Dir, Enterprise Investment Strategy & Optimization

Novartis AG; East Hanover (NJ); On-site; USD 186,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis is seeking a Director of Enterprise Resource Optimization located at East Hanover, NJ. This role partners with Finance to optimize the US investment envelope, direct spend, and FTEs, while guiding cross-portfolio resource allocations.

You will work with the Analytics Capabilities & Modeling CoE to incorporate benchmarks and financial ratios into strategic recommendations. You will lead a small US team, influence senior leadership, and ensure enterprise standards for resource

Qualifications

• 8+ years in resource allocation, investment optimization, analytics, finance, or management consulting in pharma/healthcare
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; MBA/advanced degree preferred
• Experience translating quantitative model outputs into senior leadership recommendations
• Understanding of marketing mix, promotion response, and investment optimization methodologies
• Experience with external benchmarking and financial ratios to guide resourcing/investment decisions
• Experience partnering with Finance on budget/headcount planning
• People management experience and leading globally distributed teams
• Strong communication skills to persuasively present investments to leadership
• Ability to influence in a two-in-a-box model
• Proficiency with Excel and data visualization tools

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise-wide resource optimization recommendations across US portfolio
• Partner with Finance for investment optimization and staffing guidance
• Set enterprise standards for how resource optimization guidance is produced and communicated
• Collaborate with Analytics Capabilities & Modeling CoE for modeling inputs
• Lead a US team of Associate Directors and extended members
• Align with Field GTM & Deployment teams on sizing and capacity planning

Skills

Resource allocation

Investment optimization

Strategic finance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Engineering

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

#LI-Hybrid

This position will be located at East Hanover, NJ site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 10% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international)

The US Insights & Analytics (I&A) organization engineers the optimal decision environment for the US business by orchestrating, integrating, and synthesizing insights and analytics across therapeutic areas, functions, and the enterprise. Enterprise I&A drives enterprise decision environments through integrated executive analytics and portfolio insights that enable the organization to prioritize investments, track performance, and shape strategic direction.

Reporting into the ED, Portfolio & Resource Analytics, the Dir, Enterprise Resource Optimization is accountable for enterprise / cross-portfolio resource optimization recommendations in partnership with Finance across US direct external spend, capability spend, and FTEs. This team will partner closely with the Analytics, Capabilities & Modeling CoE, for IPMM and other modeling inputs into integrated resource recommendations including external benchmarks, financial ratios, structural comparisons, etc.

Serving as a strategic partner for USLT and in close partnership with Finance this role is accountable for ensuring US investments are being used optimally to deliver both short-term and long-term performance

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise investment recommendation scope across the US portfolio, covering direct spend, capability spend, and HQ and field FTEs.
• Primary I&A interface with Finance for investment optimization and resourcing guidance, and a key partner to SPT Strategy and to USLT forums.
• Sets the enterprise standards for how resource optimization guidance is produced, framed, and communicated; TA- and function-level application is executed by the respective I&A pillars.
• Two-in-a-box relationship with modeling leadership in the Analytics, Capabilities & Modeling CoE, ensuring consultation and modeling operate as one capability from the stakeholder’s perspective
• Enterprise RO team focuses on the field investment envelope and FTE-level optimization in close partnership with I&A Field GTM & Deployment team who is accountable for Field sizing, deployment, & capacity planning
• Leads a small US team of Associate Directors and extended team members in HYD

Required experience

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in resource allocation, investment optimization, commercial analytics, strategic finance, or management consulting within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related field; an MBA or advanced degree is preferred
• Demonstrated experience translating quantitative model output into strategic recommendations for senior business and finance audiences
• Working knowledge of marketing mix, promotion response, and investment optimization methodologies sufficient to interrogate assumptions, methodology, and limitations
• Experience with external benchmarking and the use of financial ratios and analogs to inform resourcing and investment guidance
• Experience partnering directly with Finance on budget, investment, or headcount planning
• People management experience, including developing associates and working through globally distributed delivery models
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present investment recommendations persuasively to senior leadership
• Ability to influence without authority and to operate effectively in a two-in-a-box model
• Proficiency with Excel and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or similar)

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in top-tier management consulting or strategic in-house roles, with expertise in portfolio investment prioritization, launch planning, resource allocation, and optimization across promotional, capability, capital, and workforce investments within complex organizations.
• Experience navigating large-scale organizational transformations and operating model redesigns, with knowledge of the U.S. pharmaceutical commercial and analytics ecosystem, AI-enabled decision-making, offshore analytics partnerships, and strong change management and stakeholder communication capabilities

Novartis Compensation Summary

The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500.00 and $344,500.00

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.

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

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 [e-mail] or call [phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Salary Range

$185,500.00 - $344,500.00

Skills Desired

• Brand Analysis
• Brand Awareness
• Change Agility
• Commercial Excellence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Customer Engagement
• Customer Experience (CX)
• Customer Insights
• Data Strategies
• Digital Marketing
• Go-to-Market Strategies
• Healthcare Policies
• Healthcare Trends
• Influencing Skills
• Inspirational Leadership
• Marketing Strategies
• Media Campaigns
• People Management
• Product Marketing
• Product Roadmap
• Return on Investment (ROI)
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Stakeholder Management
• Thought Leadership
• Trend Analysis