Remote Publications & Content Program Lead

WillHire; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Novartis in the United Kingdom is seeking a Publications & Content Manager to lead therapeutics-area publication plans and content programs, ensuring high-quality, compliant scientific storytelling across the portfolio. Remote-based in the United Kingdom.

You will partner with Scientific Communications, manage complex cross-functional teams, leverage digital tools, and drive on-time delivery while embracing innovative approaches (e.g., AI-enabled) to improve efficiency and impact.

Qualifications

• University degree level/Graduate degree, preferably in science. Additional relevant postgraduate degree desirable.
• Fluent English language skills (oral and written).
• 2+ years of pharmaceutical industry or Medical communications agency experience or post-university experience desirable
• Advanced project management skills
• Strong financial and business acumen
• Experience in Medical Affairs/Medical Services leadership delivery roles or providing services to large pharmaceutical organization desirable
• Experience of working in an international environment.
• Exemplary interpersonal and listening skills
• Ability to work with demanding professionals
• Strong attention to detail
• Team player
• Flexible with difficult timelines
• Advanced understanding of business processes
• Track record of operational effectiveness or operational innovation.
• Proficiency in understanding process and metrices to improve services and meet customer expectations and high-quality deliverables. Ability to establish effective relations with customer (in local and global organizations).

Responsibilities

• Accountable for high-quality scientific communication plan management and right-first-time execution of therapeutic area aligned publication plans and content programs throughout the portfolio asset lifecycle
• Operate as project management point of contact for assigned content programs and publication plans
• Collaborate with enterprise stakeholders, internal peers, and cross-functional teams to understand needs, manage and deliver publications and content development plans
• Partner with AD/Director Scientific Communications, Scientific Writers, and agency partners to track the delivery of tactics in line with publication and content development plans
• Actively identify improvement opportunities, drive operational excellence, track progress, outcomes and best practices for continuous improvement of delivery
• Adopt proven, innovative solutions at scale to drive efficiency and improvement to end-state deliverables in line with organization and customer needs
• Proactive/forward planning of activities aligned to deliverables to ensure timely execution; drive project plans, timelines, and budgets to ensure successful project execution
• Utilizing appropriate tools, track progress, manage risks, and ensure business needs are met
• Preparation of project and meeting materials, ensuring accurate documentation/tool update (e.g., DataVision, TOV) and follow-up on action items
• Actively identify and manage/mitigate risks related to project expectations on quality and timelines to achieve successful outcomes
• Responsible for adherence to associated compliance related activities and approvals
• Convey credibility and maintain positive, professional image both internally and externally
• Ensure quality and compliance with all relevant internal SOPs/guidelines and external regulatory requirements. Build quality systems, training and tracking to ensure all regulatory and internal requirements are fully met and adhered to.
• Partner with AD Publication Excellence to support with compliance and metrics reporting activities at an enterprise level (e.g., Transfers of Value), as needed
• Provide operational support for publication management tools (e.g., iEnvision), managing user queries, regular GFR updates, and enabling effective publication planning and tracking across countries, as needed
• Role model exceptional company values and behaviors, embracing high-challenge conversations, to drive change (ethics, change agent, collaboration, humility)

Skills

Project management

English fluency

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree

Postgraduate degree desirable

Tools

iEnvision

Job description

Novartis in the United Kingdom is seeking a Publications & Content Manager to lead therapeutics-area publication plans and content programs, ensuring high-quality, compliant scientific storytelling across the portfolio. Remote-based in the United Kingdom.

You will partner with Scientific Communications, manage complex cross-functional teams, leverage digital tools, and drive on-time delivery while embracing innovative approaches (e.g., AI-enabled) to improve efficiency and impact.