This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis
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Role Overview:
The Marketing Capability Director will play role in advancing the International Commercial agenda by designing, implementing, and institutionalizing marketing capability frameworks and marketer assessment across International. The role will work in close partnership with senior internal stakeholders and external agencies to strengthen international marketing capabilities and translate insights into structured capability development initiatives.
Key Accountabilities:
• Provide strategic and operational support to the International Marketing Excellence Director in shaping and delivering the international marketing excellence roadmap.
• Support development of a comprehensive international marketing capability framework in collaboration with senior internal stakeholders and external agencies.
• Co-create a robust, data-driven assessment framework with external partners to evaluate marketing capabilities primarily across 10 key markets and rest of international countries in Q2.
• Support the implementation of the end-to-end execution of the marketing capability assessment process across selected markets in Q2
• Create a library of existing training programs, capability frameworks.
• Support the creation of internal stakeholder mapping for marketing excellence
• Coordinate with agencies to create the framework and assessment-
• Coordinate with local market teams, HR, and external agencies to ensure timely, consistent, and high-quality delivery.
Requirements:
• Proven experience in marketing, omnichannel and commercial roles.
• Experience in brand planning, launch, transformation and organizational development initiatives.
• Track record of managing complex projects across multiple stakeholders and geographies.
• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Project and change management capabilities
• Excellent communication and executive-level presentation skills
• Ability to operate effectively in matrix and multicultural environments
Performance Indicators:
• Successful development and adoption of the international marketing capability framework
• High-quality execution of the assessment process across key markets
Workload: 100% (40 hours per week)
Role type: Onsite
Required start date: April 2026
Contract: 6 months
Why Novartis:
Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?
EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Accommodation:
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit at [email protected].
