.Bringing life-changing medicines to millions of people, Novartis sits at the intersection of cutting-edge medical science and innovative digital technology. As a global company, the resources and opportunities for growth and development are plentiful including global and local cross functional careers, a diverse learning suite of thousands of programs & an in-house marketplace for rotations & project work. With strong medicines pipeline our current transformation will not just deliver growth for our business but continue to allow us to bring innovative medicines to patients quickly.- Key responsibilities:- Provide support to Public Affairs and Policy and Corporate Leads, as well as senior country leadership, to effectively build and manage Novartis' external reputation to engage and lead in relevant policy discussions.- Contribute to the creation, revision and publishing of policy documents, advocacy toolkits, training materials. Deliver advice and prepare briefs for senior management. Develop evidence and policy collateral (reports, audits, surveys) that support priority brands / issues.- Liaise with business functions to provide key support for market related tasks (i.E. stakeholder management). Work with external partners such as think tanks, industry groups and other third parties -Team member on specific projects, lead smaller projects. Monitor and provide updates to the business on external policy and political (federal and state) developments.- Ensure smooth information exchange with corporate as well as global public affairs functions. Build PA and issue management competency in the market. Develop strong partnership working relationships. Design and maintain platforms, tools and decks in support of overall PA.- Policy and Trends Knowledge Knows how political decisions are made, policies formed and implemented that shape the healthcare environment and related institutions and stakeholders. Proactively assesses trends, policies and identifies key opportunities and threats for Novartis Mexico.- Well informed and understand emerging trends, policies and external environment and their relevance for access to Novartis therapies. Proactively seeks partnership opportunities within and across related stakeholders and organizations that position Novartis as the preferred business partner. Stakeholders Management Position Novartis as a trusted partner.- Establish strategic relationships. Anticipates regulation impact or opportunities and works to find long term solutions. Ability to collect all relevant information from key stakeholders and establish priorities and objectives. Is able to identify all the actual and potential parties and the crucial relationships among them.- Influence and shape the environment. Participates on different forums and establishes networks inside and outside the organization to get valuable insights. Connects internal business challenges with external valuable insights to shape external agenda
