Location: Onsite. Cambridge, MA. #LI-Onsite About the role: The Business Product and Relationship Manager has a key role in the Oncology Data Science (Onc DS) that oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of strategic projects and initiatives. The manager is also responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment of goals, expectations, and resources. Finally, the successful candidate will be a key stakeholder in strategic decisions that drive the future Oncology data and digital infrastructure in Novartis Biomedical Research.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as business product manager and bring to production internal biomarker data generation capabilities, ensuring timely and quality delivery of data products and services for Oncology Data Science (Onc DS) and other stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain detailed business product portfolio for clinical biomarker data generation, project plans, schedules, budgets, and risk registers, and track and report on the progress and performance of the projects and initiatives.

• Manage and coordinate the project resources, including the project team, vendors, contractors, and consultants, and ensure that they have the necessary skills, tools, and support to deliver the project outcomes.

• Facilitate and lead regular project meetings, workshops, and reviews, and ensure effective communication and collaboration among the project team and stakeholders.

• Serve as Onc DS representative on the Novartis Biomedical Research Portfolio Governance Board, ensuring alignment and coordination of data science activities and products across the organization.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key functions, ensuring that Onc DS needs and use cases are well understood and supported.

• Lead or co-lead the Foundational Hub Core within Onc DS, which is responsible for providing data infrastructure and support for all Onc DS projects and products, from early discovery to late-stage clinical trials.

• Lead the Data Working Group and develop and implement a Data Strategy for Onc DS, aligned and connected to the broader Data Science community of Novartis. The Data Strategy should include data enablement, data pooling, next generation analytics using machine learning and artificial intelligence, and adherence to FAIR data principles.

• Lead the Agile/Architecture working group, which is responsible for establishing and maintaining best practices for agile development, product management, and architecture design within Onc DS.

Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $144,000 - $216,000 / year. While salary ranges are effective from 1/1/24 through 12/31/24, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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Essential Requirements:

• This position will be located at the Cambridge, MA site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will not require travel.

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in data science, analytics, or related fields, with at least 3 years in a leadership role

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in product management, agile development, or architecture design, with a proven track record of delivering data products and solutions that meet user needs and business objectives

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree

• Familiarity with operations and data deliverables in a CRO setting

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders across different geographies and cultures

• Experience in developing, implementing and delivering data products, data strategies, data governance frameworks, and data quality standards, relevant to clinical applications

• Experience in working with diverse and large-scale clinical data sources, such as clinical trials, real-world data, genomics, imaging, and digital health

Desirable Requirements:

• Industry experience

• Master’s degree

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