AD, Launch & Portfolio Strategy - 2 Positions

Job Description Summary

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Novartis is hiring two Associate Directors for the Launch & Portfolio Excellence team who will support the development of new U.S. strategic initiatives that elevate business planning, optimize lifecycle management, guide resource prioritization, and innovate go-to-market approaches to maximize impact across therapeutic areas. We are seeking a sharp strategic thinker and collaborative problem solver to drive enterprise-level initiatives enabling data-driven decision making to unlock growth. You will be expected to navigate ambiguity, influence without authority, and deliver high-quality strategic outputs that shape enterprise decisions, while partnering with product General Management teams, Portfolio and Pipeline Strategic Leads, various functional leads, and other enterprise strategy leads.

This position will be based in East Hanover, NJ and will not have the ability to be located remotely. Please note that this role would not provide relocation, and only local candidates will be considered. This position will require 5% travel as defined by the business (domestic and / or international).

Job Description

Key responsibilities :

• Annual business planning : Partner with brand teams and cross-functional stakeholders to evolve a decision-based annual planning process that spans from crafting formidable strategies, developing topline forecast and budgeting, to in-depth review of functional and executional plans
• Product, therapeutic area, and portfolio strategy : As an internal consultant, drive lifecycle initiatives in collaboration with global and other strategy teams on topics such as therapeutic area strategy, full product potential, and commercial model evolution. Lead the analyses to understand a portfolio's evolution and identify opportunities for commercial model evolution
• Formidable product strategy design : Lead a cross-functional team to refine the development of core strategic building blocks - the foundation of our launch and in-line product strategies
• Resource Prioritization & Optimization : Develop frameworks and models to support data-driven resource allocation decisions across products and functions. Identify critical assumptions, evolve the model logic, and craft executive presentations to validate output and communicate outcomes
• Go-to-Market Strategy : Partner cross-functionally to identify and develop enhanced go-to-market approaches given market and asset complexities faced by our U.S. portfolio
• Launch Excellence Value Proposition & Scorecard : Spearhead the strategic design and deployment of a Launch Excellence scorecard to evaluate and articulate the discipline's impact-measuring both tangible value delivered and stakeholder-perceived contribution
• Strategic Problem Solving & Stakeholder Alignment : Lead end-to-end support for critical workstreams, including framing ambiguous business challenges, structuring strategic approaches, leading relevant analyses (including qualitative and quantitative research as needed), translating findings into insights that guide enterprise decisions, aligning cross-functional stakeholders via impactful workshops, and crafting executive ready presentations.

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Desirable Requirements :

Novartis Compensation Summary : The salary for this position is expected to range between $132,300 and $245,700 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.

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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Salary Range

$132,300.00 - $245,700.00

Skills Desired

Agility, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Engagement, Customer Experience, Customer Insights, Data Analytics, Data Strategy, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Media Campaigns, Product Marketing, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Model