At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic partnerships with medical societies to enhance healthcare impact and innovation.
- Company: Join Novartis, a leader in the pharmaceutical industry committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with significant visibility and impact on patient care.
- Why this job: Shape the future of healthcare by influencing how therapies are adopted globally.
- Qualifications: Advanced degree in life sciences and 7+ years in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
Are you ready to shape strategic scientific partnerships that make a measurable difference? As Director of Medical Society Partnerships & Congresses, you will play a pivotal role in driving strategic collaborations with leading medical societies and building trusted partnerships to deliver impact in our core therapeutic areas. This is a highly visible opportunity to influence how innovative therapies are understood and adopted worldwide, working across our Biomedical Research, Development, Medical and Commercial teams. You’ll operate at the heart of our Scientific Communications strategy - creating impactful partnerships, shaping congress presence and delivering measurable value for patients, healthcare professionals and the broader healthcare ecosystem.
Location: London, UK. This role is based in London, UK. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
Responsibilities
- Lead the medical society engagement strategy aligned with therapeutic area priorities and priority assets.
- Develop engagement plans that advance shared scientific and medical objectives while strengthening long-term external relationships and organisational trust.
- Develop and sustain strategic relationships with key global medical societies, serving as a primary point of contact and building trusted partnerships through consistent, strategic and value‑driven engagement.
- Partner cross‑functionally with R&D, Medical, and Commercial teams to ensure medical society engagement plans are integrated, strategically prioritised and aligned to asset needs.
- Monitor the external landscape, including society priorities, stakeholder needs, evolving guidelines and competitor activity, to inform partnership strategy and identify new opportunities for engagement.
- Establish success measures and performance indicators to assess the impact of medical society partnerships, including for Novartis, the assets, HCPs, and patients.
- Provide strategic oversight of congress planning, ensuring congress‑sponsored activities support broader medical society partnership goals and scientific communication priorities.
- Work with Congress Operations and cross‑functional partners to support effective execution of congress‑related activities, with a focus on strategic direction, objective‑setting and integration with partnership plans.
- Drive innovation and operational excellence in external engagement, ensuring all partnership and congress activities comply with legal, regulatory and internal governance requirements.
Essential for the role
- Advanced degree (e.g. MD, PharmD, PhD) or equivalent in life sciences or healthcare.
- 7+ years experience in pharmaceutical industry or healthcare related environment.
- Significant experience within Medical Affairs or a closely related function.
- Proven ability to build and manage external partnerships with medical societies or healthcare organisations.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and execution across product or asset lifecycle.
- Strong experience working across functions in a complex, matrixed organisation, with excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to influence senior leaders globally.
- Deep understanding of ethical, legal and compliance requirements within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Strong communication skills with ability to translate complex scientific information into clear messaging.
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.
Skills Desired
- Agility
- Clinical Practices
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Data Analysis
- Drug Development
- Employee Development
- Healthcare Sector Understanding
- Health Sciences
- Influencing Skills
- Innovation
- Inspirational Leadership
- Integrated Evidence Generation
- Medical Affairs
- Medical Communication
- Medical Education
- Patient Care
- People Management
- Pharmaceutics
- Priority Disease Areas Expertise
- Product Launches
- Product Strategy
- Real World Evidence (RWE)
- Regulatory Compliance
- Research Methodologies
Director, Medical Society Partnerships & Congresses employer: Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association
At Novartis, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration. Located in the vibrant city of London, our team enjoys a hybrid work environment that promotes flexibility and work-life balance, alongside opportunities for professional growth and development. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, we empower our employees to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare ecosystem through strategic partnerships and cutting-edge scientific advancements.
Contact Details:
Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Recruitment Team
