Global Process Manager

Company: Novartis
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

As Global Process Manager, you will shape how innovative medicines reach patients by driving excellence in regulatory processes across clinical development. You will work with cross-functional teams to improve global regulatory workflows, ensuring quality, compliance and efficiency at scale. This high-visibility role focuses on continuous improvement, governance and digital enablement of regulatory operations. You will partner with diverse teams to deliver measurable business outcomes and support transformation initiatives.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible and hybrid working options
  • parential leave (minimum 14 weeks paid)
  • insurance plans
  • retirement plans
  • wellbeing resources
  • global recognition programs

Responsibilities

  • Drive continuous improvement of global regulatory processes supporting clinical trial applications across multiple regions
  • Lead process design, optimisation and implementation to enhance quality, compliance and operational efficiency
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify process gaps and deliver sustainable solutions
  • Monitor regulatory process performance and recommend data-driven improvements to accelerate execution
  • Develop and maintain process documentation, standards and governance frameworks across the organisation
  • Support digital transformation initiatives by embedding innovative tools and best practices into workflows
  • Champion change management activities to ensure successful adoption of new processes and ways of working

Key requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, healthcare or a related scientific discipline
  • Significant experience in regulatory affairs, clinical development or pharmaceutical process management
  • Strong understanding of global clinical trial regulations and regulatory submission processes
  • Proven ability to lead complex process improvement and transformation initiatives across global organisations
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience influencing diverse cross-functional teams
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management capabilities with a focus on delivering measurable outcomes
  • stakeholder management
  • change management
  • communication
  • regulatory affairs knowledge
  • clinical development knowledge
  • process improvement and transformation

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Posted: November 1st, 2026