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$162,000–$235,375
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$199k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Novartis
Novartis is a global biopharmaceutical company that researches, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs in areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiology. Industry: Biopharmaceuticals
Novartis currently has
17 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$176,400–$327,600
across 17 roles with salary data.
The AD, Engine Delivery Lead joins a team focused on turning business strategies into measurable outcomes through coordinated execution. This role involves building integrated delivery plans, milestones, and deployment roadmaps while translating strategic objectives into executable workstreams. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across business, data, technology, finance, and external partners to ensure alignment and accountability. Daily responsibilities include leading governance forums, monitoring risks and dependencies, and developing recovery plans to protect delivery objectives. You will utilize tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, and Copilot. The role requires expertise in Agile/SAFe and Scrum methodologies to manage complex initiatives within pharma, biotech, healthcare, or regulated delivery environments, specifically focusing on commercial transformation, digital product delivery, and AI/data programs.
Build and maintain integrated delivery plans, milestones, critical paths, and deployment roadmaps.
Translate strategic business objectives into executable workstreams and measurable delivery commitments.
Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and seamless execution across complex initiatives.
Lead delivery governance forums and provide decision-focused updates to leadership and stakeholders.
Monitor progress, risks, issues, and capacity to proactively address execution challenges.
Develop and implement recovery plans when scope, timelines, quality, or risks threaten objectives.
Facilitate transitions across discovery, design, build, validation, deployment, and scaling phases.
Capture lessons learned and improve delivery standards and vendor performance.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, healthcare, operations, technology, engineering, analytics, or a related discipline.
6+ years of experience in program/project delivery, transformation execution, PMO, commercial operations, consulting, technology delivery, product operations, or cross-functional initiative management.
Experience in pharma, biotech, healthcare, tech, consulting, commercial transformation, digital/product delivery, AI/data programs, or regulated delivery environments.
Experience building and maintaining integrated plans, milestone maps, critical paths, decision calendars, dependency logs, risk/issue registers, release plans, and governance materials.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across business, product, data, technology, design, change, P&O, Finance, vendors, and external partners.
Strong written, analytical, and facilitation skills with the ability to present facts, options, implications, and recommended actions for decision-making.
Experience with Agile/SAFe, Scrum, Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot, or other execution and reporting tools (preferred).
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