Head of International Medical Affairs, Process Effectiveness and Monitoring
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SalaryCHF 151k – CHF 280k
LocationBasel (City)
Typefull-time
SeniorityDirector
Experience10+ yrs
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 27, 2026 · 1w ago
Verified live1d ago
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Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related field
Minimum 10 years of Medical Affairs, Quality and Compliance experience within the pharmaceutical industry
Proven experience in international, regional, or above-country Medical Affairs roles within a complex global organization
Deep experience leading multi-country first-line assurance, including risk-based monitoring, quality oversight, internal controls, and corrective and preventive action management
Strong experience translating enterprise standards into country practice, including audit and inspection readiness and cross-country remediation
Experience defining performance and quality indicators, analyzing monitoring trends, and translating insights into recommendations for senior leadership
Previous people leadership experience, including proven ability to lead, develop, and empower high-performing teams and build effective networks across geographies
Excellent written and spoken English, with strong communication, influencing, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder-management capabilities
Formal training or certification in Quality, Risk Management, or Compliance
Proficiency in additional languages beyond English is an advantage
Skills
Artificial Intelligence
analytics
digital solutions
Salary Range:
CHF150,500.00 - CHF279,500.00
Job Description Summary
Location: Basel, Switzerland.
Relocation Support: Yes
Are you ready to strengthen how International Medical Affairs translates governance into consistent, effective execution?
As Head of International Medical Affairs, Process Effectiveness and Monitoring, you will lead the advancement of process effectiveness and monitoring across International Medical Affairs, helping ensure robust governance, proactive risk management, and sustainable operational excellence. Reporting to the Head of Medical Affairs Governance & Operations, IMA, you will work across functions and geographies to strengthen first-line monitoring, support audit and inspection readiness, and turn insights into meaningful improvements in how teams operate. This is a highly visible leadership opportunity to combine governance expertise, transformation, and digital innovation to simplify ways of working, strengthen compliance, and enable Medical Affairs teams to deliver their priorities with greater consistency and impact.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
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Lead process effectiveness and first-line monitoring across International Medical Affairs to strengthen consistent, compliant execution.
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Design and evolve monitoring frameworks that identify governance risks, trends, gaps, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
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Translate monitoring insights into targeted corrective and preventive actions that strengthen Medical Affairs processes and ways of working.
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Drive proactive risk management, ensuring emerging governance and compliance risks are identified, assessed, and appropriately addressed.
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Strengthen audit and inspection readiness by embedding sustainable processes, monitoring practices, and clear accountability across International Medical Affairs.
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Partner with country, regional, and functional stakeholders to improve process adoption, governance implementation, and operational effectiveness.
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Lead process simplification and transformation initiatives that improve efficiency while maintaining appropriate governance and compliance standards.
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Establish meaningful metrics and insights that enable leadership to assess process effectiveness and prioritize improvement opportunities.
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Champion responsible use of Artificial Intelligence, analytics, and digital solutions to enhance monitoring, insights, and operational efficiency.
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Lead, develop, and empower the Process Effectiveness and Monitoring team while building strong networks across functions and geographies.
Essential Requirements:
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Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related field.
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Minimum 10 years of Medical Affairs, Quality and Compliance experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
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Proven experience in international, regional, or above-country Medical Affairs roles within a complex global organization.
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Deep experience leading multi-country first-line assurance, including risk-based monitoring, quality oversight, internal controls, and corrective and preventive action management.
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Strong experience translating enterprise standards into country practice, including audit and inspection readiness and cross-country remediation.
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Experience defining performance and quality indicators, analyzing monitoring trends, and translating insights into recommendations for senior leadership.
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Previous people leadership experience, including proven ability to lead, develop, and empower high-performing teams and build effective networks across geographies.
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Excellent written and spoken English, with strong communication, influencing, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
Desirable Requirements:
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Formal training or certification in Quality, Risk Management, or Compliance.
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Proficiency in additional languages beyond English is an advantage.
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 [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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