Summary
The Execution Excellence Head leads the enterprise-wide evolution of execution standards across the product lifecycle, from two years pre-launch through loss of exclusivity. This role serves as a strategic partner to the Country President, Finance, and People & Organization leadership, driving business performance, medical and access effectiveness, and future growth ambitions through data-driven decision-making, innovative go-to-market strategies, digital transformation, capability building, and continuous execution excellence improvement.
Summary
The Execution Excellence Head leads the enterprise-wide evolution of execution standards across the product lifecycle, from two years pre-launch through loss of exclusivity. This role serves as a strategic partner to the Country President, Finance, and People & Organization leadership, driving business performance, medical and access effectiveness, and future growth ambitions through data-driven decision-making, innovative go-to-market strategies, digital transformation, capability building,



and continuous execution excellence improvement.
As leader of a neutral, cross-functional enabling organization, the Execution Excellence Head drives harmonized standards, future-ready capabilities, and operational excellence across Commercial, Value & Access, and selected Medical Affairs areas (Data, Analytics & Platforms and Capability Building), while strictly preserving functional independence, compliance, and governance standards.
About The Role
In this pivotal leadership role, you will shape how Novartis delivers excellence across customer engagement, insight generation, digital transformation, field effectiveness, and organizational capability development. You will anticipate market and ecosystem shifts, translate integral strategies into impactful local execution, and continuously elevate execution standards through external benchmarking, innovation, and operational excellence.
You will lead a high-performing organization

📌 Excellence & Execution Head (Barcelona)
🏢 Novartis
📍 Barcelona