Transformation Portfolio & Value Realization Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Travel opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Novartis seeks an experienced ED, Portfolio Prioritization & Value Realization Lead to drive strategic transformation across the enterprise from its East Hanover, NJ site. This role will shape prioritization, value realization, and governance for high-impact initiatives, collaborating with Finance, Strategy, Technology, and senior leaders.

You will build a high-performing team and partner with executives to translate bold ambitions into measurable outcomes, including AI-driven initiatives and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, analytics, life sciences, healthcare, engineering, technology or related discipline required.
• MBA, MS or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years in portfolio management, enterprise PMO, transformation, strategy or value-realization leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integrated transformation portfolio across priorities, capacity, value, dependencies, risk, and readiness.
• Drive portfolio prioritization to maximize business impact and value realization.
• Recommend sequencing and investment trade-offs to optimize outcomes and resource allocation.
• Establish and govern enterprise-wide value realization frameworks, metrics, and benefit tracking.
• Partner with Finance to validate business cases, baselines and performance measures.
• Deliver actionable portfolio insights and scenario analyses for executive decisions.
• Identify risks and capacity constraints; drive corrective actions.
• Oversee AI-use-case intake, triage, governance and cross-functional review.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Scenario analysis

Executive reporting

Stakeholder influence

Risk & dependency management

AI-use-case triage

Financial acumen

KPIs & benefits tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/economics/analytics/life sciences/healthcare/engineering/technology

MBA or MS preferred

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Portfolio management tools

Job description

Novartis seeks an experienced ED, Portfolio Prioritization & Value Realization Lead to drive strategic transformation across the enterprise from its East Hanover, NJ site. This role will shape prioritization, value realization, and governance for high-impact initiatives, collaborating with Finance, Strategy, Technology, and senior leaders.

You will build a high-performing team and partner with executives to translate bold ambitions into measurable outcomes, including AI-driven initiatives and