquisitions). Extracting, cleansing and consolidating information to fact-based insights for further usage e.g. in category strategies
• Participating in and / or leading financial discussions. Applying financial knowledge to participate actively, e.g. in budgeting process, including tax aspects in sourcing strategies and structuring sophisticated deals with ecosystem partners
• Support definition and implementation of Procurement tools and processes
• Managing data analysis and reporting, e.g. analyzing spend, demand, supply markets and competitors. Extracting, cleansing and consolidating information to fact-based insights for further usage e.g. in category strategies
• Demand management - Responsible to ensure the right balance between business needs and Novartis’ strategy - Accountable to work with stakeholders to identify the most cost-effective ways to deliver business objectives
• Strategic Sourcing and supplier relationships management
Minimum requirements
What you’ll bring to the role
• University/Advanced level degree needed
• Master’s Degree/other advanced degree in the Business or Clinical based disciplines is preferred
• Excellent Spoken and Written English
• Other foreign languages as required
• >10 years of relevant Clinical Development business experience, preferably developed on the CRO side
• At least 10 years of experience in CRO Management and associated clinical services
• At least 5 years of experience in category management, supplier management, or related area, with a focus in Clinical Development
• Strong Clinical knowledge to be credible with the Novartis Global Drug Development community
• Demonstrable leadership experience
WHY CONSIDER NOVARTIS?
750 million. That’s how many lives our products touch. And while we’re proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?
We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are empowered to ask new questions, make bolder decisions and take smarter risks.
We are Novartis. Join us and help us reimagine medicine.
*Some restrictions on flexible working options may apply and will be discussed during interview if applicable.DivisionNBSBusiness UnitPROCUREMENT NBSLocationSwitzerlandSiteBaselCompany/Legal EntityNovartis Pharma AGFunctional AreaProcurementJob TypeFull TimeEmployment TypeRegular
