Senior Competitive Intelligence Analyst

Novartis India; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India in Hyderabad is seeking a Senior Analyst for Enterprise Competitive Intelligence to conduct comprehensive CI analysis at franchise, brand, and disease area levels and to generate actionable insights that support strategic priorities.

You will monitor competitor activities, communicate competitive threats, and collaborate with clinical, marketing and regulatory teams. A PhD or Master’s in Life Sciences or Pharmacy with 5–8 years CI experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: PhD/Master’s in Life Sciences or Pharmacy.
• Additional qualifications in business or healthcare analytics are a plus.
• 5–8 years of experience in Competitive Intelligence, Market Intelligence, or related roles (PhD holders: 2–5 years).
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver CI insights.
• Monitor developments via CI databases and coordinate with CI, Medical and Commercial teams.
• Track and report CI insights within therapy areas to inform strategy discussions.
• Support pre-congress planning (abstract mining) and post-congress reporting.
• Review materials from CI vendors and distill key takeaways for brand teams.
• Develop strategic implications and support ad-hoc CI projects and meetings.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to quality assurance of CI deliverables.

Skills

Brand management

Brand marketing

Business analytics

Competitive intelligence

Data insights

Digital marketing

Marketing planning

Marketing strategies

Market intelligence

Market research

Media campaigns

Process documentation

Social media

Education

PhD or Master’s in Life Sciences or Pharmacy

Business or healthcare analytics (plus)

Job description

Senior Analyst, Enterprise Competitive Intelligence Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid Location: Hyderabad, India About The Role: In this role you would, conduct comprehensive Competitive Intelligence (CI) analysis at the franchise, brand, and disease area levels, generating actionable insights that support strategic priorities. Support holistic CI surveillance of competitor products, companies, and therapy areas (TAs) of interest. Communicate competitive threats from external factors, such as market trends, competitor activity, and portfolio dynamics, in a timely and proactive manner. Contribute to identifying opportunities across clinical and marketing functions. Collaborate with project teams to ensure alignment and timely execution of CI deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business value through secondary research and support primary CI activities.
• Monitor competitive developments using subscribed databases (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov, TrialTrove) in coordination with CI, Medical, Commercial, and other teams, ensuring adherence to CI communication and compliance standards.
• Track and report competitive intelligence within assigned therapy areas, contributing insights to clinical, commercial, and regulatory strategy discussions.
• Support pre-congress planning (e.g., abstract mining) and post-congress reporting activities.
• Review and summarize materials from primary CI vendors, distilling key takeaways and supporting CI advisors in delivering insights to brand and cross-functional teams.
• Develop strategic implications and communicating findings to internal teams; contribute to ad-hoc projects and internal meetings such as scenario planning, pipeline updates, and LCM planning.
• May mentor junior analysts and contribute to quality assurance of CI deliverables.

Essential Requirements

• Education: PhD/Master’s degree in Life Sciences or Pharmacy.
• Additional qualifications in business or healthcare analytics are a plus.
• Experience: 5-8 years of experience in Competitive Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Business Analysis, or related roles in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or consulting sectors. (for PhD holders, the expected experience range is 2–5 years.)
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

Desirable Requirements

• Ability to work collaboratively within teams and collaborate with cross-functional and global teams.
• Experience in preparing CI deliverables for internal meetings and brand strategy discussions.
• Familiarity with therapy area dynamics, clinical trial design, and commercialization pathways.

Skills Desired

• Brand Management, Brand Marketing, Business Analytics, Competitive Intelligence (CI), Continuous Integrations, Data Insights, Digital Marketing, Digital Transformation, Marketing Communications (MarCom), Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Market Intelligence, Market Research, Media Campaigns, Process Documentation, Social Media Experience Level Senior Level