Senior Director, Portfolio Analytics & Strategy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Performance-based incentives

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Novartis in the USA, Cambridge, seeks a Director of Portfolio Analytics to lead major analytics workstreams informing enterprise and leadership decisions. You will shape analytical approaches, interpret portfolio implications, and deliver actionable recommendations for investment and prioritization.

You will mentor Associate Directors, drive tool and standard improvements, and partner with enterprise, TA, and EPI stakeholders in a high-stakes, high-visibility role.

Qualifications

• MBA or advanced business degree preferred.
• Extensive pharmaceutical industry experience in R&D, development, or commercialization.
• Proven ability to lead complex analyses and translate into senior recommendations.
• Ability to influence in a matrixed environment without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior stakeholders with clear interpretation of portfolio dynamics, risks, opportunities, trade-offs, and implications for investment, prioritization, and strategic 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 decision narratives.
• Mentor Associate Directors and other PDA colleagues in analytical framing and stakeholder management.
• Drive continuous improvement of PDA tools, systems, reporting, and analytical standards.
• Owns complex, high-impact analytical workstreams from problem framing through stakeholder communication.
• Shape the analytical agenda and influence senior stakeholders with data-driven trade-offs and strategy.

Skills

Analytical rigor

Stakeholder management

Clear communication

Portfolio analytics

Leadership

Education

MBA preferred

Advanced scientific degree

Job description

Novartis in the USA, Cambridge, seeks a Director of Portfolio Analytics to lead major analytics workstreams informing enterprise and leadership decisions. You will shape analytical approaches, interpret portfolio implications, and deliver actionable recommendations for investment and prioritization.

You will mentor Associate Directors, drive tool and standard improvements, and partner with enterprise, TA, and EPI stakeholders in a high-stakes, high-visibility role.