Director, US BD&L and Commercial Mergers & Integrations

U014 (FCRS = US014) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; East Hanover (NJ); On-site; USD 176,000 - 328,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in East Hanover, NJ, seeks a senior BD&L leader to coordinate US input across pipeline leads and help drive high-quality assessments and recommendations. The role blends US strategy with global teams, focusing on Cardiovascular and related areas, requiring 8+ years in pharma strategy, BD&L, or analytics, with strong cross-functional collaboration.

The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and performance-based incentives, plus potential equity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA preferred.
• 8+ years in pharmaceutical industry, with BD&L, pipeline strategy or related functions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clear and timely US input across TA pipeline leads and line functions for high-quality BD&L assessments.
• Integrate insights from data teams and external sources to support recommendations.
• Bridge US stakeholders with Strategy & Growth, TASH, and Global teams for aligned perspectives.
• Lead cross-TA coverage with focus on Cardiovascular/Cardiology and related areas, while remaining adaptable.
• Support merger/acquisition readiness with coordinated US BD&L input and integration efforts.

Skills

Alliance Management

Biosimilar Drugs (Inactive)

Business Development

B2B Software

Collaboration

Creativity

Customer Experience (CX)

Due Diligence

Financial Modeling

Global Business Development

Intellectual Property

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Online Learning

Promotion Marketing

Sales

Search (Inactive)

Selling Skills (Inactive)

Transactions (Inactive)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate clear and timely US input across TA pipeline leads and relevant line functions to support high-quality BD&L assessments and recommendations.
• In close collaboration with the data and insights team, integration of insights and recommendation for all sources of external data, including analysts’ reports, enterprise level competitive intelligence
• Serve as an effective bridge between US stakeholders, Strategy & Growth, TASH, and Global teams to ensure aligned, actionable, and well-integrated US perspectives.
• Lead cross-TA coverage, with a preferred core focus and deeper expertise in Cardiovascular/Cardiology and related pipeline areas, while remaining flexible and able to integrate knowledge across other therapeutic areas, including Neuroscience, Oncology, and Im-munology, as US BD&L priorities, bandwidth, and business needs evolve.
• Support merger, acquisition, and integration preparedness by contributing to coordinated US BD&L input, while demonstrating the agility, operational discipline, and people-management skills needed to pivot and support integration work during an acquisition or other priority enterprise initiatives.

Essential Requirements

• Ideal Background /Experience: Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA, scientific, clinical, or health policy degree preferred. 8+ years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience, such as commercial strategy, BD&L, pipeline strategy, insights and analytics, modeling, finance, access, or related functions. Strong understanding of the commercialization process, pipeline assessment, coverage and reimbursement considerations, and cross-functional decision-making.
• Desirable Requirements: Cardiovascular/Cardiology expertise preferred, ideally through scientific, clinical, pipeline, commercial, or BD&L experience.

Skills Desired

• Alliance Management
• Biosimilar Drugs (Inactive)
• Business Development
• Business-To-Business (B2B) Software
• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Customer Experience (CX)
• Due Diligence
• Evaluation (Inactive)
• Financial Modeling
• Global Business Development
• Intellectual Property
• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Online Learning
• Promotion Marketing
• Sales
• Scouting (Inactive)
• Search (Inactive)
• Selling Skills (Inactive)
• Transactions (Inactive)

The salary for this position is expected to range between $176,400.00 and $327,600.00 per year.

Salary Range $176,400.00 - $327,600.00

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.

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