Salary Range: 44.100,00 € - 81.900,00 €
Job Description Summary The Brand Manager is accountable for translating International and Regional Therapeutic Area strategy into locally relevant brand plans and executing them to deliver sustainable growth, market share, and patient impact for assigned brands. The role leverages local insights to optimize the marketing mix across the brand lifecycle and works cross functionally to ensure effective, compliant execution in line with Novartis values and ethics.
Job Description Key responsibilities Own end‑to‑end accountability for one or more brands across their lifecycle Translate global strategy into a local brand plan with clear objectives, target audiences, messaging, and omnichannel execution. Execute integrated omnichannel campaigns and optimize marketing mix using data, insights, and tools (e.g., DRO). Define customer segmentation, prioritization, and design ICE‑aligned customer journeys; train sales teams on messaging and tactics. Deliver sales, growth, and market share targets; lead forecasting, demand planning, and budget management. Lead brand launches and readiness activities, coordinating cross‑functional teams (Sales, Medical, Value & Access). Monitor performance via KPIs and insights, continuously refining strategy, campaigns, and execution quality. Ensure compliant execution, effective agency collaboration, content reuse, and strong engagement with HCPs and stakeholders.
Essential requirements University degree in Life Sciences, Marketing, Business, or related field
fluency in English and Italian
Experience in pharmaceutical brand management or marketing roles; experience in Immunology will be considered a plus
Strong understanding of pharma markets, customers, and healthcare systems




Proven ability to develop and execute brand strategies and tactical plans
Solid omnichannel marketing and campaign execution skills
Strong financial acumen, including budgeting and resource management
Experience in cross-functional leadership within matrix organizations; effective stakeholder management
Strategic, data-driven mindset with ability to manage complexity, leverage digital/AI tools, and uphold high ethics and compliance standards
Why Novartis? Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Benefits and rewards Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
People and culture Skills Desired Asset Management
Commercial Excellence
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Digital Marketing
Influencing Skills
Operational Excellence
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Product Marketing
Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Management
Improving the lives of people living with disease takes more than innovative science. It takes a focus on the needs of people and a community committed to meeting them. It takes a team of people like you. Working together. Learning together. Thriving together. Discover how you can join us in changing people’s lives.

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