Key Responsibilities:

• Drive public affairs activities for policy priorities across the NVS portfolio in Region Europe 
• Focus on regional priorities, for both in-market and upcoming launches, and define clear launch prep timeline based on key market needs 
• Shift priorities fluently in function of enterprise priorities and portfolio policy guidance within the region 
• Connect with Portfolio Advocacy counterparts in the other regions to build strong network and share best practices across regions
• Build interfaces with commercial counterparts in the international region and with key countries 
• Focus on execution of advocacy plans at country and regional level 
• Represent Novartis in key trade associations at regional level with focus on relevant therapeutic areas or topics, aligned with Portfolio Executive Directors
• Aligned, measurable joint objective setting for the countries for portfolio topics with Country Public Affairs Heads and Region Europe Public Affairs cluster leads, connecting the dots between the product, country and region lens 

What you'll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• Proven experience in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally in a policy, advocacy or commercial role
• Prior work experience at regional level and within a local market organisation 
• Strong understanding of advocacy and engaging external policymakers, skilled in building forward-looking Public Affairs plans 
• Deep understanding of interaction of policies and business, issue spotting and anticipation using data and analytics
• Critical thinking, predictive and enterprise mindset and outcome-focused performance management 

Desirable Requirements

• Master's degree (e.g. MSc) / University Diploma or equivalent in relevant discipline.

Why Novartis? Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Accessibility and accommodation:

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