Americas Region Head, Global Security

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and execute global investigations strategy, standards, governance, and capabilities across the Americas region, ensuring consistent delivery and maximum impact for the company
• Lead impartial, fact-based investigations into alleged internal misconduct and uphold Global Security standards to protect employees, patients, facilities, products, information, and reputation
• Ensure high-quality case management, reporting, and performance tracking across regional investigations
• Lead and develop regional investigative and security capabilities through coaching and talent development, fostering a high-performance culture to drive operational excellence
• Strengthen incident response, crisis management, business continuity, and regional resilience across the Americas through effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to 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.
• Provide regional oversight and coordination of executive protection activities across the Americas, ensuring alignment with global standards, business priorities, and evolving risk profiles.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with law enforcement agencies, industry security networks, and external investigative partners across the Americas to strengthen prevention, response, intelligence sharing, and investigative outcomes.
• Own and manage the Global Security Americas budget, ensuring disciplined planning, effective resource allocation and alignment of investment with regional priorities and business needs.
• Promote the responsible adoption and application of AIAR across the Americas region to enhance investigative effectiveness, empower teams, and support innovation grounded in sound data, strong governance, ethics, human judgment, and accountability.

Essential Requirements

• Extensive 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 of leading regional teams through servant leadership and cross functional programs to deliver results within a matrix organization

• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex risk environments, drive organizational change, and make high-impact decisions with sound judgment and compassion

• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across legal, compliance, and risk functions, including supporting the responsible adoption of AIAR
• Excellent communication skills with strong executive presence and stakeholder influence

• Languages: Portuguese and/or Spanish desirable

Benefits & Rewards

The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500 and $344,500 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

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EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

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