Solution Delivery Associate Director

Location: Barcelona (Hybrid / Office)

Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead all activities related to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Serve as a highly technical-oriented service delivery expert, with deep expertise in full cycle software development life cycle (SDLC) from ideation to hypercare.
• Lead all activities related to the SDLC, including requirement gathering, analysis, design, and hypercare, while ensuring the scope, quality, and business needs are met.
• Provide database (including Oracle and SQL) and data integration expertise, working with on-premise custom-built applications as well as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.
• Verify the implementation aligns with the established architecture principles and quality requirements, working closely with infrastructure, quality, and architecture teams.
• Connect the dots between various architecture groups and explain the architecture and data flow to stakeholders, ensuring their comfort and understanding.
• Have experience in gathering and refining raw requirements, creating user stories, and developing business proposals to secure budget approvals for projects.
• Collaborate with external vendors to ensure the successful implementation of projects, reviewing and assessing Statements Of Work (SOW) to optimize cost-effectiveness and availability of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Work with the procurement team to ensure the SOW is operational and adhere to all quality processes.
• Identify and resolve interdependencies among stakeholders, including upstream and downstream teams, to ensure on-time project delivery and manage project risks effectively.
• Collaborate and coach project and program managers, asking sensible questions and providing expertise to drive project success.

Key Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in technical role, including significant experience within programming and solution design.
• Expert understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with proven track record in analyzing business processes, architecting, designing, developing and integrating complex, cross-divisional end to end technical solutions with large data volumes.
• Strong expertise in on-premise and cloud application data management (e.g. Oracle & SQL), data integration and data quality.
• Experience in integrating or implementing Commercial off-the-shelf products.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience and demonstrated capability to interact with senior IT and business stakeholders in an Agile environment.
• Fluent in English (oral and written).

Desirable:

• Clinical Data Management expertise.
• Exposure to a wide wide range of technologies is preferred.
• Experience in highly regulated environments, ideally in the Pharma industry, including on Computer System Validation.Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world.How can we achieve this?With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-cultureJoin our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here:https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network