Director, Development Integration Lead

U014 (FCRS = US014) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; United States; Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Equity consideration potential

Generous time off

Job summary

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in the US seeks a Director, Development Integration Lead to steer end-to-end integration of Development assets, coordinating with senior executives and cross-functional teams across global sites.

You will drive governance, planning, and execution in a matrix environment, ensuring value realization and timely delivery of complex initiatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant field (pharma, life sciences, or related)
• MBA is a plus for strategic leadership and business impact

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end integration strategy, planning, and execution for acquired/partnered Development assets.
• Partner with executives and cross-functional teams to deliver seamless integrations that maximize asset value.
• Drive governance, decision-making, risk management, and escalation across complex integration programs.
• Oversee integration portfolios, ensuring milestones, budgets, benefits realization, and outcomes.
• Lead cross-organization initiatives and align Development, Research, Quality, and partners.

Skills

Account Management

Business Development

Business Planning

Drug Development

Financial Modeling

IT Portfolio Management

Leadership

Portfolio Analysis

Education

Advanced degree in a relevant field

MBA

Job description

Band Level 6 Job Description Summary

WORK ARRANGEMENT: Hybrid or Remote, #LI-Hybrid, #LI-Remote PRIMARY LOCATION: Cambridge, MA or East Hanover, NJ. RELOCATION SUPPORT: This role can be based at our sites in Cambridge MA, East Hannover, NJ or remotely under a Distant Working Arrangement in exceptional circumstance. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

About the Role At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. As Director, Development Integration Lead, you will be at the forefront of this mission — leading the end‑to‑end integration of acquired and partnered Development assets that shape our pipeline and accelerate value delivery for patients and business alike. This role demands a rare combination of strategic vision, operational excellence, and the interpersonal authority to align senior executives, cross‑functional teams, and external partners around a common integration agenda. You will build and sustain the structures, governance, and relationships that make complex integrations succeed in a global matrix environment.

Job Description Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end integration strategy, planning, and execution for acquired and partnered Development assets.
• Partner with executives and cross‑functional teams to deliver seamless integrations that maximize asset value.
• Drive governance, decision‑making, risk management, and escalation processes across complex integration programs.
• Oversee integration portfolios, ensuring milestones, budgets, benefits realization, and operational outcomes are achieved.
• Lead cross‑Business Organization initiatives and foster alignment across Development, Research, Quality, and partner organizations.
• Champion continuous improvement by embedding best practices, standardized methodologies, and integration playbooks.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders while enabling high‑performing global matrix teams to deliver results.

Essential Requirements

• Advanced degree in a relevant field, with significant experience in pharmaceutical development, life sciences, drug development, or a related industry.
• Proven experience leading complex external projects, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, or integration initiatives within a highly matrixed environment.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, build trusted relationships, and navigate complex organizational structures.
• Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional teams and driving alignment across diverse functions, organizations, and business priorities.
• Exceptional program and project management capabilities, including experience applying structured methodologies to deliver complex initiatives.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguity and drive action‑oriented solutions.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a high degree of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and commitment to delivering business impact.

Desirable Requirements

• Advanced business qualification such as a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• Experience leading global integration programs across acquisitions, partnerships, or cross‑business organization initiatives.

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.

Rewards:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500 & $344,500 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills andexperience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the publishedsalary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance‑based cash incentive and, depending on the level of therole, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US‑based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life anddisability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. Inaddition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days,holidays and other leaves.

Skills Desired

• Account Management
• Business Development
• Business Planning
• Drug Development
• Financial Modeling
• IT Portfolio Management
• Key Account Management
• Leadership
• Market Share
• Portfolio Analysis
• Prioritization
• Product PositioningProfit and Loss (P&L)
• Waterfall Model

Improving the lives of people living with disease takes more than innovative science. It takes a focus on the needs of people and a community committed to meeting them. It takes a team of people like you. Working together. Learning together. Thriving together. Discover how you can join us in changing people’s lives.

Salary Range $185,500.00 - $344,500.00

EEO Statement: 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, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.