Associate Director, Innovation Lab (innovation Practice)

Novartis UK

Open innovation strategy execution
Hackathon and innovation jam leadership
Enterprise-scale event management
This role serves as the program owner for open innovation, acting as a resident expert to cultivate a vibrant internal and external innovation ecosystem

Job Summary

  • This role serves as the program owner for open innovation, acting as a resident expert to cultivate a vibrant internal and external innovation ecosystem.
  • The incumbent will lead end-to-end hackathon programming and manage innovation platforms to drive measurable business outcomes and value realization.
  • Candidates must possess deep expertise in design thinking and user journeys to advance innovation and marketing objectives within a fast-moving environment.

Matching Summary

This role serves as the program owner for open innovation, acting as a resident expert to cultivate a vibrant internal and external innovation ecosystem.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Open innovation strategy execution
  • Hackathon and Innovation Jam leadership
  • Enterprise-scale event management
  • Cross-functional team collaboration
  • Design thinking and behavioral science

Nice-to-have

  • Big Tech ecosystem exposure
  • AI, XR, and metaverse knowledge
  • Customer-centric mindset
  • Change management expertise
  • Storytelling impact skills

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred
  • 5-7+ years of innovation management experience
  • Experience leading without authority across teams

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