Therapy Area Communications & Patient Advocacy Lead

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communications and patient advocacy strategies aligned with therapeutic area priorities.
• Build trusted partnerships with business leaders to provide strategic communications counsel.
• Partner with patient advocacy organizations to strengthen patient engagement and healthcare access initiatives.
• Lead launch communications plans across pre-launch, launch, and in-market brand activities.
• Use data, analytics, and artificial intelligence insights to guide decisions and measure impact.
• Collaborate with corporate, regional, and global teams to drive aligned communications strategies.
• Foster a high-performing, inclusive team culture that encourages innovation, learning, and collaboration.

Requirements

• Degree in communications, public affairs, patient advocacy, marketing, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in communications and patient advocacy within a complex organizational environment.
• Proven experience developing and delivering strategic communications programmes.
• Artificial intelligence and data fluency, including the use of artificial intelligence tools to drive efficiency, generate insights, and improve decision-making, with an understanding of artificial intelligence's impact on the external healthcare and communications landscape.
• Strong knowledge of digital communications, including social media strategy and execution.
• Experience building partnerships with patient organizations and healthcare stakeholders.
• Demonstrated expertise in media relations, stakeholder engagement, and policy communications.
• Excellent influencing skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders across functions.

Preferred

• High level of accountability, agility, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Benefits

• insurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources and global recognition programs.
• flexible and hybrid working options, where possible
• minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave.
• You may be eligible for a company vehicle or a car allowance in accordance with the applicable local Novartis policies and guidelines.
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