Summary

Director, Scientific Product Delivery & Operations
LI-Hybrid
Location: Barcelona, Spain

This role is based in Barcelona, Spain. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role. Please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
100,000+ unique, curious, and empowered individuals inspired by our purpose.
The Scientific Product Engineering team serves quantitative scientists who analyze and report clinical trials as the organization adopts open-source tools and agentic AI workflows. Reporting to and partnering closely with the Head of Scientific Product Engineering, the Director translates agreed product strategy and portfolio priorities into coordinated delivery plans, governance, resource recommendations, and measurable outcomes.
Working with Product Owners, technical leads, business stakeholders, and end users, the Director operationalizes the portfolio direction set by the Head of Scientific Product Engineering. The role provides delivery insight and constructive challenge, establishes delivery discipline and portfolio visibility,



and coordinates resource planning and operational improvements to enable value realization, transparency, and scalable execution
About the Role

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Product Delivery Leadership
- Facilitate integrated planning for pilots, releases, and rollouts with diverse stakeholders, aligning scope, readiness, timing, dependencies, adoption, and success measures.
- Oversee execution of pilot, release, and rollout plans, maintaining clear visibility of progress, readiness, changes, risks, dependencies, decisions, and corrective actions.

Portfolio Planning & Governance
- Establish and maintain portfolio planning processes and delivery governance.
- Reinforce expectations for product owners to maintain current roadmaps, delivery plans, and success measures aligned with the portfolio priorities.
- Facilitate portfolio planning cycles and provide delivery evidence, capacity

📌 Director, Scientific Product Delivery (España)
🏢 Development
📍 España