Vendor Alliance Lead Associate Director – Cardiac Safety, Respiratory Diagnostics

Kerr Dental

. Lead end ‑ to ‑ end vendor oversight, governance and performance across cardiac and respiratory diagnostic services .

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end ‑ to ‑ end vendor oversight, governance and performance across cardiac and respiratory diagnostic services
Act as the senior escalation point for vendor issues, driving structured issue resolution and root ‑ cause analysis
Proactively identify and manage operational, quality and compliance risks
Oversee vendor qualification and re ‑ qualification in partnership with Quality and Procurement
Represent Novartis in key vendor discussions, governance forums and business reviews
Indirectly oversee CRO ‑ based Vendor Start ‑ Up Managers (approx. 3 indirect reports)
Support audits and Health Authority inspections, ensuring inspection ‑ ready documentation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience working in a GxP ‑ regulated environment
Proven experience in vendor and CRO management within clinical development
Strong programme management capability, managing multiple vendors and studies concurrently
Hands ‑ on experience in the cardiac and respiratory diagnostic space, including a deep understanding of vendor capabilities and market landscape
Demonstrated ability to independently engage, challenge and lead senior vendor stakeholders
Experience supporting inspections, audits and regulatory interactions
Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences or related discipline, or equivalent experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Lead end ‑ to ‑ end vendor oversight, governance and performance across cardiac and respiratory diagnostic services
Act as the senior escalation point for vendor issues, driving structured issue resolution and root ‑ cause analysis
Proactively identify and manage operational, quality and compliance risks
Oversee vendor qualification and re ‑ qualification in partnership with Quality and Procurement
Represent Novartis in key vendor discussions, governance forums and business reviews
Indirectly oversee CRO ‑ based Vendor Start ‑ Up Managers (approx. 3 indirect reports)
Support audits and Health Authority inspections, ensuring inspection ‑ ready documentation 🎯 Requirements
Significant experience working in a GxP ‑ regulated environment
Proven experience in vendor and CRO management within clinical development
Strong programme management capability, managing multiple vendors and studies concurrently
Hands ‑ on experience in the cardiac and respiratory diagnostic space, including a deep understanding of vendor capabilities and market landscape
Demonstrated ability to independently engage, challenge and lead senior vendor stakeholders
Experience supporting inspections, audits and regulatory interactions
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Hard Skills & Tools

vendor managementCRO managementprogramme managementquality risk managementcompliance risk managementroot cause analysisaudit supportregulatory interactionsinspection readinesscardiac diagnostics

Soft Skills

leadershipproblem-solvingcommunicationstakeholder engagementindependent decision-makingcollaborationstrategic thinkingissue resolutionnegotiationorganizational skills