Nto Strategic Product Lead

The NTO strategic Product Lead develops and drives the RLT Product Strategy to realize the Commercial Product Asset Strategy and optimize performance along the RLT value chain by managing complexity, driving product strategic decisions with senior management and RLT Operations to ensure cost-effective, reliable supply across lifecycle of a product.
The person has end-to-end accountability for all product related aspects and can make / propose the right enterprise tradeoffs. Single Point of contact for the Product for the robust, timely, high-quality supply, issue resolution and crisis management and ultimately lead in the cost evolution of the Brand with RLT platform Manufacturing Sites

**Your key responsibilities**:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Defines and executes the Product Supply Strategy, Life-Cycle Management Strategy, Supply Risk Management and Product Roadmap to ensure robust, high quality and on-time supply together with SCM, QA, RLT, Commercial Operations, Marketing and Development. Oversee Supply Chain & Planning KPIs across product life cycle.
- Product strategy representative within RLT platform, end to end Interface and team member towards business franchises (Commercial, GPT/ GBT Global Program Team/ Global Brand Team), Global Drug Development and Global Drug Regulatory Affairs.
- Lead cross-functional product team in a matrix organization across Platform, development and Franchise.
- Implements and Leads the Cost Leadership program with the focus of efficiency gain, complexity reduction, supply network optimization and business continuity.
- Lead the Supply Chain evaluation for supply point decision, with focus on complexity reduction.
- Liaise with Product manufacturing Sites, ensuring optimal site allocation, drug substance manufacture, DP filling, packaging, device assembly, launch and commercialization.
- Defines integrated strategic and operational product specific manufacturing plans with the objective to optimize value, time and resources and ensure strong execution of plans; leads scenario evaluation for different supply options.
- Ensures manufacturing life cycle management of products such as launches, site changes, process improvements, capacity expansions, new presentations, issue resolution and technology transfers.
- Lead New Product Launch Project Team (incl. Product Design Concept workshop PDC 4/5) and ensures successful launch readiness.
- Leads end-to-end Product Allocation for Product programs according to the guiding principles for Product allocation. Drives product Allocation process for Product programs to assure Product Supply Strategy and Product Roadmap for Novartis.
- Ensure compliance with GMP and regulatory requirements (including record management) and continuous improvement of quality relevant processes within area of responsibility.

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

- Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve._

**Minimum requirements**

**What you’ll bring to the role**:

- Scientific Master Degree + MBA.
- At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role within Supply / Technical Operations functions.
- Fluent in English.
- Strategic mindset.
- Previous experience in a matrix, cross-functional environment.

**Why Advanced Accelerator Applications?**
Thousands of people die of cancer around the world every day. At Advanced Accelerator Applications, a Novartis company, our mission is to transform lives through radioligand therapy in nuclear medicine to fight several leading types of cancer. How will we continue to be on the cutting edge of medicine? We believe new groundbreaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working. We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying Imagine what you could do here at Novartis

**Imagine what you could do at Novartis**

**Division**

Oncology

**Business Unit**

ADVANCED ACCELERATOR APPLICATIONS

**Country**

Italy

**Work Location**

Colleretto Giacosa

**Company/Legal Entity**

AAA Italy Srl.

**Alternative Country 1**

Spain

**Alternative Country 2**

Slovenia

**Alternative Country 3**

USA

**Functional Area**

Technical Operations

**Job Type**

Full Time

**Employment Type**

Regular

**Shift Work**

No

**Early Talent**

No