Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive analytics and insights strategy aligned with Corporate Affairs teams and objectives, leveraging advanced data analytics techniques to proactively identify market opportunities and risks.
• Lead the implementation of predictive analytics models to forecast market dynamics, anticipate shifts in stakeholder behavior, and inform strategic decision-making across the function.
• Lead the functions adoption of AI-driven strategic approaches and tools/platforms to capture efficiencies and increasingly power teams and projects with proven AI methodologies and a true data-science approach.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate insights, optimize engagement strategies, and enhance resource allocation based on data-driven recommendations.
• Drive the development and enhancement of data infrastructure and analytics capabilities to ensure the timely delivery of actionable insights and the continuous improvement of analytical methodologies.
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the effectiveness of functional performance and analytics initiatives, report progress against strategic goals, and communicate insights to executive leadership.
• Champion a data-driven culture within the organization by promoting the importance of evidence-based decision-making, providing training and support on data analytics tools and methodologies, and fostering a collaborative environment for knowledge sharing.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in analytics and insights, and assess their potential impact on the company's competitive positioning and strategic priorities.
• Cultivate relationships with and manage a diverse range of external partners, including agencies and vendors, to access additional expertise, data sources, and analytical capabilities that can further enhance the company's analytics and insights capabilities.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree.
• Extensive years of experience in a data and insights role in the communications or government affairs area.
• Effectiveness of insights in informing strategies and tactics, changing practice, and enabling the entire Corporate Affairs function—from communications and government affairs to our ESG team and beyond.
• Timely and comprehensive reporting of performance on functional and project objectives to senior leadership.
• Proactive and efficient management of processes, ensuring timeliness and high-quality execution.

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.