Job ID

REQ-10056367

Jul 15, 2025

Switzerland

Summary

LOCATION: Basel, Switzerland
ROLE TYPE: Hybrid working, #LI-Hybrid

The Global Medical Affairs Executive Director Remibrutinib acts as enterprise medical voice for Remibrutinib and the associated indications/disease areas across the full lifecycle.

They will lead the Global Medical Affairs asset/ disease area team, chair the cross-functional Program Medical Affairs team PMAT (incl. Scientific Communications (SciComs), Real World Evidence (RWE), International (Int'l) and US Medical Affairs (MA)) and represents it at Global Program Team (GPT).

They will also be responsible for the medical strategy and tactical execution, ensuring the US and Int'l medical perspective is reflected.

About the Role

Major Responsibilities:

Responsible for the creation, update & execution of the Integrated Evidence Plans (IEP) of Remibrutinib across the indications Remibrutinib is developed in, ensuring the right evidence is available at the right time to enable access and clinical adoption.

Will act as a strategic partner to and close collaborator with Biomedical Research, Development, International Medical Affairs, US Medical Affairs, Strategy & Growth and Intl & US Commercial.

Skills and capabilities:

• 8+ years in Pharmaceutical Industry experience in Medical Affairs and/or Clinical Development, incl. global experience.
• Significant experience and expertise in evidence generation activities, such as interventional or non-interventional studies and RWE projects.
• Significant experience and expertise in the full range of medical affairs tactics with a deep understanding of health care systems and key external stakeholders such as Healthcare professionals (HCP), payers, medical societies and guideline committees.
• Understands unmet medical needs, generates the right evidence to effectively address them, uses innovative, multichannel communication formats for effective evidence dissemination.
• Strong external network within the indication space, credibility as peer expert with external stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset and able to establish credibility and influence across a range of diverse stakeholders in a matrix organization to drive change.
• A highly self-aware and inspiring leader who effectively leads large diverse teams (PMATs) in a complex matrix, demonstrating strong influencing skills. 
• Equipped with strong collaboration and negotiation skills, the GMA ED constructively resolves conflicts and removes barriers that get in the way of delivering results.

Languages :

• Strong English language skills are essential as are strong communication skills to deliver clear, targeted, and scientifically sound presentations to diverse internal, including senior management and external audiences.

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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.

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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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Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we-ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

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

Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network (link is external)

Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we-ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

Division

Development

Business Unit

Innovative Medicines

Location

Switzerland

Site

Basel (City)

Company / Legal Entity

C028 (FCRS = CH028) Novartis Pharma AG

Functional Area

Research & Development

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

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