Medical Director-Nephrology/Genetic diseases (Translational Medicine)

What you’ll bring to the role

- Medical Degree, Board certified Nephrologist

- PhD-level basic science supported with high quality publications; a completed postdoctoral fellowship is strongly preferred

- Adult Nephrology expertise is preferred to bring additional skills to the team

- Expertise in genetically inherited kidney / inflammasome / inflammatory diseases; alternatively, cell therapies / rheumatologic diseases

- Experienced clinician treating relevant patient groups at an academic medical center or private medical practice group

- Experience performing in a similar role within an Pharmaceutical research company is preferred, otherwise a Clinical Research Organization or academic medical center

- Significant evidence of successful collaboration with expert disease research scientists

- Used to leading complex cross-functional/matrix project teams

- Advanced/business-level/fluent English

Your behavioural characteristics
- Strategic thinker: you have created major innovations, networked with and influenced external medical leaders with your clear and logical presentation of complex strategic issues
- Results-driven self-starter and decision taker
- Strong cooperative team player, flexible in a changing environment
- Good planning, prioritisation, problem solving and organisational skills
- Resilient, energetic, and enthusiastic; responding constructively to challenging new ideas and input

This position is written for Director level; however, we can hire Associate Director that may have less established scientific and/or clinical trial experience but has already demonstrated new thinking/innovative approaches within their career so far, as well as more experienced Executive Directors.

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.