This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis 

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Providing customers with advice regarding the Novartis product portfolio and services through digital and in-person channels, while considering the needs of healthcare professionals, in order to expand scientific knowledge, increase disease awareness, and ultimately improve patient care and treatment outcomes.

Advising customers on the Novartis product portfolio and services using digital and analog channels, while taking into account the needs of healthcare professionals, in order to expand scientific knowledge, raise disease awareness, and ultimately improve patient care and treatment outcomes.

Creation of high-quality complex scientific content, such as publications and foundational core content  elements, in line with priorities and scientific narrative defined in SCP. Ownership of content from brief to publication or presentation, for first-time right delivery.

Major Activities:

• Demonstrate a command of assigned therapeutic areas and expertise with assigned products.
• Research and write original content for publications activities (primary and review manuscripts,  abstracts, posters), slide presentations and other materials.
• Prepare meeting materials for satellite symposia (agenda, slide content, speaker briefings etc), and  reports from advisory boards and other internal or external meetings.
• Develop content that is scientifically accurate, evidence-based, grammatically accurate, referenced  using appropriate sources, and consistent with quality standards for author review, customer review as appropriate, and scientific peer review.
• Perform internal scientific reviews to ensure quality in line with the scope and scientific messages.
• Mentor internal team members and help onboard new joiners.
• As needed, perform quality control (QC) checking / proof reading of the above-mentioned documents  to meet stakeholder expectations.
• Clearly communicate medical scientific concepts in a condensed, audience-appropriate way.
• Follow all internal processes and procedures with regard to workflow, development of deliverables,  and adherence to industry best practices, including GPP.
• Demonstrate the flexibility/adaptability necessary to function on different therapeutic teams as needed  and to work on projects across multiple brands at any given time.
• Provide input and aid in troubleshooting/problem-solving.
• Participate in strategic and tactical publications planning and related research.
• Maintains records for all assigned projects including archiving in line with global SOPs
• Maintains audit, SOP and training compliance.
• Performs additional tasks as assigned.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Adheres to quality, compliance to SOPs, timeliness, and productivity of deliverables as per KPI  targets.
• Adheres to Novartis values and behavior
• Attention to detail and high degree of scientific and medical accuracy.
• Ability to identify key issues and to creatively and strategically overcome challenges or obstacles.
• Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
• Well-developed professional communication skills, including written and inter-personal.
• Exceptional organizational skills with adeptness at multitasking.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change; ability to work under time constraints.
• Ability to interact effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Established track record of high-quality medical communications outputs (eg, manuscripts, posters, 
  etc).
• Understanding of good publication practice guidelines (GPP).

Requirements:

• Education minimum: science degree or equivalent; Desirable: MSc, PhD, PharmD, or MD.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in medical communications.
• Medical writing experience.
• Good understanding of industry work processes for publications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook).
• Languages: Excellent written and oral English

Workload: 37.5 hours/week
Type: Hybrid
Required start date: 1 July 2026
Contract: until 31 December 2026

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].