Executive Director, US Strategy & Growth

Novartis; East Hanover (NJ); On-site; USD 237,000 - 439,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive bonus

Equity awards

Health benefits

Job summary

Novartis in East Hanover, NJ seeks an ED, US Business Strategy Lead to own the US commercial enterprise strategy and annual/quarterly planning. You will interface with senior leaders, manage a core team of strategy professionals, and deliver strategic choices with financial and operating implications.

Responsibilities include framing options for LT decisions, aligning functional strategy, and driving execution-ready plans across the US business strategy portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years in corporate/strategy roles or pharma/healthcare strategy.
• Experience working with senior leadership and translating strategy into execution.
• Strong executive communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of US Commercial strategic agenda and enterprise narrative.
• Frame strategic options for US LT decisions using structured analysis.
• Coordinate functional strategy alignment across therapeutic areas and functions.
• Lead strategy projects requiring high-quality problem framing and recommendations.
• Build strategy toolkit, templates, and capability across the team.
• Convert strategic choices into governed portfolio priorities.

Skills

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master of Science / MBA

Job description

Novartis in East Hanover, NJ seeks an ED, US Business Strategy Lead to own the US commercial enterprise strategy and annual/quarterly planning. You will interface with senior leaders, manage a core team of strategy professionals, and deliver strategic choices with financial and operating implications.

Responsibilities include framing options for LT decisions, aligning functional strategy, and driving execution-ready plans across the US business strategy portfolio.