Summary
Senior Specialist, ORE, supports the process of outsourcing scientific activities for BR scientific functions and projects, handling operational aspects of the outsourcing workflow and CRO relationships, and ensuring that high quality data is generated and internalized.
About The Role
Major accountabilities: achieved )
- Operational management of CROs supporting Novartis BR scientific function(s) and projects under the supervision/direction of ORE team members
- Drive efficient, cost-effective, high-quality, and flexible infrastructure and logistics for outsourcing scientific activities including but not limited to activities such as invoice reconciliation, sample retention logistics, data QC, process automation and scientific material stewardship
- Act as scientific contact for operation and logistics of outsourcing requests
- Share responsibility with scientific functions for assay performance and data QC
- Collect input and provide recommendations for optimizing resource allocation; identify issues and propose mitigating plans
- Develop tools for data handling and processing (e.g. data QC and analysis)
- Ensure implementation and adherence to BR compliance and operational policies
Ideal Background (State the minimum and desirable education and experience level)
Education
- BS/MS in chemistry, biology, data science or other scientific discipline
Languages
Experience Languages :English.
- Minimum 2 years of experience with pharmaceutical or biotech research
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas or related fields: in vivo PK, in vitro ADME, preclinical safety profiling, biochemial and cellular assays, NGS, biologics, customs & shipping logistics, along with strong background of data analytics
- Experience in data analytics, process automation and database applications (e.g. Knime, SQL, Sharepoint, )
- Ideally experience in (scientific) Operations, management of external collaborations, and interactions with internal scientific and support functions
- Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret and present information in a clear fashion
- Excellent communication, collaboration, consensus building, influencing and negotiation skills
- Proven ability to successfully work globally within a high-performing organization with interdisciplinary teams
- Self-motivated and independent yet team oriented working style
- Agile management of projects/programs with a courageous, innovative and pragmatic approach, accustomed to managing programs that deliver successful high-quality outcomes for drug development
- Strong quality and customer focus
- A clear sense of accountability and high degree of mutual respect and integrity
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