Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Support impact of Global Head C&BD and effectively through collaboration within and beyond the group, overseeing the strategic and operational management of the office of the Global Head of Corporate and Business Development, supporting day-to-day management of urgent issues, leading long-term projects or strategic initiatives, and overseeing the Group level deliverables.
• Support the Chief Strategy & Growth Officer Strategic Assistant (CSGO SA) on any requests from the ECN office and BoD
• Act as contact point to the department (C&BD), acting as POC for topics with no defined ownership. 
• Drive swift information flow to, within and beyond C&BD in aspects related to strategy, transactions and others, including unsolicited partnering opportunities.
• Act as Chief of Staff - Support operational management of the Leadership Team (LT) including recurrent meetings (i.e. agenda setting, managing content submissions) and influencing team pro-actively through informal and formal means - Ensure up to date overview of the entire C&BD organization
• Drive or support strategic and long-term Initiatives, influence overall enterprise growth - involving cross functional projects (e.g. segment analysis, segment businesses, innovation plans as well as Mergers & Acquisitions strategy and organizational development and transformation)
• Support CSGO SA on all activities for ECN, , CEO and BoD communications related to C&BD
• Oversee development and coordination of all recurring deliverables (e.g. C&BD pipeline, CEO report, Weekly reporting, other presentations) to ensure clear and transparent dialogue, and timely submission
• Engage and align with Head of C&BD for submissions and topics on governance boards (CEO, BoD).
• Actively guide and support submitting teams through the different governance boards   (TAR Meetings, DEC - Deal Engagement Committee, DC - ECN Deal Committee, BoD - Board of Directors,. Influence content where appropriate
• Support and live the CB&D governance processes, advising teams on governance steps.
• Own the TAR, DEC and DC activities (plan agenda, coordinate pre-reads delivery and upload, and document outcomes)
• Support the Operations team on process implementation and improvements, also, with internal and external communication strategy, to ensure seamless management of external partner relationships
• Strengthen communication strategies - Lead internal and external engagement and communication activities for Global C&BD and the LT. Prepare speakers for conferences as needed.
• Support engagement activities with the C&BD community including Town Halls, Connect Session and Forums (all lead by Ops).
• Contribute to the Conference Plan and Strategy, led by the Excecutive Operations team
• Support initiatives to ensure compliance and quality controls within the organization.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Excellent track record in the pharmaceutical industry - advanced level degree preferred (MBA, MSc, PhD)
• Proficiency in English required - spoken & written (required). Additional languages are a plus.
• Demonstrated previous experience in Business Development, Strategy consulting or investment banking,
• Understanding of commercial and drug development
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work independently and reliably without much direction and guidance. Ability to provide clear and concise documentation (text summaries and slides).
• Strategic thinking – quickly grasping the essence, able to ask the right questions that make a difference, providing strategic guidance.
• Excellent Project Management and the Agility to work on Diverse topics.
• Ability to manage/simplify complexity and make decisions.
• Results focused - translates strategies into clear deliverables and action plans; acts, executes and follows up.
• Collaborative – fosters a high performing team culture and demonstrates high emotional intelligence.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation:

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversity.inclusion_ch@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.