Director, Strategic Projects Lead
Novartis Farmacéutica • basel, basel • Posted July 10, 2026
Position Overview
LocationBasel, SwitzerlandRole OverviewThe Executive Director, Strategic Projects Lead is a cross‑disciplinary thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset and an uncompromising drive to transform drug development and improve patient lives. He or she will be a proven project leader who can drive high‑performing cross‑functional teams, engage with senior leadership, and challenge the status quo through novel thinking to deliver measurable organizational impact.Major AccountabilitiesIdentify, propose, and deliver strategic and operational imperatives for Development as cross‑functional strategic projects using data as the performance baseline.Be accountable for the faultless, independent delivery of large‑scale strategic projects that employ project‑management best practices to enhance certainty of success (e.g., scope, time, cost, resources, communication plans, impact measures).Structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them, with clear linkage to Development objectives, strategy...