摘要
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Primary Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Other Locations: Barcelona, Spain; Hyderabad, India
As a Global Program Manager in REFS, you’ll transform Novartis’ Real Estate & Facilities Services (REFS) into a dynamic, managed operating model—delivering operational excellence, financial efficiency, and strategic control. This is your opportunity to lead complex, cross-functional programs with the ambitious goal to achieve excellence in customer experience and productivity. Ultimately strengthening Novartis’s control over supplier performance, cost transparency and compliance enabling a scalable, future ready REFS model aligned with enterprise digital maturity goals. If you’re passionate about creating value, driving change, and making a difference at scale, this role is for you.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
• Align project strategy with REFS and Novartis enterprise goals, adapting plans as needed
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, ensuring timely delivery of milestones
• Drive best practice program management to enhance workplace experience and operational success
• Engage senior leaders and stakeholders with transparent, timely communication and
• Drive the resource allocation of across global functions and regions, ensuring seamless transition and minimal disruption.
• Orchestrate cross-functional collaboration across Procurement, Finance, Legal, P&O and REFS teams to internalize key processes and roles.
• Oversee the implementation of new systems and ensure alignment with REFS’ data-centric vision.
• Identify and assign owners for managing P&O, Legal, Financial, and identify operational risks, including liabilities and contract transitions.
• Ensure timely execution of regional hiring plans and onboarding of new resources
Essential Requirements:
• MBA with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience PMP certification (or similar) preferred but not necessary.
• Proven success leading large-scale, complex international and multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong background in pharmaceutical industry operations, ideally in REFS/Facilities
• Advanced expertise in leadership, project management, and communication strategy
• Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages are a plus
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment
You’ll receive:
Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement); 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 17,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Company car / Car Allowance; MultiSport Card, Employee Share Purchase Plan. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: http://www.novartis.cz
Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
