Senior Director, Portfolio Analytics & Strategy

Novartis Group Companies; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 186,000 - 345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits and disability

401(k) with company match

Generous time off

Job summary

Novartis Group of Companies is seeking a Director of Portfolio Analytics to lead major analytics workstreams, shaping methodologies and delivering senior-level recommendations for enterprise and therapeutic areas. You will partner with senior stakeholders to interpret complex portfolio dynamics and guide strategic investment decisions.

You will mentor others, advance analytical standards, and drive tool enhancements to support prioritization, valuation, risk, and scenario planning in a

Qualifications

• MBA preferred or advanced scientific degree.
• Significant pharmaceutical industry experience with exposure to R&D and/or commercialization processes.
• Deep experience with R&D portfolio analytics, valuation, forecasting, prioritization, scenario planning, or related strategic analytics.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical R&D, portfolio strategy, asset value drivers, risk, and enterprise decision processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex analyses and convert them into senior-level recommendations.
• Ability to influence in a matrixed environment without formal authority.
• Track record of improving analytical methods, tools, processes, or team capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead major portfolio analytics workstreams, including portfolio reviews and long-range portfolio assessments.
• Shape analytical methodologies for portfolio prioritization, valuation, risk, scenario planning, and pipeline sizing.
• Provide senior stakeholders with clear interpretation of portfolio dynamics, risks, opportunities, trade-offs, and implications for investment and planning.
• Serve as a senior PDA thought partner for enterprise, franchise, TA, and EPI stakeholders.
• Lead development of senior-ready materials that synthesize complex portfolio analyses into clear recommendations and narratives.
• Mentor Associate Directors and other PDA colleagues in analytical framing and stakeholder management.
• Drive continuous improvement of PDA tools, systems, reporting, and standards.

Skills

Account Management

Business Development

Business Planning

Drug Development

Financial Modeling

IT Portfolio Mgmt

Key Account Mgmt

Leadership

Market Share

Portfolio Analysis

Prioritization

Product Positioning

P&L

Waterfall Model

Education

MBA preferred or advanced degree

Job description

Novartis Group of Companies is seeking a Director of Portfolio Analytics to lead major analytics workstreams, shaping methodologies and delivering senior-level recommendations for enterprise and therapeutic areas. You will partner with senior stakeholders to interpret complex portfolio dynamics and guide strategic investment decisions.

You will mentor others, advance analytical standards, and drive tool enhancements to support prioritization, valuation, risk, and scenario planning in a