Novartis is a leading global medicines company, using innovative science and
digital technologies to create transformative treatments. With 50 billion USD
revenues and 120 thousand employees they are one of the top 3 health companies.
Oct 2017 to August 2020 IT Strategic Project Manager - Demand (Project Portfolio) Expert, Munich
and Global
Novartis Business Services (NBS)
NBS is the Shared Services arm for Novartis Pharmaceuticals with more than
10,000 associates. IT is the largest function with more than 3500 associates
* Manage IT Project Demand and Portfolio Management for Global Development IT
(DIT) Regulatory, Technical Research & Development, and Sandoz D&R and
Biopharmaceuticals. 25 million USD / yr Opex.
* Implement strategic projects - Demand Harmonization, Strategic engagement,
Digital strategy
* Ad-interim Demand Manager (6 month) NBS DIT (2018)
* Coach teams (IT and Business) in Agile ways of working.
Highlights:
* Harmonize Demand Management across global functions (2020)
* DIT Leadership Award: Collaboration - Digital Strategy Response Team - DIT
to Global Drug Development - How we support our customers strategy (2019)
* Award: NBS IT: Collaboration - Change and Transition (2019)
* Lead Rollout and Delivery of Strategy Engagement for DIT - globally 450
employees (2018)
* Delivered Continuous Improvement Initiatives - Led Agile Ways of Working,
Led Demand Process - Integrated Portfolio Management, and Innovation Model
Development (2018)
* Recognition/Reward: Establishment of Demand Management (2017)
* Award: Novartis Business Partnering Challenge - Team Place 2nd, Individual
place 8th (2017)
* Award: Change Management Excellence - Organisational Transition (2017)