Head, Global Security Investigations
Novartis
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Job Description
Lead the global investigations strategy, standards, governance, and capability across high-risk matters, to deliver maximum impact for the company
Manage and oversee complex, sensitive internal investigations in partnership with ethics, legal, and compliance teams to detect and mitigate risk
Ensure high-quality case management, reporting, and performance tracking across investigation portfolios
Provide executive-level insights, escalation, and decision-support for critical investigations
Lead and develop EMEA security and investigations teams, driving regional operational excellence
Strengthen incident response, crisis management, and business continuity capabilities across EMEA
Partner with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen enterprise resilience and mitigate multi-jurisdictional security threats
Champion Novartis values & behaviors; inspire and make others extraordinary, deliver collective impact, and take full accountability for decisions and actions.
Integrate and evolve AIAR responsibly and strategically to drive performance, empower teams, and enable innovation grounded in sound data, strong governance, ethics, human judgment and accountability.
Essential Requirements
Extensive senior leadership experience in investigations, security, risk and resilience
Proven expertise and experience in leading complex internal and external investigations including fraud and FCPA matters
Strong track record managing international teams through servant leadership and cross functional programs in a matrix organization
Demonstrated strategic thinking, change agility, compassion and high-impact decision-making in high-risk environments
Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across legal, compliance, and risk functions, including responsible AIAR adoption
Excellent communication skills with strong executive presence and stakeholder influence
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? : https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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