Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the company’s financial communications strategy, actively reaching the financial community through the media both at earnings and in between quarterly reporting cycle
• Lead communications strategy/execution of business-critical financial events, e.g., quarterly earnings, Novartis Meet the Management and Novartis R&D Days for the investor community
• Coordinate and execute media outreach as well as prepare materials for media use in collaboration with Investor Relations
• Build key relationships with top-tier financial media outlets to drive strategic news coverage that communicates the company’s value during quarterly earnings and throughout the year.
• Develop thought leadership strategies for CFO and leadership to increase Novartis reputation and instill confidence in company to investor audiences.
• Partner with Investor Relations to develop messaging/communications tactics that complement and advance efforts to reach and impact investment community through the media.
• Ensure financial messaging and materials are effectively communicated across Novartis and the Finance organization to reach and engage employees on the company’s financial strategy.
• Seek and engage influencers to proactively tell/promote Novartis story in a way that activates investor audiences.
• Exemplify a predictive mindset.
• Seek multidirectional insights to understand the business environment and to anticipate the concerns/needs of our stakeholders.
• Embrace iterative, measurable experimentation and action. Test and refine approaches using measurable outcomes.

Essential Requirements:                                                                    

• Bachelor’s degree in, Communications or related field; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience in communications, preferably in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry with a focus on financial communications for publicly traded companies
• Demonstrated experience in top-tier Business / Financial media relations, including expertise in social media
• Strong knowledge of and multiple years of experience in communications for quarterly financial reporting/earnings of publicly traded companies
• Understanding of regulatory financial reporting requirements for publicly traded companies
• Demonstrated ability to continuously track and leverage new trends in financial communications
• Issues management/risk mitigation identification and management

Benefits and rewards:

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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..

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 any order to receive more detailed information about essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to inclusion.switzerland@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.