Director, Associate Engagement, US People & Culture
Full Time
East Hanover, NJ 07936
Posted
Job description
At Novartis, you play a key role in shaping the employee experience of all 14,000 US associates, supporting them in our curious, inspired and unbossed culture journey and engaging them in our Innovative Medicines US patient-focused strategy to become a top five pharmaceutical company in the US by 2025.
As the Director, Associate Engagement, US People & Culture, at Novartis, you play a lead role in shaping the employee experience for all 14,000 US associates, supporting them in our curious, inspired and unbossed culture journey and engaging them in the Novartis business strategy. You create and tell the story by which our associates see themselves in our patients, our strategy and our future. Our associates are engaged at work because of the culture stories you create.
Primary Responsibilities:
As the Director, Associate Engagement, US People & Culture, at Novartis, you play a lead role in shaping the employee experience for all 14,000 US associates, supporting them in our curious, inspired and unbossed culture journey and engaging them in the Novartis business strategy. You create and tell the story by which our associates see themselves in our patients, our strategy and our future. Our associates are engaged at work because of the culture stories you create.
Primary Responsibilities:
- What’s the story we want to tell? Lead development and execution of the people and culture communications strategy for the enterprise audience, aligned to and supportive of the overall IM US business
- How do we tell the story? Focus on how to tell the story to IM US associates and all US in ways that have the biggest impact
- Who participates in telling the story? Stay close to key stakeholders to make sure their voice is amplified and/or aligned
- How should the story be experienced by associates? Lead cross-functional conversations to deliver a consistent experience for US associates through enterprise-wide engagement programs
- Working with the Associate Engagement Executive Director (ED), help counsel and manage the people- and culture-related stakeholders at Novartis in the US and globally
- Be the point-of-contact for all East Hanover-related communications, including NEM and other crisis preparations
- Measure impact and progress of core programs and make recommendations based on results for future areas of focus
- Show leadership within the full Associate Engagement team and mentor others are needed
EEO Statement
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.
Minimum requirements
What you will bring to this role:
Why Novartis?
766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!
Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!
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.
Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations: The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to tas.nacomms@novartis.com call +1 (877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
While Novartis does not require vaccination at this time, for certain Novartis sites in the US all associates and candidates may be required to either upload an image of their COVID-19 vaccine card demonstrating proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 (or other similar evidence of vaccination) or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken by the associate or candidate within the past seven days to enter any of our sites and/or customer office or healthcare facility, as well as prior to participating in other work related off-site meetings. Employees working in customer-facing roles must adhere to and comply with customers’ (such as hospitals, physician offices, etc.) credentialing guidelines, which may require vaccination. As required by applicable law, Novartis will consider requests for reasonable accommodation for those unable to be vaccinated. This requirement is subject to applicable state and local laws and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions. Please send accommodation requests to Eh.occupationalhealth@novartis.com.
Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
- Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work-related expertise, with a concentration in communications, public relations, journalism or change management
- 10+ years or more of communications experience in a large, matrixed organization or agency setting
- Fierce storyteller with the ability to turn business success and patient relationships into reasons to believe in the future
- Ability to prioritize work for greatest business impact; Completely comfortable saying “no” to low-value, low-impact work
- Tech-minded and creative with the ability to push boundaries as it relates to reaching associates on Novartis channels
- Self-starter with attention to detail
- Ability to manage and coach others in the team and cross-functionally
- Ability to take smart risks and learn from mistakes
- Ability to provide strategic counsel and execute on change management
Why Novartis?
766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!
Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!
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.
Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations: The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to tas.nacomms@novartis.com call +1 (877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
While Novartis does not require vaccination at this time, for certain Novartis sites in the US all associates and candidates may be required to either upload an image of their COVID-19 vaccine card demonstrating proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 (or other similar evidence of vaccination) or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken by the associate or candidate within the past seven days to enter any of our sites and/or customer office or healthcare facility, as well as prior to participating in other work related off-site meetings. Employees working in customer-facing roles must adhere to and comply with customers’ (such as hospitals, physician offices, etc.) credentialing guidelines, which may require vaccination. As required by applicable law, Novartis will consider requests for reasonable accommodation for those unable to be vaccinated. This requirement is subject to applicable state and local laws and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions. Please send accommodation requests to Eh.occupationalhealth@novartis.com.
Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
Division
CTS
Business Unit
COMMS & ENGAGEMENT
Country
USA
Work Location
East Hanover, NJ
Company/Legal Entity
Novartis Corporation
Functional Area
Communications & Public Affairs
Job Type
Full Time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
Early Talent
No
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