Senior Manager – Transparency Operations.

Overview

Lead the Global Transparency Team within Ethics, Risk & Compliance, driving global reporting compliance for regulations such as EFPIA, NPAG, US Sunshine and local transparency requirements through a portfolio of strategic system, regulatory and data initiatives.

What you'll do

• Interpret global transparency regulations (EFPIA, US Sunshine, and local laws) from a system and data perspective.
• Translate regulatory changes, amendments and industry codes (e.g., LDC, Control Room) into clear system and reporting requirements.
• Ensure governance-related task position documents and Transparency Guidelines are reviewed bi-annually, kept up to date, and formally approved with the respective Pillar Associate Director and GPO.
• Maintain and regularly update Novartis Hub and training materials, ensuring accessibility, accuracy and appropriate sign-offs from the Pillar Associate Director and GPO.
• Drive integration of regulatory requirements into global transparency platforms and solutions.
• Lead system enhancements ensuring scalability, standardization and alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Manage a portfolio of regulatory and system transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with ERC priorities.
• Define delivery roadmaps, prioritization and resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects.
• Lead the design and deployment of end-to-end transparency reporting processes for newly acquired entities, ensuring alignment with global standards and regulatory requirements.
• Define the operating model, roles and ownership (Global, Country, Acquired Entity PoCs) for data collection, validation and reporting.
• Establish transition frameworks to onboard acquired entities into Novartis Transparency systems and governance structures.
• Drive initiatives to simplify, harmonize and standardize transparency reporting processes.
• Embed regulatory intelligence and forward-looking insights into planning and governance forums.
• Anticipate emerging regulatory trends and ensure future-ready system and process design.

What you'll need

• 8+ years (or equivalent) in a pharmaceutical or healthcare organisation.
• In-depth understanding of Global Transparency Solutions.
• Proven experience interpreting and applying global and local transparency regulations (e.g., EFPIA, US Sunshine Act) to reporting systems and processes.
• Strong skills in project planning, stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving.
• Hands-on involvement in the end-to-end lifecycle of regulatory report publication, including attestation, certification and dispute resolution.

Nice to have

• 3+ years of experience in project coordination, operations or stakeholder-facing roles.
• Background in identifying and implementing system enhancements that improve data insights, reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Hybrid work mode.