# Associate External Operations Manager

Job Description Summary The External Operations Manager (EOM) is responsible for planning, execution and distribution activities performed at external vendors. The EOM oversees all outsourcing activities including packaging, distribution and functions as the key business partner interface with external vendors and ensures operational excellence within the CMO network, ensuring the delivery of high productivity, quality and cost effectiveness.Execute and monitor timely activities related to assigned area of responsibility under the guidance and accountability of more senior associates. Job Description Key Responsibilities: Manages all applicable finance activities, including Request for Proposal (RFP) for bidding & vendor selection, Grants, Purchase Orders (PO), invoice approval and tracking financial metrics. Provides guidance to the CTSM for packaging design optimization. Advises GCS Study Team on packaging designs to ensure optimal usage of available capacity and budget. Manages Order Alignment with GCS Study team members to coordinate packaging order preparation and to ensure proactive resolution of any packaging order related question. Acts as the key business partner for opera

- **Id**: 3862401
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/novartis-associate-external-operations-manager>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Hyderabad, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T10:17:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T07:54:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3231
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Oncology Therapeutics, Neurology & CNS Therapeutics, Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutics, Cardiometabolic Therapeutics

## Company

- **Id**: 5824
- **Name**: Novartis
- **Domain**: novartis.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/novartis>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 88
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.58
- **Repost share**: 0.011
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 25
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Technologies

- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **GMP** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T10:17:46Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 25
- **Reasons**: conf:9, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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