Manager, Regional Capabilities

### **Summary**

The Manager, Regional Capabilities is responsible for supporting the deployment and adoption of capability\-building initiatives across regions to strengthen organizational effectiveness, knowledge sharing, and business performance. The role partners with regional and global stakeholders to implement capability frameworks, learning programs, and skill\-building initiatives, including Access Academies. The incumbent supports knowledge management activities through best\-practice repositories, playbooks, and knowledge\-transfer programs while fostering cross\-functional collaboration. Additionally, the role contributes to change management, tracks adoption and impact through performance metrics, and helps align regional capability priorities with broader organizational objectives.

### **About the Role**

• *Role Purpose**

Support the deployment of regional capability\-building initiatives to enhance adoption, knowledge sharing, workforce readiness, and organizational effectiveness across regions.

• *Key Responsibilities**

• Support the implementation of governance processes and stakeholder engagement activities to align regional capability priorities with business needs.
• Coordinate deployment of capability frameworks, learning strategies, and Access Academies across regions.
• Conduct capability and skill\-gap assessments to identify development opportunities and support workforce planning efforts.
• Maintain knowledge management resources, including best\-practice repositories, playbooks, and knowledge\-sharing platforms.
• Support change management, communication, and engagement activities to drive awareness and adoption of capability initiatives.
• Facilitate collaboration across teams to promote continuous learning, capability development, and operational excellence.
• Track program adoption, capability growth, and deployment effectiveness using KPIs, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Provide project coordination and implementation support for regional capability and transformation initiatives.

• *Essential Requirements:**

• Timely delivery of regional capability\-building and deployment activities.
• Adoption and utilization of Access Academies, learning programs, and capability frameworks.
• Completion of capability assessments and development action plans.
• Utilization and effectiveness of knowledge management resources and best\-practice sharing.
• Delivery of regional cross\-functional initiatives and agreed project milestones.
• Stakeholder engagement and satisfaction levels.
• Accuracy and timeliness of KPI reporting and governance deliverables.
• Contribution to operational improvement and capability enhancement initiatives.
• Achievement of individual and team performance objectives.

• *Ideal Background**

• *Education**

• Master's degree Life Sciences, Healthcare Management, Public Health, Organizational Development, or a related discipline.
• Certifications in Project Management, Change Management, Learning \& Development, or Knowledge Management are desirable.

• *Languages**

• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

• *Desirable Requirements:**

• 7\-10 years of experience in Capability Building, Business Operations, Market Access Operations, Organizational Effectiveness, Knowledge Management, Learning \& Development, or related functions.
• Experience supporting capability development, learning programs, organizational effectiveness, or business transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with stakeholders across functions, geographies, and organizational levels.
• Experience coordinating knowledge management activities, best\-practice sharing, and learning initiatives.
• Experience managing workstreams or projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience supporting change management, training, communications, and adoption activities.
• Pharmaceutical, healthcare, consulting, or life sciences industry experience preferred.
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Division

International

Business Unit

Marketing

Location

India

Site

Hyderabad (Office)

Company / Legal Entity

IN10 (FCRS \= IN010\) Novartis Healthcare Private Limited

Functional Area

Market Access

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

### **Accessibility and accommodation**

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