CTA/CTR Team Lead

Location: London (The Westworks)

Salary Range

£67,900.00 - £126,100.00

Job Description Summary

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Primary Location: London, United Kingdom (for candidates residing within 50 miles of the office)

Other Locations: Remote, United Kingdom (UK based candidates living more than 50 miles from the office)

Relocation Support: This role is based in London, United Kingdom. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

Shape how global clinical trials move forward. As CTA/CTR Team Lead, you’ll lead and develop a global regulatory team responsible for delivering high-quality, compliant and timely clinical trial submissions and approvals. You’ll combine people leadership with regulatory expertise, building strong partnerships across the organisation while driving smarter ways of working through simplification, continuous improvement and automation. It’s an opportunity to develop talent, influence how we work and help build a more agile, future-ready Regulatory Affairs organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a global regulatory team delivering high-quality, compliant and timely clinical trial submissions and approvals.
• Coach and support team members, building capability and enabling professional growth.
• Allocate resources effectively across the assigned portfolio, balancing priorities and business needs.
• Drive process improvement, simplification and automation to strengthen operational excellence.
• Build strong, customer-focused relationships with key stakeholders and act on feedback.
• Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across Regulatory Affairs and global teams.
• Champion change and role-model Novartis culture, values and behaviours.
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