Associate Director, Strategic CI, Enterprise Competitive Intelligence

Novartis India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Hyderabad is seeking an Associate Director for Strategic Competitive Intelligence. The role focuses on executing CI strategies, managing KPIs, and leading cross-functional initiatives. The ideal candidate requires an advanced degree in life sciences or healthcare, with over 12 years in CI or market intelligence. Excellent analytical, project management, and communication skills are essential. This position offers the opportunity to impact patients' lives through innovative strategies and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in pharmaceutical/biotech CI or related fields.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Proven record of synthesizing data into executive-ready insights.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and drive ECI vision to support enterprise goals.
• Manage Strategic CI KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Lead CI analysis for businesses and create foresight deliverables.

Skills

Leadership in competitive intelligence

Project management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Advanced degree or equivalent experience in life science/healthcare

Job description

Summary
Location: Hyderabad, India
Domestic Relocation Support: Yes

Ready to shape how Novartis understands the competitive landscape? As the Associate Director, Strategic CI, Enterprise Competitive Intelligence (ECI), you will play a critical role in operationalizing the CI strategy for Novartis. You will focus on the delivery, coordination, and execution of priority CI workstreams, enabling the Head of ECI Strategy and broader ECI Leadership Team to drive strategic value across the pipeline, portfolio, major markets, and enterprise priorities. Your role will also entail emphasis on cross‑functional coordination, structured execution, governance support, KPI and dashboard management, and enabling high‑quality CI outputs across Social Intelligence (SI), Manufacturing CI, and cross‑Therapeutic Areas (TAs) intelligence domains. Additionally, by empowering and developing talent in Hyderabad and fostering a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing, you will turn insight into impact for patients worldwide.

ECI Strategic Visioning and Execution

• Articulate and drive ECI vision, supporting enterprise goals and priorities.
• Serve on the ECI Leadership Team representing SI, Manufacturing CI and above/across TA CI and ECI operations and governance.
• Lead change management efforts, including active sponsorship, clear communication, and maintaining focus on enterprise-wide benefits.
• Bring in industry best practices and disruptive ideas to strengthen the practice of CI.

Governance

• Manage Strategic CI KPIs, scorecards, and performance dashboards and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage annual strategic CI planning and prioritization and safeguard strategic CI compliance with governance, regulatory (including GxP), and prioritization frameworks.
• Manage strategic CI project timelines, budgets, resourcing trackers, and vendor coordination.

Cross Portfolio & Cross TA CI Execution

• Lead execution of cross-portfolio CI analyses using advanced frameworks and internal/external intelligence to inform strategy.
• Spearhead enterprise-level competitor assessments, productivity benchmarking, policy/regulatory reviews, and technology landscape deep dives.
• Contribute to scenario planning, early signal monitoring, and strategic CI reporting.

Social Intelligence Execution

• Oversee and evolve Novartis’ Social Intelligence (SI) program, including data intake, analytics coordination, and vendor engagement.
• Design frameworks to synthesize insights on digital trends, sentiment, online community engagement, and early warning indicators
• Forge strategic partnerships to integrate SI into units/functions’ strategies and ensure adherence to 1P1R process & GxP compliance.
• Define tools and database access requirements to deliver integrated and stand-alone analyses.

Manufacturing & Technical Operations CI Support

• Lead CI initiatives for Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) ecosystems, manufacturing capacity tracking, outsourcing trends, and supply chain intelligence.
• Lead structured research on competitor manufacturing capabilities, advanced process technologies, biosimilar strategies, and make vs. buy patterns.

Above/Across TA CI Execution

• Lead CI analysis for businesses, steering benchmarking efforts in R&D productivity, cycle time, regulatory trends, policy shifts, and science/tech inflection points.
• Lead creation of foresight deliverables covering near, mid-, and long-term enterprise disruptors.

Essential Requirements

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience in life science/healthcare required; science-based masters or MBA preferred, with leadership experience in pharma sector competitive intelligence and people management, including coaching and mentoring teams across science and commercial functions
• 12+ years in pharmaceutical/biotech CI, market intelligence, R&D strategy, commercial analytics, or related fields, with strong project management and stakeholder management, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills, outstanding analytical and research abilities, with a proven record of synthesizing data into executive-ready insights and exposure to social intelligence, digital analytics, manufacturing/technical CI, or competitive/scientific analyses.
• Demonstrated learning agility, integrity, collaborative mindset, energy, drive, achievement orientation, high work ethic, and strong financial and business acumen

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

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