Medical Governance & Evidence Lead

Key responsibilities

• Ensure end-to-end medical governance by overseeing compliance with Novartis good practices, local regulations, global standards and audit requirements.
• Maintain high performance of medical operations, medical information, MAPs, field medical excellence and evidence generation activities across therapeutic areas.
• Partner closely with Legal, Regulatory, ERC and Pharmacovigilance to uphold ethical standards and compliance in all medical activities.
• Continuously review SOPs, audit findings and governance processes, driving harmonization, process improvements and operational excellence.
• Act as the local point of contact to regional, international and global medical governance and evidence teams, ensuring aligned ways of working.
• Drive medical customer and field excellence by enabling harmonized processes, performance metrics tracking and capability building for field medical teams.
• Monitor medical performance and effectiveness metrics using company tools and define improvement plans in collaboration with excellence teams.
• Lead and oversee local evidence generation activities including observational studies, RWE programs and local clinical studies.
• Ensure effective planning, execution, budget oversight and vendor management for medical evidence generation activities.
• Provide strategic medical governance guidance to support regulatory readiness, operational improvement and consistent country Medical Affairs performance.

Requirements

• University degree in science, pharmacy or health sciences, fluency in English and local language, with 4–7 years of experience in Medical Affairs.
• Proven experience designing, implementing and harmonizing medical governance and operational processes.
• Strong background in continuous process improvement, SOP governance and operational standardization.
• Experience with field medical excellence programs, capability building and performance metrics tracking.
• Hands-on experience planning, executing or overseeing observational studies, RWE programs or local clinical studies.
• Strong understanding of evidence planning, study startup processes, timelines, budget oversight and vendor management.
• Demonstrated experience ensuring audit readiness, managing audit findings and implementing corrective action plans.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret evidence, evaluate process performance and make data-driven decisions.
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience collaborating with regional and international medical teams and acting as a governance point of contact.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex medical, evidence and governance topics.

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.