Associate Director CRM, TA Access

Novartis India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis in Hyderabad seeks an Associate Director for CRM, TA Access to lead a TA-aligned Access team (5–8 associates) and drive IPAS deliverables across the product lifecycle. You will partner with TA leadership to deliver payer value, optimize access outcomes, and build a high-performing, future-ready team while coordinating governance and cross-functional initiatives.

The role requires a postgraduate degree and 10–12 years of pharma experience with leadership, CRM TA exposure, and strong

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in a relevant discipline (health economics, epidemiology, health services research, public health or business management).
• 10–12 years researching or delivering pharma-related activities in pharma industry, CRO, or academia.
• Experience with CRM TA preferred; ability to lead and develop teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide people leadership to a TA-aligned Access team (5–8 associates).
• Develop and execute integrated access strategies across the product lifecycle.
• Coordinate IPAS deliverables and serve as BSI workstream lead within IPAT/IPAS governance.
• Act as a core access partner to TA leadership for brand strategy and planning.
• Ensure payer value propositions and evidence alignment with cross-functional teams.
• Coach and develop team members; build a pipeline of future leaders.
• Represent BSI Access in cross-functional forums and align diverse perspectives.

Skills

People leadership

CRM TA

IPAS governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Post-graduate degree in health economics / epidemiology / public health / business management

Job description

Summary

BSI Associate Director CRM, TA Access

Location: Hyderabad

The BSI Associate Director Therapeutic Area (TA) Access provides people leadership to a TA aligned Access team, driving integrated access strategies across the product lifecycle. The role is responsible for supporting International TA access team in operationalizing Integrated Product Access Strategy (IPAS) deliverables for assigned assets across the R‑D‑C continuum.

The role partners closely with cross functional and TA leadership to deliver robust payer value, optimize access outcomes, and build a high performing, future ready team.

Major Accountabilities

• Provide people leadership to a TAaligned Access team (5–8 associates), fostering high performance, engagement, and capability development.
• Support the development and execution of integrated access strategies across the product lifecycle (early assets to inmarket), in alignment with TA and enterprise priorities.
• Coordinate development and updates of IPAS deliverables (Opportunity, Strategy, Execution) and Serve as BSI workstream lead within IPAT/IPAS governance
• Act as a core access partner to TA leadership, contributing to brand strategy, disease area planning, and key decision forums.
• Ensure strong payer value propositions, evidence alignment, and access positioning in collaboration with HEOR, Medical, Pricing, Commercial, and Regions.
• support TA access team on key deliverables, ensuring timely, high quality outputs and clear accountability.
• Drive consistent ways of working, governance, and best practices across the team, including process standardization and continuous improvement.
• Coach and develop BSI team members through clear objectives, feedback, and talent planning, building a robust pipeline of future BSI access leaders.
• Represent BSI Access in cross functional and matrix forums, influencing stakeholders and aligning diverse perspectives toward shared outcomes.

Requirements

• Post-graduate degree (Masters or PhD) in relevant discipline (including health economics, epidemiology, health services research, public health, or business management)
• 10-12 years conducting research / activities for pharmaceutical products in pharma industry, contract research organization, or academic institute; or experience in a closely related discipline within the pharma industry (e.g. clinical research, statistics, epidemiology, pricing analytics)
• Prior experience with CRM TA preferred
• Ability to work, prioritize, and drive projects independently
• Proven leadership (people management and project management)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

• Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive workplace and diverse teams that reflect the patients and communities we serve.

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