Description

Job Description Summary
In line with overall medical strategy, the Manager/Sr. Manager Novartis Office of Grants and Education (NOGE) responsible for supporting the design, implementation and execution of Medical Education plans for assigned Therapy Area, evaluating scientific information and translating that into a strategic focus for reviewing educational grants and medical sponsorships. This role will be instrumental in sharing/implementing tactics around key insights obtained from supported programs within the assigned disease area(s).

This position entails effectively interfacing and collaborating with key stakeholders including Ethics & Compliance, Legal, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Patient Advocacy, Global and Finance.

This will be a HQ based position in East Hanover, NJ. Relocation is not available for this role.

Job Description

The Manager, for the Novartis Office of Grants and Education (NOGE), is responsible for the review and rendering of decisions around continuing medical education grant activities and medical sponsorships within assigned therapeutic areas of interest.

This position entails effectively interfacing and collaborating with key stakeholders including Ethics & Compliance, Legal, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Patient Advocacy, Global and Finance.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop, maintain and execute comprehensive medical education plans for assigned therapeutic areas.
• Serve as NOGE participant on cross-functional medical teams to align and focus medical education plans with medical strategies.
• Manage budget for assigned therapeutic area(s) ensuring that funding is allocated within budget and according to medical education plans.
• Review and render timely grant dispositions related to assigned therapeutic area(s) via Novartis Grants Central Station.
• Provide oversight for supported continuing medical education initiatives related to assigned therapeutic areas.
• Participate in cross functional teams to ensure department and organization comply with all internal and external requirements (i.e., Sunshine, CIA, ACCME, Novartis policy).
• Ensure 100% compliance with NOGE SOPs, regulatory, industry, and OIG guidelines.
• Track measurable outcomes; ensure grant reconciliations are received and reviewed as per policy.
• Receive, review and render timely dispositions of Medical Sponsorship requests.
• Prepare and present grants to the Grants Review Committee (GRC).
• Demonstrate a working scientific knowledge related to assigned therapeutic area(s).
• Stay abreast of emerging compliance, regulatory, and CME trends.
• Review and execute medical sponsorships in collaboration with Medical Directors
• Synthesize tailor educational outcomes that address Novartis medical objectives on an ongoing basis while also provide key insights on HCP learner preferences, competitor insights, and aggregate collation of trends in education across the assigned disease areas of interest

Position Requirements:

• BS in scientific discipline required, advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry role
• Understanding of PhRMA, OIG, and ACCME guidelines and policies as well as other regulatory, legal, ethics/compliance guidelines/regulations

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Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

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Salary Range
$119,700.00 - $222,300.00

Skills Desired
Building Construction, Clinical Practices, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Hazard Identification, Health Sciences, Immunology, Intensive Care UnIT (Icu), Internal Control, Internal Medicine, Job Description, Medical Information, Organization Skills, Patient Care, Stakeholder Engagement, Tcp/Ip Protocols, Utilization Management (Um)