Zusammenfassung
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Creating and implementing a communications strategy that have a proven impact on business priorities and patient outcomes.
- Leading the development of communications materials, including press releases, blog posts, and social media content.
- Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with patient advocacy groups, ensuring regular communication and collaboration to understand patient needs and shape an environment that enables access.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate patient perspectives and insights into strategic planning processes.
- Supporting and coordinating patient engagement activities, such as advisory board meetings or patient forums, to ensure meaningful patient involvement in key initiatives and programs.
- Providing support and guidance to Novartis employees on patient communication standard processes and ensuring adherence to ethical and regulatory guidelines.
- Managing agencies and campaign budgets to deliver best in class results.
- Measuring the impact and effectiveness of communications campaigns and advocacy initiatives, generating insights to inform future.
Minimum Requirements:
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in-house and/or in agency
- Tertiary qualifications in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
- Proven experience in developing and executing strategic communication plans in a complex corporate environment.
- Experience working directly with patient advocacy groups and a deep understanding of patient advocacy principles, best practices, and regulatory considerations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to understand and translate complex science stories for patients.
- Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both internal and external collaborators.
- Proficiency in using digital channels and social media platforms to engage and communicate with patients and advocacy groups.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to measure the impact and effectiveness of communication and advocacy initiatives.
- A curious and proactive mindset, able to navigate complex situations and respond to a changing environment.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis?
We believe new insights, perspectives, and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity, and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life is the risk of never trying! Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!
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Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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