Associate Director, Field Medical Execution – Neuroscience

Novartis

Associate Director driving medical execution strategy across countries for Neuroscience field team. Translating data-driven insights into actionable recommendations and ensuring compliance with medical standards.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeMadrid • 🇪🇸 SpainSenior💰 €73,100 - €135,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
Drive adoption of digital tools, dashboards, and standardized reporting to support data‑driven execution and reduce manual workload
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
Demonstrated fluency in interpreting field medical metrics, dashboards, and customer insight data to inform operational decisions, identify opportunities, and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 field medical execution experience (e.g., MSL, MSL Manager, Field Medical Excellence roles)
Demonstrated subject-matter expertise in Neurosciences, including both strong scientific/clinical knowledge and practical experience
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

Comp & perks

Insurance plans
Retirement plans
Wellbeing resources
Global recognition programs
Minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave
Flexible and hybrid working options

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Hard Skills & Tools

field medical executionmedical metrics trackinginsights managementdigital tools adoptiondata-driven executionfield medical frameworksNeurosciences expertiselaunch readinesscontent activationanalytics capabilities

Soft Skills

effective communicatorinfluencerstrategic thinkingmatrix collaborationcompliance proficiencygovernance understandingresiliencecritical thinkingdelivery-focusedcontinuous improvement

Certifications

PhDPharmDMD