Patient Safety & POP Governance Manager

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Level 4

 

Job Description Summary

Are you passionate about driving quality, compliance, and patient safety while shaping how healthcare programs are governed?

As a Patient Safety & POP Governance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring Patient Oriented Programs are delivered with the highest standards of integrity, risk management, and regulatory compliance. Working across diverse stakeholders, you will influence strategic decision-making, strengthen governance frameworks, and help create a culture where patient safety, ethical practices, and operational excellence are at the forefront of everything we do.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients while contributing to Novartis' mission to reimagine medicine.

 

Job Description

Location:  New Cairo, Egypt

Working Model: Hybrid

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Relocation Support: This role is based in New Cairo, Egypt. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support, please only apply if accessible.

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead implementation of the local Patient Oriented Program governance framework across assigned countries.

• Provide expert guidance and training to associates throughout the program lifecycle.

• Oversee governance, monitoring, and compliance activities for Patient Oriented Programs.

• Chair the local governance board and ensure timely review of program-related matters.

• Identify compliance risks and implement effective mitigation and control measures.

• Support audits, inspections, self-assessments, and issue escalation when required.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive governance strategy and program excellence.

• Contribute to global initiatives, standards, policies, and governance improvement projects.

• Ensure appropriate pharmacovigilance requirements are incorporated into local agreements and programs

• Promote Novartis values while fostering a culture of quality, integrity, and patient safety.

Essential Requirements 

• Degree in Medical or Pharmacy.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in patient safety, pharmacovigilance, healthcare compliance, or quality governance.

• Strong knowledge of regulatory, ethical, risk management, and compliance requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence diverse stakeholders.

• Excellent communication, training, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Fluent written and spoken English and local language proficiency.

Join Novartis and help strengthen the governance, quality, and patient safety foundations that enable innovative healthcare programs to make a meaningful difference for patients. Apply today and be part of a team committed to reimagining medicine and delivering better outcomes worldwide.

 

Skills Desired

Employee Training, Pharmacovigilance, Safety Science, Waterfall Model