Senior Manager – Transparency Operations.

### **Summary**

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Location: Hyderabad, India

Lead Global Transparency Solutions

Join Novartis and help shape the future of healthcare transparency. As a Lead in the Global Transparency Team (Ethics, Risk \& Compliance), you'll drive global reporting compliance for regulations such as EFPIA, NPAG, US Sunshine, and local transparency requirements.

You'll lead a portfolio of strategic initiatives, driving system enhancements, regulatory change adoption, and data landscape transformations to ensure accurate, compliant, and efficient reporting worldwide.

This is a unique opportunity to combine compliance expertise, technology, and transformation leadership—translating complex regulations into scalable global solutions while leading a high\-performing team in an agile environment.

Make an impact where ethics, technology, and global compliance come together.

### **About the Role**

The role has several responsibilities, including but limited to

• *1\. Regulatory Interpretation \& Implementation**

• 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**.

• *2\. Governance**

• **Governance Documentation Management** : Ensure all governance\-related task **position documents** and **Transparency Guidelines** are reviewed bi\-annually, kept up to date, and formally approved in collaboration with the respective Pillar Associate Director and GPO.
• **Knowledge Hub \& Training Enablement** : Maintain and regularly update **Novartis Hub** and **training materials**, ensuring accessibility, accuracy, and appropriate sign\-offs from the Pillar Associate Director and GPO

• *3\. Global Systems \& Data Landscape Enablement**

• Drive integration of regulatory requirements into **global transparency platforms and solutions**.
• Lead system enhancements ensuring **scalability, standardization, and alignment with enterprise architecture**.

• *4\. Project \& Portfolio Management**

• 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**.

• *5\. Acquisitions**

• 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.

• *6\. Continuous Improvement \& Risk Management**

• 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**.

• *Essential Requirements:**

• 08\+ years (or equivalent) in pharmaceuticals or healthcare organisation.

• *Desirable Requirements:**

• Candidates should have 3\+ years of experience in project coordination, operations, or stakeholder\-facing roles.
• In\-depth understanding of the Global Transparency Solutions is must.
• Proven experience in 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 are essential.
• Hands\-on involvement in the end\-to\-end lifecycle of regulatory report publication, including attestation, certification, and dispute resolution.
• Background in identifying and implementing system enhancements that improve data insights, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.

• *Commitment To Diversity and Inclusion**

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

• *Accessibility and accommodation**

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e\-mail to diversityandincl.india@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message

• *Why Novartis:** Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people\-and\-culture

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• *Benefits and Rewards:** Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits\-rewards

• *Why Novartis:** Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people\-and\-culture

• *Benefits and Rewards:** Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.

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Division

Ethics Risk \& Compliance

Business Unit

Corporate \& Division Services

Location

India

Site

Hyderabad (Office)

Company / Legal Entity

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

Functional Area

Legal \& Intellectual Property \& Compl.

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

### **Accessibility and accommodation**

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e\-mail to diversityandincl.india@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.