REQ-10027640
4月 10, 2025
Switzerland

摘要

We’re a team of dedicated and smart people united by a drive to achieve together. You will proactively identify and analyse key policy trends across Region Europe, collaborating closely with internal and external stakeholders, and shaping policy positions in alignment with expert colleagues. You will ensure the availability of data-driven, predictive analysis informing policy discussions and shaping policy strategy at regional level. This role will also develop and disseminating key policy messages to empower our public affairs teams in Brussels and in national capitals.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify key policy themes and trends for Region Europe by monitoring key policy bodies and legislative processes relevant for the region, in collaboration with the EU Public Affairs team in Brussels
  • Identify policy priorities and significant policy uncertainties for Novartis in Europe and assess their likelihood and impact
  • Digest information and coordinate dissemination of insights across Corporate Affairs and Novartis, ensuring relevant stakeholders are informed and aligned with emerging policy trends in Europe
  • Shape policy strategies,  develop policy positions in alignment with internal experts, and articulate clear policy asks
  • Collaborate closely with the Emerging Policies function in the Global Policy team to pull policy intelligence and functional expertise in emerging topics e.g. health data and AI, green tech and license to operate, competitiveness
  • Conduct structured & predictive policy horizon scanning to anticipate future developments in emerging policy areas in Europe with impactful implications for NVS
  • Identify relevant information and actionable policy insights for Europe from primary and secondary data sources, including internal reports, external research, and open-source intelligence
  • Maintain strong external network of policy stakeholders in alignment with EU Public Affairs team in Brussels and attend region-specific external fora, conferences and meetings on policy topics
  • Maintain strong internal network to stay informed on enterprise priorities, key functional priorities and policy needs of key countries in the region  

What you'll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

  • Extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally in policy, public affairs, strategy roles within a European context and/or in management consulting
  • Strong knowledge of EU institutions, European policy-making and political dynamics in Europe 
  • Experience in identifying key policy uncertainties and develop predictive scenarios that inform decision-making and risk mitigation strategies
  • Experience in crafting policy positions and senior management briefings
  • Ability for forward-looking and predictive monitoring of EU policy landscape, and experience in data-driven scenario planning to anticipate future policy developments and their potential impact on the organisation

Desirable Requirements

  • Master's degree (e.g. MSc) / University Diploma or equivalent in relevant discipline.

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

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 inclusion.switzerland@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Corporate Affairs
Corporate
Switzerland
Basel (City)
Communications & Public Affairs
Full time
Regular
No

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REQ-10027640

Director, Policy Public Affairs Region Europe

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