Global Clinical Operations- Finance Specialist

Key responsibilities:

• Supports country SSU strategy in close collaboration with SSO Study Start-Up Team Lead and SSO Study Start-Up Managers to ensure SSU timelines and deliverables are met according to country commitments
• Responsible for accounting ​and execution of investigator payments in a direct country or extended study group (OPC and satellite countries) in close collaboration with SSO Study Start-Up Manager, SSO Clinical Project Manager and SSO Contracting Specialist in assigned projects
• Project controlling & budget management supports financial planning, forecasting and management, analyses and reports project costs and their drivers
• Set up & validation of investigator contracts in the accounting system for clinical studies
• Executes and monitors internal controls
• Translates Grant Plans into local Payment Schemes 
• Prepares and submits country TCF(s) ​
• Updates systems (ACT, Optimus, etc.)​
• Executes payments, communicates with sites when it comes to payment issues
• Tracks and oversees payment status
• Ensures adherence to financial standards, prevailing legislation, ICH/GCP, IRB/IEC, Health Authority and SOP requirements
• Implements innovative and efficient processes which are in line with Novartis strategy

Essential requirements：

• Commercial or financial training (e.g., vocational qualification) or a degree in scientific, finance or economics discipline with experience in clinical operations and/or project management
• Fluent in both written and spoken English, local language as needed
• 1+ years of experience in clinical operations or equivalent
• Understanding of clinical drug development with particular emphasis on trial set-up, and contracting
• Understanding of the international aspects of drug development process, including strong knowledge of international standards (GCP/ICH), health authorities (FDA/EMA), local/National Health Authorities regulations and Novartis standards
• Communicates effectively in a local/global matrixed environment

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?

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Accessibility and Accommodation:

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