Job Description Summary
Office Location: London (The Westworks), United Kingdom#LI-Hybrid Hybrid (12 days per month on-site if living within 50 miles to our London office)
#LI-Remote Remote (if living beyond 50 miles to our London office)
Internal Title: Team Lead, Regulatory Translation Solutions
We are seeking a strategic and experienced Regulatory Affairs professional to oversee the provision of timely, high-quality regulatory translations essential for product registration, maintenance, and launches worldwide.
Job Description
Major Accountabilities
Provides strategic guidance to a team composed of direct reports and vendors, in alignment with regulatory strategies.
Ensures the selection of qualified talent (team members and vendors) to meet regulatory translation demands.
Ensures compliance excellence in collaboration with Process, Training and Compliance Team.
Implements state-of-the-art technologies to accelerate high-quality translations and facilitate submissions as necessary.
Updates vendors' or service providers' Statements of Work (SoWs) and supervises the team budget as required.
Has global financial competence over team activities.
Responsible for “Regulatory Translation Solution” group working practices, business guidance, scope-of-services, vendors' guidance, maintenance of terminological termbases, and the provision of relevant trainings to COs regarding Regulatory Translation Solutions group processes as necessary.
Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for working practices and/or GOPs involving regulatory translations.
Maintains clear and regular communication channels with key stakeholders.
Represents the “Regulatory Translation Solutions group” in leadership meetings as required.
Essential Requirements
Proven Leadership skills- member of leadership team, accountable for budget etc.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proven People Management skills preferred include recruiting, retaining and team development.
Experience in vendor management (customer oriented).
Forward thinker with the ability to embrace new technologies as necessary.
Strong compliance mindset.
Desirable Requirements
Working knowledge of Regulatory Affairs.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Skills Desired
Clinical Trials, Cross-Functional Teams, Detail-Oriented, Drug Development, Lifesciences, Negotiation Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management