Capability Building Manager at Novartis

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Salary Range: zł168,910.00 - zł313,690.00 Job Description Summary Location: Warsaw, Poland Relocation Support: Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible. The Capability Building Manager is accountable for deploying and executing the country capability building strategy across Marketing, Sales, Value & Access, and Medical Affairs. The role localizes and deploys global capability programs and curricula to ensure business relevant, role based capabilities are built and sustained. Acting as the single country point of accountability for capability deployment, adoption, and effectiveness, the role ensures measurable business impact, avoids fragmented learning approaches, and partners closely with functional leaders to embed capabilities into country ways of working and business cycles. Job Description Key responsibilities Deploy and execute the country capability building strategy across Marketing, Sales, Value & Access, and Medical Affairs in alignment with global frameworks and international priorities. Translate global functional strategies and country business priorities into clear, role‑based capability requirements in close partnership with functional and TA leaders. Lead the execution of a 12–24 month country capability roadmap, ensuring sequencing, relevance, and alignment with business strategic moments such as launches and commercial cycles. Continuously assess and prioritize country‑specific capability gaps using performance signals, stakeholder inputs, benchmarks, and international learning governance direction. Orchestrate capability programs and curricula deployment across functions to avoid duplication, learner overload, and fragmented training approaches. Manage end‑to‑end learning journeys, including onboarding, core, and advanced curricula, ensuring country relevance without reinventing global content. Ensure effective delivery of training programs, monitoring adoption, execution quality, and KPIs, and conducting trainings where applicable. Embed capability building beyond formal training through enablement, reinforcement, coaching, best practice sharing, and communities of practice. Monitor capability adoption and effectiveness at country level, using insights to continuously improve the capability roadmap and retire low‑value activities. Partner with country functional leadership and cross‑functional teams to ensure capabilities are adopted, sustained, and embedded into ways of working. Manage capability budgets and external vendors, ensuring efficient resource use, effective delivery, and alignment with international learning council guidance. Localize and deploy global marketing capabilities, with a strong focus on future‑ready skills such as AI, integrated omnichannel, and novel go‑to‑market models. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in business, science, or related field; country language and English required; minimum 5 years of experience in capability building, learning, transformation, or similar roles. Experience working in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or complex regulated environments. Proven track record in country‑level execution of global strategies and scalable training or workshop deployment. Strong experience in capability needs assessment, learning journey design, and orchestration across multiple functions. Exposure to Sales, Marketing, Medical, or Value & Access environments. Ability to measure learning effectiveness and drive continuous improvement based on insights and performance indicators. Strong execution and orchestration skills with an outcome‑focused, structured, and pragmatic mindset. Proven ability to influence without direct authority and collaborate effectively in matrix and governance‑driven environments. Rewards At Novartis, we’re committed to reimagining medicine together - and rewarding the people who make it happen. Expected Annual Base Salary Range for role: · Poland: PLN 168,910 - 313,690 The salary offered is determined based on gender-neutr