Hybrid Associate Director, Field Medical Execution – CRM

at Novartis

• Job title: Associate Director, Field Medical Execution – CRM
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Barcelona, Spain

About the role

• Associate Director for Field Medical Execution focusing on data-driven strategies in healthcare sector. Collaborating on medical strategy execution and insights management across teams and countries.

Responsibilities

• Support aligned implementation of International Field Medical strategy across assigned TAs, ensuring country‑level applicability.
• Drive country adoption of core field medical frameworks (iSEA, iSEC, IMEx, MEEP) to enable compliant, prioritized expert engagement.
• Support planning and execution, tracking of medical metrics (e.g., BEST) and launch/in‑line execution activities.
• Strengthen insights management by enabling structured capture, synthesis, and upward flow of country field insights.
• Ensure alignment with brand strategy, scientific narrative, and medical frameworks while partnering with IMA TA and country field teams.
• Act as liaison with platform owners (e.g., CRM) to support system use, troubleshoot issues, and cascade training.
• Promote embedding of IMACE standards through cross‑functional collaboration and sharing of best practices across countries.
• Identify capability gaps and contribute to capability‑building initiatives in partnership with Scientific Learning & Capability teams.
• Translate aggregated cross‑country insights and medical metrics into actionable recommendations, ensuring compliant, high‑quality execution.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in life sciences/healthcare (PhD, PharmD, MD) or equivalent experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare.
• Fluent oral and written English.
• Additional regional or local language are desirable.
• 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences organizations, with a substantial focus on Medical Affairs.
• Demonstrated subject-matter expertise in CRM, including both strong scientific/clinical knowledge and practical experience.
• Demonstrated field medical execution experience (e.g., MSL, MSL Manager, Field Medical Excellence roles).
• Launch and in-line execution experience, contributing to launch readiness, content activation, and coordinated field medical activities across stakeholders.
• Hands‑on experience implementing field medical frameworks (iSEA, iSEC, MEEP) at country/regional level.
• Strong digital and analytics capabilities with CRM/field systems and BI tools.
• Effective communicator and influencer with strong matrix collaboration, strategic thinking, and compliance and governance proficiency with a thorough understanding of internal and external ethical standards, medical compliance, and governance for Field Medical activities.
• Agile, strategic mindset with resilience, critical thinking, and a delivery-focused approach to continuous improvement.

Benefits

• 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.