Job Description Summary

Location: East Hanover, New Jersey

This position will be located at the East Hanover, New Jersey site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require travel as defined by the business (domestic or international).

Over the next 4 years, Novartis is expected to launch up to 37 new medications and line ex-tensions and our Novartis Patient Support team is on the forefront of transforming how the industry helps patients get access to treatment. Our ambition is high, but we are proud and not satisfied. If you'd like to be part of our journey, then come join our team!

The Associate Director, Pipeline Strategy is responsible for building strategic foresight and an intimate understanding of emerging 3-year needs based on anticipated portfolio evolution. This individual is also responsible for diligence on key external innovations, building business cases, designing and executing test and measure exercises to determine whether technologies should be integrated with our core tech stack and scaled.

Job Description

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Pipeline Strategy:

Needs Assessment: Reads clinical pipeline to understand emerging needs. Understands clinical trial design for emerging NPS portfolio, risks, requirements and how they will likely translate into product label.
Competitive Positioning: Compares Novartis asset therapeutic profiles to emerging competitive set to assess competitive positioning and payer dynamics. Evaluates the design on competitive tactics to inform Novartis Patient Support strategy
Strategic Foresight: Develops 3-year strategic roadmap and benchmarks for patient services capabilities, leveraging design menus to understand where capabilities already exist and where we need to learn more
Accelerate: Creates accelerator packages to equip and train Disease State Teams and LaunchEx stakeholders as they pick up work on an asset in the T-18 timeframe. Examines existing offerings within NPS to prioritize areas of capability evolution
Ecosystem Landscaping: Researches available offerings from other ecosystem players (e.g. Payers, Specialty Pharmacies, Health Systems and advocacy) and marries with patient insights to determine optimal design of manufacturer investments
Disseminate Findings: Partners with Insights, Innovation and Design team members to socialize findings and build the optimal strategy for transition to Launch Excellence and Disease State Teams
Effectively Partners; Works across cross functional matrix (access, marketing, medical affairs, market research) to gather data inputs to inform early patient support strategy

Innovation Excellence:

Intake Unmet Needs: Continuously monitors customer needs and competitor activity to ID risks, opportunities and associated new, patient support innovation
Opportunity Assessment: Partner with procurement, attend congresses, and understand the capabilities and new, innovation offerings for our current NPS partners. Prepare initial analysis to assess whether a new product or program idea delivers adequate incremental value. Develop understanding for whether this is something that our product team aspires to buy or build
Business Case Development: Determine best way to measure technology and build business case for investment. Secure Quantum, PSOC, MIST governance approvals and partner with legal, data privacy, ERC and patient safety teams to issue spot and de-risk investment
Experimental Design and Pilot: Structure test and measure exercises, partner with OP/Ex, Launch Ex, Quality/Performance Excellence and DDIT, patient support center as well as consulting partners, including ERC and Legal to execute pilots and document findings/risks
Go/No Go Recommendation: Update business cases with pilot results and align Leadership team and Governance stakeholder on go/no go recommendations
Hypercare and Product Integrations: Seamlessly transition work to vendor management, product and disease state stakeholders/patient support center at the appropriate time in the evolution in the program
Works within ethical and compliance policies to support a diverse and inclusive environment, adheres to Novartis policies and procedures, relevant state and federal laws and regulations and ensures that others around them do the same.

What you'll bring to the role:

Required Experience:

Bachelor's degree required in disciplines relevant to healthcare, pharmaceuticals, patient services and marketing. MBA in healthcare marketing or healthcare consulting preferred
Launch marketing or pipeline and launch strategy experience desired in the late clinical space
Experience with patient support benchmarking, through publicly available data and market research
6-8 years pharmaceutical, consumer marketing and/or patient support services experience required
Strong understanding of medical, legal regulatory and compliance negotiations and how to partner with stakeholders on early risk spotting to drive approvals
Change management and project management experience
Strong unstructured problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively without a blueprint
Experience in understanding technology and software capabilities that connect to deliver superior patient and customer experiences in pharma and healthcare
Experience in the coordination of teams with diverse skill sets (e.g. technical, clinical, operations, etc.) and the execution of large scale, multi-disciplinary projects
Strong problem-solving skills and strong interpersonal skills to effectively convey management needs to colleagues and functions throughout the company

Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You'll Receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $144,000.00 and 216,000.00/year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/24 through 12/31/24, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers who are focused on building and advancing a culture of inclusion that values and celebrates individual differences, uniqueness, backgrounds and perspectives. 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. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the world around us and connects us to the patients, customers and communities we serve.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to us.reasonableaccommodations@novartis.com or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Salary Range

$144,000.00 - $216,000.00

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 Project Management