Engine Delivery Lead — Transformational Programs

Novartis AG

East Hanover (NJ)

On-site

USD 139,000 - 257,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Generous time off

Job summary

Novartis AG in East Hanover, NJ seeks an AD, Engine Delivery Lead to orchestrate multi-team initiatives spanning business, technology, data and organizational change. You will translate strategic objectives into executable workstreams, manage dependencies, and drive delivery excellence with cross-functional partners.

The role emphasizes structured planning, risk management, and stakeholder updates, with travel as defined by the business.

Qualifications

Education as listed: bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
6+ years in program/project delivery, transformation, PMO, or related areas.
Experience in pharma/healthcare, tech, or regulated delivery environments.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain integrated delivery plans, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, and deployment roadmaps.
Translate strategic objectives into executable workstreams with ownership and delivery commitments.
Coordinate cross-functional teams for alignment, accountability, and execution across initiatives.
Lead delivery governance forums and provide clear, decision-focused updates to stakeholders and leadership.
Monitor progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and capacity to address challenges.
Drive disciplined follow-through across business, data, technology, finance, people, and vendors.
Facilitate transitions across discovery, design, build, validation, deployment, and scaling phases.
Assess readiness and milestone achievement; develop recovery plans when needed.
Capture lessons learned and support vendor performance and operational excellence.