Sumar
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
- Build trusted, long-term relationships with patient organizations and communities in focused Multiple Sclerosis and other disease areas, centered on two-way communications and collaborations to advance shared priorities
- Partner with patient organizations to educate and mobilize patients to seek optimal care and elevate the voice of the patient to inform decisionmakers in the patient treatment journey, including HCPs, policymakers and payers
- Develop and execute integrated patient advocacy strategies aligned to critical business and corporate priorities based on deep understanding of the patient/carer experience and unmet needs
- Ensure patient/carer insights and implications for launch and growth brands are systematically actioned across corporate affairs and with cross-functional partners
- Lead Patient Advocacy TA team, manage and develop talent
- Represent Novartis at key advocacy events and meetings
- Define priorities for TA grants and sponsorships
- Stay abreast of key environmental and policy issues impacting the company’s ability to operate and pre-emptively drive initiatives and build relationships to shape the environment
- Utilize corporate affairs function analytics and insights framework within scope of work
- Anticipate and manage risk to Novartis and brand reputation; advise business partners and leadership of reputational risk associated with specific activities or strategies
- Monitor and evaluate performance to achieve and maintain best-in-class outcomes, while being fully compliant
- Effectively manage budget and maximize agency ROI
Role Requirements:
- Success rate in achieving desired business objectives and outcomes for specified therapeutic area
- Leadership and functional alignment of strategies, priorities, and objectives across therapeutic area
- Utilization of OGSM framework planning approach with measurable results and assessment of business impact
- Success rate in identification, management, and resolution of critical issues
- Talent development and team feedback
- Feedback from internal stakeholders indicating strong collaboration and thought leadership
- Feedback from patient organizations and key advocates indicating impact and a positive and transparent image for Novartis
- Efficient management of resources (agency & grant/sponsorship ROI)
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 12+ years of experience in patient advocacy or related discipline with a healthcare and/or pharmaceutical background, prior experience in Multiple Sclerosis and/or other relevant disease areas preferred
- Commercial launch experience
- Leading teams/direct reports
- Development and implementation of integrated plans and projects against business objectives and priorities
- Influencing at a senior management level and navigating complexity
- Crisis and issues management
Desirable Requirements:
- Strong sense of integrity
- Understanding of US policy landscape
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.
Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations
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