Location: Basel, Switzerland or Singapore

About the role:

Would you like to be our Senior Manager, Portfolio Advocacy Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMA)? This exciting opportunity will work with the Director, Portfolio Advocacy APMA and the broader APMA team to drive and execute targeted advocacy activities for policy priorities across the company portfolio in the APMA region, in alignment with regional commercial priorities and with specific focus on early launch products. You will ensure alignment across Portfolio Policy, Region and Country Public Affairs and drive key projects, priorities and activities in support of advocacy activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the design and execution of advocacy activities for policy priorities across the company portfolio in the APMA region, ensuring alignment with regional and global strategies.
• Manage selected high-impact projects across the APMA region, ensuring timely execution and alignment with broader portfolio advocacy strategies.
• Lead selected projects in APMA PA focused on early launch activities.
• Lead capability-building initiatives, including structuring and delivering upskilling and training sessions for Public Affairs teams across the APMA region.
• Coordinate and manage emerging portfolio policy issues, collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure policy alignment and proactive engagement across the region.
• Contribute to the design and management of regional events and communication platforms, ensuring alignment with regional Public Affairs leads and policy objectives.
• Conduct policy horizon scanning to anticipate and address future developments in emerging policy areas within the APMA region.
• Prepare management reports and briefings for senior leadership, aligning with the Director and Heads of Public Affairs in the APMA region.
• Engage with external stakeholders and regional trade associations, supporting above-country advocacy efforts in collaboration with the Director and other internal stakeholders.
• Source, analyze, and apply relevant data sets to inform regional policy development and advocacy efforts, contributing to strategic decision-making.

Essential Requirements:

• Master’s degree (e.g. MSc) / University Diploma or equivalent in relevant discipline.
• Many years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally in policy, public affairs, strategy, commercial or market access roles.
• Prior work experience at regional level and within a local market organization.
• Strong understanding of advocacy work and engaging external stakeholders, skilled in building forward-looking public affairs plans.
• Ability to work across different parts of the organization, build networks and share information with key stakeholders.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Benefits and rewards:

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

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

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 any order to receive more detailed information about 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. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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