Executive Director, Strategy Portfolio & Governance

Mygwork; New Jersey; On-site; USD 237,000 - 439,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, life & disability benefits

401(k) with company match

Generous time off package

Job summary

Novartis seeks an ED, Strategy Prioritization & Governance Lead based in East Hanover, NJ. This role will build and lead the US enterprise strategy portfolio governance, translating priorities into an integrated portfolio with clear sequencing, trade-offs and outcome tracking.

You will manage quarterly reviews, collaborate with senior leaders across US Commercial Strategy & Execution, and establish KPIs that measure outcomes, not just activity. Significant travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience designing and operating governance, portfolio review, prioritization and executive decision processes.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive trade-offs in a matrixed enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate the US enterprise strategy portfolio governance model, including intake, evaluation, prioritization, sequencing, decision forums, escalation pathways, and outcome tracking.
• Create a consistent prioritization framework balancing strategic value, patient / customer impact, commercial value, capacity, risk, dependencies, feasibility, timing and enterprise fit.
• Translate US LT imperatives into a governed strategic portfolio and decision-ready recommendations on what to start, stop, accelerate, sequence, or deprioritize.
• Lead quarterly strategic portfolio reviews and monthly executive governance routines; ensure decisions are documented, owned, and followed through.
• Partner with US Business Strategy Lead, Strategic Projects Lead, Transformation pillar, AI & Platform Products pillar, Finance, DDIT and P&O to expose cross-portfolio dependencies and capacity constraints.
• Establish leading and lagging KPIs for strategic initiative delivery and strategic outcomes, not just activity completion.
• Build governance muscle and disciplined portfolio management practices across US Commercial without becoming a bureaucratic PMO.

Skills

Executive communication

Quantitative reasoning

Scenario framing

Influence stakeholders

Trade-off decisions

Risk & dependency management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master of Science or MBA

Job description

Novartis seeks an ED, Strategy Prioritization & Governance Lead based in East Hanover, NJ. This role will build and lead the US enterprise strategy portfolio governance, translating priorities into an integrated portfolio with clear sequencing, trade-offs and outcome tracking.

You will manage quarterly reviews, collaborate with senior leaders across US Commercial Strategy & Execution, and establish KPIs that measure outcomes, not just activity. Significant travel may be required.