Medical Head of Governance

391835BR

**Medical Head of Governance & Excellence**:
Australia

**About the role**

Novartis is a global pharmaceutical and healthcare company committed to improving the lives of patients and making a lasting impact on global health. With a rich history spanning over 250 years, Novartis has established itself as a leader in the industry, combining cutting-edge medical science with innovative technology to develop and deliver life-changing medicines and healthcare solutions.
Driven by a robust pipeline of strong medicines, Novartis is undergoing an evolution that not only promises business growth but also enables the swift delivery of innovative medicines to patients. As part of this journey, Novartis has recently introduced the newly created role of Medical Head of Governance & Excellence.
As the Medical Governance Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing medical governance activities and ensuring excellence in Medical Affairs across our local medical organization. Your main responsibilities include:

- Providing oversight of medical governance activities and maintaining governance capabilities throughout the organization.
- Managing the Managed Access team and ensuring compliance with local and global guidelines and policies.
- Collaborating with relevant team members to establish frameworks for access to medicines across the entire lifecycle.
- Driving excellence in field medical, evidence generation, and launch excellence across the medical affairs organization.
- Upholding and promoting standards of medical and scientific excellence through recruitment, training, development, and capability building of associates.
- Proactively collaborating with teams across the enterprise to maintain appropriate medical governance and pursue excellence in medical affairs.
- Taking responsibility for the successful implementation of global medical processes and capability rollout.
- Ensuring consistency in onboarding for all Medical Affairs team members.
- Seeking innovative approaches to enhance the contribution of Medical Affairs to brand success by staying informed about external best practices and innovative approaches.
- Overseeing the implementation of the local scientific review process.
- Having primary oversight of the Medical Legal Review process.
- Maintaining oversight of Australian Medical Information and ensuring insights are connected through the relevant medical team.
- Serving as a relevant contact on the global and regional teams, championing the impact of Australia.

**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._

**Role Requirements**
- Strong leadership, influencing, and collaboration skills, with experience in a matrix environment, particularly in clinical and medical affairs. Previous experience with launches across multiple therapy areas is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in data generation, with an advantage if you have experience with real-world evidence data generation.
- Proven ability to build credibility as a peer expert with external stakeholders.
- Strong market understanding acquired through country experience.
- Strategic analytical skills to identify scientific opportunities and development gaps.
- Understanding of unmet medical needs and ability to utilize innovative, multichannel communication formats for effective evidence dissemination.
- Track record of successfully leading and hiring top-tier medical talent.
- Experience working and leading in a fast-paced, high-demand organization.
- Expertise and experience in the related therapeutic area preferred, especially for medical launches.
- Preferred qualifications include MD, PhD, or PharmD.

**Division**

International

**Business Unit**

APMA IMI

**Work Location**

Sydney

**Company/Legal Entity**

AU Pharma Pty Ltd

**Functional Area**

Research & Development

**Job Type**

Full Time

**Employment Type**

Regular

**Shift Work**

No

**Early Talent**

No