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Role Purpose
We are seeking senior experienced Change Specialist leader to support end-to-end change initiatives that transform Novartis trial oversight and enable the successful adoption of central monitoring, adaptive monitoring and innovative quality management approaches across Novartis Development.

Accountabilities:
• Lead end-to-end change management for central monitoring, adaptive monitoring, and trial monitoring modernization globally.
• Translate strategic objectives for central and adaptive monitoring into clear change plans that support consistent adoption across functions and studies.
• Serve as a change thought leader, advising programs and leaders on best practices for implementing complex, cross-functional change.
• Design and execute comprehensive change management plans spanning assessment, design, implementation, and sustainability.
• Conduct stakeholder analysis, impact assessments, and change readiness evaluations to tailor strategies by function, region, and role.
• Integrate change management activities with program timelines, operational milestones, and governance structures.
• Lead and/or oversee change networks (e.g., champions, super users, functional leads) to support disease unit, Hub, and country Hub implementation of central and adaptive monitoring.
• Identify adoption risks early and implement mitigation actions to address resistance, capability gaps, or misalignment.
• Measure change effectiveness using defined qualitative and quantitative indicators (e.g., adoption metrics, feedback, behavioral indicators).
• Develop and execute targeted communication strategies that articulate the “why,” “what,” and “how” of central monitoring, adaptive monitoring, and risk-based quality management.
• Partner with training and capability teams to ensure role-based enablement supports sustainable change.
• Provide executive-ready insights and updates on change progress, risks, and outcomes.

Key Skills & Competencies:
• Enterprise change leadership and influence without authority
• Stakeholder engagement across scientific, operational, and quality functions
• Strategic thinking with strong execution discipline
• Clear, persuasive communication and storytelling for change
• Data-driven assessment of readiness, risk, and adoption
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and evolving transformation landscapes

Required Experience:
• 8–10 years of demonstrated change management experience, leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in regulated or matrixed environments.
• Ideally a post-graduate degree in business, psychology, change management, communications or similar.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise-scale change involving multiple stakeholders, business units, and geographies.
• Strong expertise in structured change methodologies (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter, or equivalent).
• Experience supporting operational, quality, or transformation initiatives where new ways of working and adoption are critical.
• Pharmaceuticals experience, especially Global Drug Development/ Clinical Operations experience a distinct advantage.
• Willingness to align to Novartis change management framework.
• Excellent written verbal communication.
• Excellent general business acumen.
• Languages: Native/ fluent English.

Desirable experience:
• Experienced team leader with proven ability to manage diverse cross-functional business, consulting and system integrator teams, including virtual team members.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and governance forums in complex organizations.

Workload: 100% 
Role type: Onsite
Required start date: May 2026
Contract: 12 months

Why Novartis: 
Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodation: 
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit at directsourceproteam@prounlimited.com.