Job Description

Summary Drive projects to Novartis internal customers (country business units, analytics teams, regional marketing and sales teams) on various high complex field force consulting projects.
Support the team in creating project proposals and managing project delivery end-to-end.
Facilitate data enabled decision making for Novartis internal customers by providing and communicating qualitative and quantitative insights.
Support FFO business by involving in various initiatives like knowledge sharing, on- boarding and training support of various associates.
Support the team in all business-related tasks / activities, building process documentation and knowledge repositories.Key Responsibilities:Co-leading and delivering consulting projects for customers, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality objectives in the following areas:Commercial strategy designField Force sizing and structure (sales force, access, medical teams)Optimal resource deployment, leveraging analytical tools & algorithms.Segmentation, Tiering, Targeting and Call Plan design.Incentive scheme design and payout calculation strategiesAd-hoc projects based on local business challenges identified through assessments and / or benchmarking.Ensuring delivery of efficient and high-quality deliverables and, promotes synergy and best practice sharing among resourcesEnsuring exemplary communication with all stakeholders including internal associates, and clients through regular updates with focus on accomplishments, KPIs, best practices, staffing changes and key eventsProactively strive for improvement in services, processes, and the way of workingWorking with extended BSI team to leverage any cross-functional synergies and drive integrated solutionsMentoring team members to support talent development across the wider team; developing and retaining talent.Essential Requirements:Education: Graduate degree is minimum, any certifications, diploma or degree in project and event management is a plusLanguages: Superior communication skills in EnglishExperience (5+ years) in commercial execution, functional consulting/business consulting or in pharmaceutical companyExperience in co-leading project teamsPast work reflects a track record of operational excellence in SFE and / or Business Analytics fieldExperience in working in a matrix and geographically dispersed environmentAbility to engage senior stakeholders and influence strategic decision-makingShould have an understanding of pharmaceutical business including its regulatory environmentStrong analytical thinking with problem solving approachDesirable RequirementsMBA/ PostgraduateKnowledge of other in-scope country languages (German, Japanese as priority)-Working knowledge of country organization, sales operational processes, practice areas, key issues and challengesSkills Desired Bi (Business Intelligence), Business Analysis, Business Dashboards, Capacity Planning, Cooling Systems, Customer Acquisition Strategies, Customer Retention, Customer Service, Data Extraction, Data Quality, Management Skills, Merchandising, Performance Measurement, Salesforce Crm, Security Policies, Self-Motivated

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