Sso Finance Specialist

100,000. That’s how many patients participate in our clinical trials at any given time. Global Clinical Operations (GCO) touches patients’ lives every day acting as a link between science and medicine. Envision the impact you could have #GCO
The SSO Finance Specialist is accountable for budget planning, analytics and payment execution in a direct country or extended country group (OPC and satellite countries) in close collaboration with SSO Study Start-Up Managers, SSO Clinical Project Managers and SSO Contracting Specialists in compliance with Novartis processes, GCP/ICH and regulatory requirements.

**Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Supports country SSU strategy in close collaboration with SSO Study Start-Up Team Lead and SSO Study Start-Up Managers to ensure SSU timelines and deliverables are met according to country commitments
- Responsible for accounting and execution of investigator payments in a direct country or extended study group (OPC and satellite countries) in close collaboration with SSO Study Start-Up Manager, SSO Clinical Project Manager and SSO Contracting Specialist in assigned projects
- Project controlling & budget management supports financial planning, forecasting and management, analyses and reports project costs and their drivers
- Set up & validation of investigator contracts in the accounting system for clinical studies
- Executes and monitors internal controls
- Translates Grant Plans into local Payment Schemes
- Prepares and submits country TCF(s)
- Updates systems (ACT, Optimus, etc.

**What you’ll bring to the role**:

- Strong financial and business economics background
- Strong process and system understanding
- Independent, dynamic, structured and committed way of working
- Communicates effectively in a local/global matrixed environment

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

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

**Minimum requirements**

**Required Experience & Qualifications**:
**Education**:

- Commercial or financial training (e.g., vocational qualification) or a degree in scientific, finance or economics discipline with experience in clinical operations and/or project management

Languages:

- Fluent in both written and spoken English, local language as needed

Experience/Professional requirement:

- 1+ years of experience in clinical operations or equivalent
- Understanding of clinical drug development with particular emphasis on trial set-up, and contracting

**Desirable Experience & Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated ability to problem solve and mediate complex issues
- Understanding of the international aspects of drug development process, including strong knowledge of international standards (GCP/ICH), health authorities (FDA/EMA), local/National Health Authorities regulations and Novartis standards

**#GCO**

**Why Novartis?**

766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying
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**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.

**Division**

Global Drug Development

**Business Unit**

GCO GDD

**Country**

Argentina

**Work Location**

Buenos Aires

**Company/Legal Entity**

Novartis Argentina S.A

**Functional Area**

Research & Development

**Job Type**

Full Time

**Employment Type**

Regular

**Shift Work**

No

**Early Talent**

No