Director, Therapeutic Area Strategy, CRM

Novartis; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Health, life & disability insurance

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Novartis in Basel, Switzerland or Cambridge, MA is seeking a Strategy Director to lead the cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic TA strategy. The role will influence early commercial insights, pipeline shaping, and external licensing opportunities, while aligning Biomedical Research, Development, Strategy & Growth, and Commercial teams in the US and internationally.

The role requires TA expertise, agility across multiple programs, and a track record in evaluating new product opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree (PhD, MD or other) and/or equivalent experience in life science/healthcare; MBA or consulting or equivalent experience highly preferred.
• In-depth TA knowledge (CRM) or demonstrated ability to acquire TA expertise quickly.
• Highly agile with capacity to support multiple strategic DAs within a TA and several programs.
• Substantial experience evaluating new product opportunities through M&A, BD&L and internal research programs.
• Recent (post 2015) US in-market experience; working with US customers and US healthcare systems.

Responsibilities

• Brings external benchmarking, analysis, insights and judgement to help develop a holistic TA strategy for CRM.
• Contributes to differentiating competitive advantages through deep industry and TA knowledge.
• Provides key commercial insights to R&D project teams, especially for early phase programs in-market in the US.
• Analyzes reports/publications to extract key messages and build product forecasts.
• Supports creation of external insights on growth opportunities, competitive challenges and third-party research.

Job description

Strategy Director

Location: Basel Switzerland or Cambridge, MA. This role will follow a hybrid working model.

About The Role

The Strategy & Growth Therapeutic Area Strategy team for Cardio, Renal, and Metabolic (CRM) is seeking a Strategy Director. This role will support the development and ongoing evolution of a holistic TA strategy, provide early-phase commercial insights to project teams, and guide TA-specific internal pipeline development as well as external licensing and acquisition opportunities. The role will also support integrated enterprise alignment across Biomedical Research (BR), Development, Strategy & Growth (S&G), and Commercial US and International teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Brings external benchmarking, analysis and insights, and judgement to support the TA Strategy Head in developing a holistic Novartis TA strategy that achieves sustainable growth in short, mid and long-term.
• Brings both understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the core Therapeutic Areas (TA) and Disease area of CRM to derive insightful and differentiating competitive advantages over our peers.
• Provides key commercial insights to the R&D project teams, particularly for early phase programs. To do this effectively, in-market experience in the US is critical.
• Analyses reports and publications to extract key messages, including building product forecasts.
• Supports development and delivery of TA-specific strategic external insights to support identification of growth opportunities, emerging competitive challenges and support creation of a third-party view around key strategic levers, and commissions targeted primary research.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree (PhD, MD or other advanced University degree) and / or equivalent experience in life science/healthcare; MBA or consulting or equivalent experience highly preferred.
• In-depth TA knowledge (or track record to acquire required TA expertise effectively and rapidly) in CRM.
• Highly agile having the capacity to support a number of strategic DAs within a TA and multiple programs internal and external
• Substantial experience evaluating new product opportunities (through M&A, BD&L and internal re-search programs).
• At least 5-7 years of Industry pharma and/or medical devices Experience in Research & Development and/or commercial functions with experience conducting, commissioning, analyzing primary research
• Experience of strategy development and asset shaping early in lifecycle (any functional perspective)
• Recent (post 2015) local US in-market experience; local US experience includes working within the US market with the local US customers, US health care systems / systems

Benefits & Rewards

The salary for this position is expected to range between $176,400 and $327,600 per year. 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.

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

EEO Statement

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