Director, Strategic Delivery

About this role

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional programmes aligned to Data & Digital and Biomedical Research strategic priorities
• Own execution of critical initiatives, ensuring clear accountability for outcomes, timelines,
• dependencies
• and realisation of intended value
• Act as the central delivery leader for high-priority initiatives, proactively
• identifying
• ,
• escalating
• and mitigating risks and delivery challenges
• Maintain an enterprise-wide view of the delivery portfolio,
• identifying
• interdependencies, systemic
• bottlenecks
• and opportunities to optimise execution
• Partner closely with senior stakeholders to align strategic priorities with execution plans and ensure successful value realisation
• Define and evolve delivery frameworks, selecting and adapting Agile, project or hybrid models to meet diverse programme needs
• Lead and AI-enable a high-performing project and programme management capability across the organisation
• Drive delivery excellence through robust governance, clear
• standards
• and continuous improvement of ways of working
• Provide insightful, decision-focused reporting to senior leadership on progress, risks, dependencies and required interventions
• Ensure delivery execution embeds information security,
• quality
• and risk standards across all initiatives from planning through to completion
• Essential for the role:
• Bachelor’s degree in Technology
• , Informatics, Data
• Science
• or a related field;
• Master’s
• degree strongly preferred
• Formal training in project management methodologies (e.g. PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master)
• 10+ years’ experience delivering complex technology programmes within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
• 6+ years’ experience leading and developing high-performing, global teams in a senior leadership capacity
• Proven
• track record
• of delivering large-scale, cross-functional initiatives with measurable business and scientific outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives and competing stakeholder demands in a complex global environment
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with strong experience engaging and advising senior and executive stakeholders
• Good understanding of global research organisations, including the complexities of drug discovery and development environments
• Desirable for the role:
• Formal training in project management methodologies (e.g. PMP, PMI
• ‑
• ACP, Certified Scrum Master)
• Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, or technology organisations supporting life sciences, including exposure to data, informatics, or digital platforms and experience in complex global matrix environments
• Benefits & Rewards
• Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 17,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company);
• MultiSport
• Card; Company Car or Car Allowanc
• e.
• Find out more about Novartis Business Services:
• https://www.novartis.cz/
• Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
• Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse
• teams
• representative of the patients and communities we serve.