Novartis

Manager, BSI Consulting – Program Management

Novartis

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Prague • Czech

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About the role

  • Scope, design, and structure priority programs , translating business needs into clear plans, deliverables, and outcomes.
  • Lead and coordinate cross functional and cross market teams to deliver strategic initiatives through robust execution
  • Define and embed program governance , including leadership forums, workstream reviews, decision making criteria, calendar & agenda setting, pre-read preparation and tracking follow-up actions.
  • Maintain the Integrated Master Plan , ensuring visibility on milestones, dependencies, release timelines, and rollout activities.
  • Manage RAID and risk frameworks , drive proactive risk management, issue resolution, and ensure effective dependency management across teams.
  • Track market readiness and rollout progress including all key checkpoints including testing, data migration and deployment preparation in collaboration with program leads and change and communication leads.
  • Provide high quality reporting and insights through dashboards, KPIs, and status updates for leadership.
  • Support team building capabilities initiatives including greater depth of functional / commercial topics and our core capabilities (covering Consulting, Program Management and Learning) with focus on strengthening our PMO capabilities, enhancing templates, tools, workflows, and best practices across the organization.
  • Build strong stakeholder relationships and role model structured ways of working, collaboration, and BSI’s “One Team, Shared Impact” and culture.

Requirements

  • 5+ years’ experience supporting large, complex programs end-to-end, ideally in a consulting, transformation or cross-market environment, preferably with a focus on commercial and / or pharma industry experience.
  • Strong program and PMO skillset including planning, RAID management, reporting, governance, and structured delivery in all types of environments (waterfall, agile or hybrid) mostly with virtual teams.
  • Hands-on experience with Agile/SAFe delivery environments and business squad -> product -> IT delivery models.
  • Proficiency in PMO tools
  • Proven ability to collaborate across diverse functions and manage senior stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, preferably in science, engineering, business administration or economics.
Benefits
  • Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementRAID managementreportinggovernancestructured deliveryAgileSAFeplanningdata migrationKPI reporting
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingstakeholder managementteam buildinganalytical skillsleadershiporganizational skillscross-functional coordinationstrategic thinking