Marketing Platforms & Digital Innovation Lead

London, UK (On-site)

£67K/yr – £124K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the healthcare marketing tech stack with primary accountability for deployment, governance, and cross-functional enablement in a regulated environment.

  • Platform ownership: deploy and optimize CRM and marketing automation, ensure high availability and performance.
  • Digital transformation: translate business needs into scalable features, drive adoption, and lead change with Value & Access and Medical Affairs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the deployment, optimization, and governance of marketing platforms (e.g., SFMC, CRM, NovartisPro, Event platforms).
  • Execute and localize the marketing technology roadmap aligned with international strategy.
  • Ensure platform availability, performance, and issue resolution in collaboration with IT and external vendors.
  • Manage vendor relationships and service levels to ensure high-quality delivery and business continuity.
  • Support Value & Access and Medical Affairs through tailored CRM and platform enablement.
  • Identify and prioritize digital innovation opportunities, including AI-driven and personalization capabilities.
  • Translate business requirements into scalable platform features and enhancements.
  • Drive adoption through change management, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Provide insights on platform usage, adoption, and performance to senior stakeholders.

Requirements

  • University degree in Business, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in digital, data, or marketing technology roles.
  • Strong experience with MarTech platforms such as CRM, Salesforce, Marketing Automation, and web technologies.
  • Proven ability to manage digital platforms and drive digital transformation initiatives.
  • Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements in healthcare/pharma.
  • Experience with data management and integration across digital ecosystems.
  • Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
  • Strong digital innovation mindset with focus on improving business outcomes and customer experience.

Preferred

  • Skills Desired: Agility (Inactive), Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Engagement, Customer Experience (CX), Customer Insights, Data Analytics, Data Strategies, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Market Research, Media Campaigns, Product Marketing, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, Waterfall Model

Benefits

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Novartis

Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide. Find out more at https://www.novartis.com See our community guidelines: https://go.novartis.social/3Nboxki

Founded in 1996
Münchenstein, Basel-Country, CHE
82K employees (4,325 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$51.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.7%
Direct
34.2%
Referral
9.6%
Social
5.5%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~82.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3,475 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
19 years
Median Tenure
4.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8

Funding

Total Funding
$2.5B
Last Raise
$2.5B
Post IPO Debt, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $2.5B
  • Feb 2018
    Grant • $6.5M

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