IT Project Manager, Development

Job Description Summary

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Primary Location: Barcelona, Spain
Other Locations: Hyderabad, India
Relocation Support: Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
Step into a role where your leadership drives innovation in patient safety and pharmacovigilance (PSPV). As Project Manager, Development for PSPV, you’ll lead complex IT projects that directly support Novartis mission to reimagine medicine. You’ll collaborate across global teams, manage high-impact initiatives, and ensure smooth transitions from development to operations. If you're passionate about delivering excellence and making a difference in healthcare, this is your opportunity to shape the future with us.

 

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Lead internal and outsourced projects from initiation through transition to operations

• Establish and manage project governance, risks, and issue resolution

• Ensure optimal use of resources and project management tools and practices

• Deliver projects on time, within budget, and aligned with business goals

• Support enterprise IT portfolio management and project standards implementation

• Provide transparent reporting on project performance and documentation

• Own and escalate project status, risks, and issues to governance bodies

• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory policies within project scope

• Collaborate across teams, domains, and strategic suppliers to drive delivery

• Facilitate smooth release planning and transition to operational support

Essential Requirements:

• University degree in informatics, computer science, business, or a related field

• Minimum 8 years of experience in project management and business exposure

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrix environment

• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills

• Experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum training

• Demonstrated success in managing budgets and driving change initiatives

• Ability to analyze requirements and align resources effectively

• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience in Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance domain

• Familiarity with global IT delivery models and strategic supplier collaboration

Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world.

How can we achieve this?

With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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Skills Desired

Change Management, Decision Making Skills, Project Finance, Project Risk Management, Project Team Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Waterfall Model