Job Description Summary

Location: Cambridge, MA #LI-Hybrid
BioMedical Research (BR) is the global pharmaceutical research organization of Novartis. With approximately 6,000 scientists and physicians around the world, our research is focused on discovering innovative new drugs that will change the practice of medicine. We have an open and entrepreneurial culture, encouraging collaboration to make effective therapies.
At BR, our mission is to discover innovative medicines that treat disease and human health. To do that, our scientists need cutting-edge, state-of-the-art computing systems.
With Research Informatics (RX), BR is making a strategic investment into informatics capabilities and is positioning itself to deliver the systems and services that are critical to the future of drug discovery.
About the department
The Scientific Data and Products (SDP) group in RX builds and applies excellence in product and data management to continuously improve the impact and value of software and data to BR. We deliver intuitive, intentional, and integrated software solutions that create a frictionless user experience.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

As a Product Manager of the "Small Molecule Production & Characterization" product, you co-lead, together with a Product Operations Manager and a Technical Lead, a matrix team to support the design, creation, registration and characterization of small molecules and related modalities. You develop and evolve a holistic vision, strategy, and roadmap to continuously increase the business value of your product. Your role also involves creating and shaping a hub of cheminformatics expertise to support other teams with this capability.

You combine your knowledge of chemistry, cheminformatics, and drug discovery with your matrix leadership skills to co-lead a team consisting of operational, technical, and scientific members and to manage a high-impact and globally deployed product consisting of a portfolio of chemistry software applications.

You ensure that these applications are aligned to a capability-based and intentional product architecture, and continuously increase their value to deliver significant impact to drug discovery in line with the strategic mandates of the Research Workflows Product Line

Role Requirements

• Provide strategic context to the product team, facilitate prioritization, and practice good team-based decision-making while taking smart risks.

• Define, communicate and measure success criteria together with internal and business stakeholders, and work closely together to ensure that the product provides the required values to BR's drug discovery

• Shape your teams' processes for success and cultivate a learning environment, and help create a strong community of cheminformatics in RX.

• Support your team members in challenging situations and act as a mentor for more junior associates.

• Ensure adherence to security, quality, and regulatory standards and policies, including GxP compliance if applicable.

• Lead effectively in a co-leadership model inside of a matrix organization.

• Be a domain expert in chemistry and cheminformatics (e.g. small molecule design or registration), ideally with hands-on experience in laboratory, and broad knowledge of drug discovery.

• Excellent communication skills, through writing and speaking.

• Creativity in identifying, encouraging, and accelerating innovative solutions.

• Foster change, manage conflict, and create alignment through direct and indirect influence.

• Expand into different areas based on changing scientific and team needs.

This position will be located at the Cambridge, MA site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 10% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international).

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $166,400 and $249,600 per year; however, 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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Salary Range

$166,400.00 - $249,600.00

Skills Desired