M&A Integrations Lead - Executive Director

Basel - Switzerland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16-08-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Level 7

Job Description Summary

Were a team of dedicated and smart people united by a drive to achieve together. Join a high-performing team of dedicated and forward-thinking professionals united by a shared drive to achieve impactful results. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Novartis by leading the end-to-end integration of strategic acquisitionstypically involving companies with clinical stage asset or pre-clinical stage assets of significant valuation (i.e. over $500M)

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Manage the complete integration roadmap for one acquisition at a time ensuring seamless alignment of asset and corporate integration to maximize deal value realization.
In collaboration with the Head of M&A Integration and the Business Sponsor make key strategic and operational decisions (e.g. legal entity setup carve-out bolt-on integration) and guide the integration direction.
Champion a One Novartis mindset by aligning integration activities across all functions and stakeholders ensuring that integration efforts support enterprise goals.
Develop and oversee Day 1 and Day 100 readiness plans including project charters team structures resource planning and integration cost projections.
rack execution against integration plans proactively address deviations and adjust strategies and resources as needed to maintain momentum and mitigate risks.
Continuity Ensure compliance with legal and internal policies safeguard business continuity during transition phases and uphold auditable integration processes.
Partner with Change Management and Communications to drive employee engagement manage retention strategies and support cultural integration throughout the process.
Document lessons learned and contribute to the development of scalable best practices and integration playbooks to enhance future M&A integration efforts.

Essential Criteria:

Bachelors degree in Business Finance or a related field.
Proven experience in strategic planning and value creation across enterprise functions. Extensive program management experience in large-scale change initiatives across RDC (Research Development Commercial) and/or Corporate domains (e.g. transactions integrations separations).
Strong financial acumen with the ability to balance technical requirements and strategic priorities; sound judgment in risk and issue management.
Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional project teams with strong people management capabilities.
Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus

Desirable Criteria:

Experience as a General Manager CFO or equivalent senior leadership role.
Direct experience in M&A transactions and post-merger integration.
Background in Tier 1 consulting with exposure to complex transformation projects.

Accessibility and accommodation:

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Skills Desired

Building Effective Teams Compliance And Controls Critical Thinking E2E Process View Employee Engagement Financial Accounting Financial And Management Reporting Managing Ambiguity Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Pmi (Post-Merger Integration)

Required Experience:

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