Head of Corporate Affairs Italy

Job Description Summary

Sandoz is a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, committed to playing a leading role in driving access to medicines worldwide.

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Italy has significant footprint in the Sandoz European and global network, being a leading supplier of generic and biosimilar medicines for the Italian society.

Job Description

The Head of Corporate Affairs is responsible for creating, coordinating and implementing the 'shaping the external environment' vision and strategy for Sandoz Italy and in close alignment with Global and Region Europe. A well defined Corporate Affairs plan should support all business activities covering our Italian activities. The plan should incorporate external and internal communication and PGA activities to engage with associates, media and external decision makers and stakeholders such as associations, patient groups and EU / ITA policy makers.

The role integrates a proactive communications plan for external stakeholders relevant to the organization to advocate for the objectives of the company as defined in the above mentioned master plan and in alignment with the broader global Sandoz Communications & Engagement strategy, so as to protect and promote a positive perception and reputation for Sandoz.

The role is also part of the Sandoz Emergency Management (SEM) team to support with managing the reputational aspect of any crisis situation.

Alignment with global communications and Europe Corporate Affairs team is success critical to have an impact in Italy.

The Head of Corporate Affairs Italy reports in line to the Head of Corporate Affairs Region Europe and dotted line to the Country Head of Sandoz Italy.

Focus on supporting the global Sandoz Purpose of pioneering access for patients and to position Sandoz in Italy as the leading generics and biosimilars company in the field.

Develop, align and evolve a corporate affairs Master Plan for Italy, incorporating all Sandoz businesses and support the business growth. The plan should focus on federal policy makers and build on projects with high public visibility.

Shape/influence overall country strategy through public affairs insights and knowledge. Serve on leadership team to architect and lead policy, government affairs & advocacy initiatives to support public affairs and external comms requirements in Italy and from regional/global.

Responsible for navigating through unpredictable political and economic environment at different levels of government and other relevant public bodies to educate and influence policy decision makers to impact key issues such as value of generic medicines & access to biosimilar/generic medicines.

Act as local counsel for communications and engagement and provide guidance to the Sandoz Italy leadership team

Provide local Sandoz corporate brand management, quality control and co-ordination for all local communications

Drive the "Sandoz cultural journey" through internal leader and associate engagement strategies for the Sandoz Italy organization, ensuring the highest levels of understanding of company strategy and team engagement.

Member of the crisis and issues management team for Sandoz (SEM) in Italy

Organize defined and aligned Public Affairs, external media and patient advocacy events. Oversee organizational response to media inquiries and Sandoz announcements (appointments, data releases etc).

Developing proactive media strategies to achieve positive media coverage. Develop local media relations and arranging interviews / conferences

Serve on the Sandoz Country Leadership Team (CLT) to ensure regular update and full alignment between business strategy, development and sites

Identify public policy opportunities (and mitigate risks) that can be leveraged to support Sandoz work and create and implement plans to exploit them.

Further enhance leadership position of Sandoz among external stakeholders, engage in boards and working groups of trade associations and with policy makers in close alignment with Country Head

Key Performance Indicators

• Strategic fit and alignment of policies and communications on the overall business strategy
• Influence on associations/country policy agenda in alignment with Sandoz policy and priorities
• Effective and compliant stakeholder engagement
• Quality & impact of strategy, policies and standards