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Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid Location: Basel, Switzerland We’re a team of dedicated and passionate people united by a drive to achieve together. You will be a principal legal advisor to the Head International Medical Affairs (IMA) and the IMA Leadership Team on medical strategies, plans, and activities of Medical Affairs across International, Region and Country Level, including Medical Excellence and Governance, Evidence Generation and Scientific Communication and field medical activities.   Job Description Key responsibilities: Strategic Legal Counsel – Provide strategic legal leadership for Medical Affairs across international markets, enabling compliant scientific exchange, evidence generation, and timely, high‑quality medical engagement. Set clear guardrails for non‑promotional activities (including publications, grants/IITs, RWE, digital channels, and patient interactions) in line with laws, industry codes, and internal governance (e.g., scientific review committees, SOPs). Offer pragmatic counsel and proactively identify opportunities, risks, and solutions grounded in a deep understanding of Medical Affairs across Novartis. Medical Governance, Standards & Controls – Advise on medical governance and the design and implementation of international/global standards and processes for medical programs. Define the boundaries between non‑promotional medical/scientific exchange and promotional conduct and operationalize guidance for field medical, congresses, and digital channels. Scientific Exchange, MLR, and Review Governance – Co‑own and enhance SOPs for Medical/Legal/Regulatory (MLR) and Scientific Communications, ensuring roles, accountabilities, and documentation standards are clear and auditable. Oversee legal review of medical materials (e.g., scientific decks, FAQs, Q&A, disease awareness, congress content) to ensure substantiation, alignment with approved information, and compliance with local codes. Medical Engagements and Advisory Activities – Support compliant frameworks and systems for HCP engagements, including advisory boards, expert panels, KOL engagements, FMV, contracting standards, conflict‑of‑interest management, and transfer‑of‑value transparency. Advise on speaker training, medical education, and third‑party scientific events to ensure non‑promotional conduct. Set guardrails for medical websites, portals, webinars, social media, and virtual advisory activities, including audience qualification and access controls. Medical Excellence and Innovation – Drive innovation and contribute to strategies supporting Medical and International objectives, with emphasis on launches and new engagement models for HCPs, patients, and healthcare systems. Advise on, and oversee, governance for medical excellence programs. Monitor and manage legal risks related to AI‑assisted content, medical chatbots, and digital medical education tools, while driving simplification. Risk Management / Compliance – Partner with Ethics, Risk, and Compliance to proactively identify and manage compliance risks. Help ensure adherence to applicable regulations and mandates. Contribute to responses to audits, regulatory inquiries, and investigations related to medical activities, and manage disputes and corrective actions with outside counsel as needed. Policy Monitoring, Capability Building & Training – Track industry trends and evolving laws and codes (e.g., IFPMA/EFPIA and local codes), including transparency, anti‑inducement, anti‑corruption, and health regulations. Translate changes into practical guidance, playbooks, SOP updates, and targeted training for International on scientific exchange and engagements. Build a community of practice to share case law, regulatory trends, and lessons from audits/HTA interactions involving Medical. Functional Reporting, Alignment & Collaboration – Report to and regularly update the Head Legal CLS, IMA and V&A, and other senior GMA/IMA/business leaders on key IMA matters. Foster collaboration and information sharing with CLS Legal, Regional and Country Legal, R&D, and especially GMA Legal, ensuring alignment on key legal matters within IMA scope. Governance – Actively participate and contribute in relevant medical governance bodies in IMA (and GMA, as applicable). Functional Leadership – Contribute to International, Regional, and Country Legal functions by leading or joining initiatives that build departmental knowledge and capabilities, share best practices, and provide specialized expertise to colleagues. Essential Requirements : Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree, along with a prior Bachelor’s degree. Extensive experience providing legal counsel within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, with a strong track record in product launches. Broad knowledge of legal issues relevant to the pharma/biotech sector, including regulatory, commercial, medical, transactional, integration, privacy, and AI/digital/social media matters. Familiarity with medical affairs activities and operations, RWE, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory frameworks across multiple markets. Demonstrated people leadership within matrix organizations, managing, developing, and coaching teams - both directly and indirectly. Exceptional negotiation and conflict management abilities. Fluent in both written and spoken English. 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. 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 order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversity.inclusion_ch@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message. Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards   Skills Desired Administrative Law, Automated Process, Behavioral Economics, Compliance Risk, Conflict Management, Finance, Law (Legal System), Legal Advice, Litigation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

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