Role Type: Hybrid Working,
Relocation Support: Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
What if your leadership could transform how clinical trial risks are identified, understood, and managed across a global development portfolio? As Lead Central Monitor, you will lead and develop a team of Central Monitors while shaping monitoring strategies that protect patient safety, trial quality, and data integrity. Working across clinical, data, and risk-surveillance teams, you will turn complex information into actionable insights, strengthen risk-based monitoring practices, and help advance the Central Monitoring capability at Novartis.
Lead and develop a team of Central Monitors, building capability, engagement, and consistently high performance.
Shape central and site monitoring strategies tailored to program, study, and Development Unit risks.
Oversee trial-data surveillance, risk reviews, signal detection, and insight generation using Central Monitoring technology.
Partner with clinical, data, and risk-surveillance teams to implement effective monitoring and risk-mitigation approaches.
Ensure monitoring activities support clinical data integrity, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and timely issue resolution.
Drive continuous improvement through analytics, technology, innovation, lessons learned, and Risk-Based Quality Management.
University degree in Life Sciences, Business, Operations, or a related discipline.
At least seven years of recent pharmaceutical or contract research organisation experience, including experience in clinical research.




At least five years of experience in central or site monitoring, clinical data analytics, data management, or a related discipline.
At least three years of recent people-management or team-leadership experience, with proven ability to develop high-performing teams.
Strong understanding of clinical trial development, study execution, protocols, study risks, and clinical trial risk-management processes.
Experience with centralised monitoring, Key Risk Indicators, Quality Tolerance Limits, and Risk-Based Quality Management approaches.
Strong analytical, digital, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and influence stakeholders in a general matrix environment.
Advanced university degree.
Experience using artificial intelligence, analytics, or other digital approaches to support transformation.
In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for a performance-based bonus depending on certain performance parameters.
We also offer a variety of competitive benefits in kind to help you thrive personally and professionally, such as insurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources and global recognition programs. In addition, we provide flexible and hybrid working options, where possible, and minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave.
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Note: Benefits and compensation may vary by country and are subject to local legal requirements, including provisions of collective bargaining agreements where applicable.

📌 Lead Central Monitor (Barcelona)
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