Associate Director, Strategic Assistant, Business Operations, Oncology

Job Description SummarySalary Range: CHF129,500.00 - CHF240,500.00 CHFThe Associate Director, Strategic Assistant Business Ops is a key partner on a variety of strategic, operational, and organizational matters. This role provides dedicated support to the TA in achieving team objectives, shaping the agenda, and ensuring execution through operational management and moderation of governance bodies, leadership team, and projects. It supports proactively identifying and resolving upcoming issues and improving processes. The role also plays a leadership role in organizational effectiveness, culture transformation, AI-enabled adoption, and change management initiatives that strengthen leadership effectiveness, simplify ways of working, and accelerate execution across Oncology International.Job Description #LI-HybridLocation: Basel, SwitzerlandRelocation Support: YesResponsibilitiesServes as a strategic thought partner with the TA Head, providing high-level executive support associated with complex problems, current and future initiatives, strategies, and budgets.Develops a clear understanding of TA ambition and key priorities to provide operational leadership as a member of the International Immunology leadership team.Demonstrates collaborative leadership and influence necessary to ensure alignment among key stakeholders and seamless execution of deliverables.Leads One Brand Plan, Tactical Planning, Budget planning, Congress planning processes across Oncology, ensuring consistent strategic direction, clear decision criteria, prioritization, and actionable guidance for execution across brands, functions, and markets.Maintains an integrated Oncology portfolio view across brands, launches, congresses, resource requirements, and strategic milestones to support leadership prioritization and portfolio decisions.Works cross-functionally to ensure the strategic and operational plans are delivered, and launches are effectively implemented.Works with Finance partners and Oncology leaders to ensure budget and engagement with the Head of CLS and the Head of International are effectively planned and managed across the TA.Serves as an ambassador for the Oncology TA Head and leadership team, facilitating communication with other members of the organization as needed.Assists the TA Head in day-to-day responsibilities, ensuring coordination of cross-organizational activities.Leads International Oncology Leadership Team, Extended Leadership Team, and leadership meetings and TA offsites, including agenda, action planning, tracking deliverables, and KPIs.Actively shapes team priorities and the alignment of goal setting across cross-functional teams.Provides key support to department processes (Business reviews, Top 3 engagements, etc.).Ensures priorities are delivered by supporting the design of cross‑functional work products or by working with specific disease areas or functions.Ensures effective operational management of critical decision‑making bodies.Responsible for TA team’s governance: Drives agenda, moderates meetings, and minutes.Looks for opportunities to simplify and drive synergies between teams in the organization.Drives TA investor relations/financial communications content for reporting and IR events in collaboration with US, brand teams, communications, and IR.Coordinates and anticipates timely preparation of TA content for critical internal and external meetings.Leads and coordinates culture, organizational effectiveness, and change initiatives across Oncology International, including leadership team effectiveness, talent visibility, engagement platforms, and cross-functional collaboration programs.Drives the Oncology communication and engagement agenda, ensuring clear communication of strategy, priorities, decisions, and cultural initiatives across the organization.Advances enterprise AI adoption across Oncology by partnering with relevant teams to identify, scale, and embed AI‑enabled solutions into planning, insight generation, decision‑making, execution, and capability‑building processes.Acts as a catalyst for operational excellence by simplifying processes, improving governance, and embedding innovative ways of working that enhance organizational agility and execution discipline.RequirementsMinimum BS/BA degree, preferably MA, MBAStrategic Consulting background preferred.Strategic capability and commercial acumen.Over 5 years in the Pharma industry, ideally including in a regional/global environment or in a major consultancy.5+ years of experience in project management, operations, and/or people leadership is a plus.Ability to influence without authority.Ability to work independently and collaboratively, strong leadership and organizational skills, and able to drive multiple projects to successful, timely completion.Demonstrated experience leading complex cross‑functional transformation, organizational effectiveness, or change management initiatives in a mid/large size organizations.Experience leveraging digital, analytics, or AI‑enabled solutions to improve business processes, decision‑making, and organizational effectiveness.Skills DesiredAnalytical Skill (Inactive)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentBusiness Partners (Inactive)Business StrategiesChange ManagementData AnalyticsDecision Tree (Forecasting Model) (Inactive)FinanceGo‑to‑Market StrategiesInfluencing SkillsLeadershipManagement ConsultingPeople ManagementPipeline (Software) (Inactive)Strategic PlanningBenefits & Rewardsinsurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources and global recognition programsflexible and hybrid working options, where possible, and minimum 14 weeks paid parental leaveperformance‑based bonus depending on certain performance parameterslong‑term equity awards granted at group level may also be part of your packageExpected Annual Base Salary Range for role: 129,500.00 - 240,500.00 CHFPay equity is a fundamental principle of our employment policy and reflects our commitment to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment that treats all employees with dignity and respect, as outlined in our Code of Ethics.Commitment to Diversity and InclusionNovartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams’ representative of the patients and communities we serve.Why NovartisHelping 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?Improving the lives of people living with disease takes more than innovative science. It takes a focus on the needs of people and a community committed to meeting them. It takes a team of people like you. Working together. Learning together. Thriving together. Discover how you can join us in changing people’s lives. #J-18808-Ljbffr