Valerie Acito
Head People & Organization - GM Organization and US Country Lead
- Role
- Head People & Organization - Gm Org and Us Country Lead at Novartis
- Location
- East Hanover, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Valerie Acito
Novartis Oncology – Join an Industry LeaderAt Novartis Oncology, our mission is to become the world’s premier oncology company by consistently discovering, developing and producing broadly available novel therapies that improve and extend the lives of cancer patients.Novartis Oncology is actively hiring in all areas within Global Development and Global Medical Affairs across our sites.Specialties: Organizational Development, Talent Management, Executive Coaching, Employee Relations, Learning Agility, Behavioral Based Interviewing, Executive Compensation
Experience
Head People & Organization - Gm Org and Us Country Lead
Nov 2023 — Present · NJ, US
Leadership role in transformation of US Commercial organization - P&O Lead in Transforming for Growth (TfG), transforming commercial organization from traditional franchise model to networked operating model and Project Shape reorganization combining Oncology and General Medicines pipeline and portfolio management.Drove comprehensive change management to ensure reorg design principles were achieved- Embedded clear governance across Integrated Product Strategy Teams, Therapeutic Area Alignment Forums and Business Leadership Team- Drove talent management strategy: Internship Program focused on next generation of leaders; Critical Success Profiles and Career Pathways focused on cross-functional development of mid-level leaders and comprehensive assessment and development for executive level leaders- Optimized US P&O Governance model, focused on defining purpose, priorities, decision rights for US PO Board (chair), Solutions Board, Policy Committee and CoE Councils to deliver strategic priorities and develop P&O talent- KPIs: improved Engagement from 69 baseline (Nov 2023) to 75 by Q3 2024 and 82 by YE 2025; reduced Voluntary Turnover from 12.1% in 2023 to 3.0% at YE 2025.
Education
Drew University
BA, Psychology
1985 — 1989
Stevens Institute of Technology
MS, Industrial Organizational Psychology
1989 — 1991
Drew University
Bachelor's degree, Psychology
Skills
- Personnel Management
- Talent Management
- Hiring
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Deferred Compensation
- Strategy
- Succession Planning
- Oncology
- Organizational Development
- Program Management
- Executive Pay
- Executive Coaching
- Employee Relations
- Interviews
- Mergers
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Human Resources
- Leadership
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