Director, Strategic Intelligence & Corporate Affairs

C028 (FCRS = CH028) Novartis Pharma AG; Basel; On-site; CHF 138,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

14 weeks paid parental leave

Long-term equity awards

Insurance plans

Retirement plans

Job summary

Director, Corporate Affairs Intelligence, Strategic Insights at Novartis Pharma AG in Basel, Switzerland. This role shapes how senior leaders interpret external dynamics and translate trends into actionable strategies, with enterprise-wide impact and high visibility.

You will oversee intelligence that informs corporate strategy, advise senior stakeholders, and develop cross-functional approaches to address risks and opportunities in a dynamic external environment.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced business degree

Job description

Director, Corporate Affairs Intelligence, Strategic Insights at Novartis Pharma AG in Basel, Switzerland. This role shapes how senior leaders interpret external dynamics and translate trends into actionable strategies, with enterprise-wide impact and high visibility.

You will oversee intelligence that informs corporate strategy, advise senior stakeholders, and develop cross-functional approaches to address risks and opportunities in a dynamic external environment.