Executive Director Hematology CLS

Basel - Switzerland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description Summary

In this senior international leadership role you will shape and steer the global launch strategy for a transformative new treatment in myelofibrosis driving impact across diverse markets and healthcare systems.

Youll bring together scientific insight commercial excellence and deep crossfunctional collaboration to ensure strong timely market entry and sustained growth. Working closely with international and country teams you will guide strategic decisionmaking integrate market and customer insights and foster a culture of innovation that elevates patient access and strengthens leadership in hematology.

This is an opportunity to influence the full journey from development to commercializationwhile empowering teams across regions to make a meaningful difference for patients living with serious blood cancers.

Location: Basel Switzerland
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Job Description

Major Accountabilities:

Lead the international launch strategy for a new myelofibrosis treatment ensuring alignment with hematology objectives.
Orchestrate crossfunctional collaboration across medical regulatory access commercial and supply teams to enable seamless execution.
Drive launch readiness across priority markets identifying risks early and enabling effective mitigation plans.
Integrate market insights competitive intelligence and stakeholder feedback to refine global positioning and messaging.
Partner with regional and country teams to support localized execution and ensure alignment with global strategy.
Define track and govern critical launch milestones and performance indicators to enable timely decisions.
Engage senior leaders with clear communication on vision progress and strategic priorities across international markets.
Uphold strong standards of compliance operational excellence and best practices in launch execution.
Influence development planning by shaping target product profiles and evidence needs to optimize market access potential.
Lead commercialization excellence initiatives and elevate customercentric engagement approaches across regions

Essential requirements:

Recent significant Profit and Loss (P&L) leadership experience at country level.
Approximately 15 years of progressive commercial experience across country and abovecountry roles.
Proven success leading launches and shaping therapeutic area strategy across diverse international markets.
Strong understanding of hematology or related specialty areas with experience translating scientific insights into strategic plans.
Demonstrated ability to lead in complex fastevolving environments and deliver results across highgrowth markets.
Expertise in turning scientific data into differentiated value propositions across prelaunch and lifecycle management phases.
Consistent record of influencing crossunit and crossfunctional teams to achieve shared strategic goals.
Ability to integrate multiple market insights and stakeholder perspectives to guide clear evidencebased decisionmaking.

Desirable Requirements:

Proven ability to lead and inspire diverse crossregional teams fostering collaboration clarity and strategic alignment across complex environments.
Demonstrated strength in influencing senior stakeholders and navigating matrixed structures to drive shared priorities and longterm business impact.

Location:

This role is based in Basel Switzerland.

Benefits:

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation:

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Skills Desired

Agile (Programming Methodology) Building Construction Business Development Business Strategy Collaboration Curious Mindset Data Analytics Decision Making Skills Finance Go-To-Market Strategy Influencing Skills Leadership Operations Oscilloscope Pipeline (Software) Prioritization Strategic Partnerships Strategic Planning

Required Experience:

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Job Description SummaryIn this senior international leadership role you will shape and steer the global launch strategy for a transformative new treatment in myelofibrosis driving impact across diverse markets and healthcare systems. Youll bring together scientific insight commercial excellence and ...