Portfolio Program Management Office Associate Director

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Location: Barcelona, Spain
Relocation Support: This role is based in Barcelona, Spain. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
Lead the engine room of a pivotal transformation. As the Portfolio and Program Management Office Associate Director, you will establish and lead the Program Management Office for ASCEND—our large-scale, technology-enabled change program in Global Development—aligning best-in-class practices (Project Management Institute standards and agile ways of working) to deliver outcomes that matter for patients and the business. You will orchestrate cross-functional roadmaps, governance, and value tracking;

bring transparency through executive-ready dashboards;

and foster a culture ofempowerment, accountability, and continuous improvement.
If you thrive on connecting strategy to execution, optimizing resources, and simplifying compl...