Director, Corporate Affairs Intelligence, Strategic Insights
Novartis
Summary
In a world where external dynamics can shape business success overnight, intelligence has never been more critical. As Director, Corporate Affairs Intelligence, Strategic Insights, you will help Novartis anticipate change, interpret complexity, and make smarter strategic decisions. This is a rare opportunity to influence how senior stakeholders understand the external environment and translate emerging trends, issues, and opportunities into meaningful action. Working at the intersection of intelligence, strategy, and Corporate Affairs, you will serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, helping shape decisions that impact our business, reputation, and ultimately the patients we serve.
Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Lead strategic intelligence initiatives that inform critical Corporate Affairs and enterprise decisions.
- Transform complex analysis into compelling insights, implications, and recommendations for senior leaders.
- Connect external developments to business priorities, identifying risks, opportunities, and strategic actions.
- Develop enterprise-level perspectives that help shape Corporate Affairs strategy and decision-making.
- Translate organizational priorities into intelligence questions that focus attention on what matters most.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to provide trusted counsel on emerging external dynamics.
- Identify intelligence gaps and anticipate developments with potential business or reputational impact.
- Facilitate cross-functional alignment and connect intelligence across business priorities, external developments, and individual analyses.
- Strengthen intelligence capabilities, methodologies, and ways of working across the function.
- Coach and develop colleagues’ capabilities in business partnership, enterprise interpretation, strategic leadership, and senior counsel.
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced business degree preferred.
- Extensive experience in strategic intelligence, management consulting, corporate strategy, or a related field.
- Proven ability to translate complex information into strategic insights and executive recommendations.
- Experience partnering with and influencing senior leaders in complex, matrixed organizations.
- Strong understanding of Corporate Affairs, communications, public affairs, policy, or reputation management.
- Pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry experience with strong business and external environment acumen.
- Exceptional storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
- Demonstrated success building trusted relationships and influencing outcomes without formal authority.
- AI fluency and the ability to apply AI-native ways of working responsibly.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced business degree preferred.
- Extensive experience in strategic intelligence, management consulting, corporate strategy, or a related field.
- Proven ability to translate complex information into strategic insights and executive recommendations.
- Experience partnering with and influencing senior leaders in complex, matrixed organizations.
- Strong understanding of Corporate Affairs, communications, public affairs, policy, or reputation management.
- Pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry experience with strong business and external environment acumen.
- Exceptional storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
- Demonstrated success building trusted relationships and influencing outcomes without formal authority.
- AI fluency and the ability to apply AI-native ways of working responsibly.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- 401(k) with company contribution and match
- Performance-based cash incentive
- Annual equity awards
- Paid time off
- Vacation
- Personal days
- Holidays
Company overview
Novartis is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, dedicated to reimagining medicine to improve and extend people's lives. As an innovative medicines company, Novartis focuses on developing high-value treatments that address society's greatest disease burdens through technology leadership in research and development. The company operates across five core therapeutic areas: cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases; immunology; neuroscience; oncology; and hematology. With a workforce of approximately 75,883 employees worldwide, Novartis reaches nearly 300 million patients across 118 countries. The company leverages advanced technology platforms including targeted protein degradation, cell therapy, gene therapy, radioligand therapy, and xRNA to develop breakthrough treatments. Novartis maintains a strong portfolio of oncology drugs and generics while continuously expanding its pipeline through strategic acquisitions and internal research. The company's commitment extends beyond drug development to ensuring global access to medical innovations through novel access approaches and patient assistance programs.