Director, Portfolio Policy

We’re a team of dedicated and smart people united by a drive to achieve together. You will drive portfolio policy for the Immunology and Neuroscience TAs and shape an industry-leading policy strategy to create an optimal policy environment for key Novartis portfolio assets. You will lead the early portfolio scanning process with Strategy & Growth for Immunology and Neuroscience and develop policy and advocacy strategies for key in-market and launch assets in these TAs in alignment with a broad range of cross-functional stakeholders. This role will shape the external environment to ensure fast and sustained access to innovation and position Novartis as a trusted partner with healthcare system stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Represent Novartis externally in TA-specific fora and trade association working groups, with an expectation of leadership and agenda setting 
• Develop and implement transformative policy solutions with focus on key brands and priority markets. 
• Drive portfolio policy for the assigned TA and identify key policy priorities aligned with strategy and priorities for the NVS portfolio  
• Lead early portfolio scanning process with Strategy & Growth for assigned TA and develop policy strategies and solutions for key in-market and launch assets in alignment with International TA  
• Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., V&A, patient advocacy, communications, medical, healthcare systems) to support design and implementation of policy strategy for assigned TA and to prepare favorable market conditions for priority pipeline assets 
• Align with regions (Europe, APMA, LaCan) and direct reporting countries (US, CN, JP) on local policy priorities for TA.  
• Articulate priority policy asks for advocacy activities in regions and key countries across the portfolio and align with regional PA Portfolio Advocacy leads to drive regional and local execution of advocacy activities in the TA 
• Provide TA-specific thought leadership and insights for GPA-led engagements supporting healthcare system & policy change.
• Develop policy resources, coordinate global events and build coalitions within the TA and align and support implementation of deliverables with cross-functional advocacy partners.

What you’ll bring to the role:

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Strong experience in life sciences policy and/or related fields, incl. policy focused patient advocacy.  
• Experience with designing and executing market shaping strategies across multiple geographies 
• External orientation, with strong external network and strong interpersonal and partnering skills 
• Strategic sense and understanding of portfolio and commercial strategy development, ideally in assigned TA. 
• Ability to develop senior management/Executive briefings on key policy issues and strategies  
• Fluent In English    

DESIRABLE CRITERIA:

• Master’s degree in Regulatory Affairs, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Policy, or related field is preferred. 

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

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