Novartis
AD, Engine Delivery Lead (6 Positions)
$139K–$257K
East Hanover · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years in program/project delivery, transformation execution, PMO, commercial operations, consulting, technology delivery, product operations, or cross-functional initiative management.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, healthcare, operations, technology, engineering, analytics, or related discipline required.
About the job
Leads cross-functional delivery of complex business transformation initiatives, translating strategy into coordinated plans, governance, and measurable outcomes.
What you'll do
- Build integrated delivery plans, roadmaps, milestones, and dependency tracking; monitor risks, issues, and capacity.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and lead governance forums with decision-focused stakeholder updates.
- Assess delivery readiness and create recovery plans; improve delivery standards and support vendor performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, healthcare, operations, technology, engineering, analytics, or a related discipline.
- Experience in a relevant delivery or regulated environment, such as pharma, biotech, healthcare, technology, consulting, or transformation.
- Experience developing integrated plans, critical paths, dependency and risk logs, release plans, and governance materials.
- Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and assess delivery realism, resources, dependencies, evidence, and stage-gate readiness.
Nice to have
- Experience with Agile/SAFe, Scrum, Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot, or other execution and reporting tools.
- Experience supporting vendor performance management, recovery planning, release/deployment sequencing, and adoption-informed delivery adjustments.
Pay
USD $138,600.00 - $257,400.00 per year (base salary)
Tools
Agile/SAFe, Scrum, Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project, Power BI, Excel, Copilot
AI focus
Experience with AI/data programs is listed as relevant experience; Copilot is listed as a desirable tool.
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