Director, New Products and Lifecycle (IHD)

Today, more than 200,000 patients worldwide have been treated with our products in this area.

In this role, you will be:

• Flexing nimbly to bring the voice of our customers and patients as marketers into the work with the US and Global teams. Address and anticipate key questions that may help optimize the commercial prospects of a new medicine. Take the gray and make it clear for the cross functions, by leveraging analogs, secondary and primary research rapidly to reflect the US stakeholders and future environment.
• Partnering and collaborating with a nimble cross functional US and larger global teams to prepare for key decisions, largely for business development deals and phase 2 assets, but early assets and new disease areas are in scope. Scenario plan what the asset could look like in different situations.
• Lead the US commercial strategic perspective and prepare US senior management in advance of key decisions and in collaboration with the US team. Identify and communicate the key drivers for success and the assessment.
• For the lead assets, plan out the lifecycle plans and how to activate these plans partnering with the cross functional teams.
• Be ever curious and lead the organization to pursue new areas of opportunity ranging from new disease areas, delivery systems to new digital solutions with colleagues. Create a shared vision of what a new frontier could look like.
• Be comfortable in reaching out and networking with other colleagues across the therapeutic areas to optimize the asset’s development as needed

– This position will be located at the East Hanover, NJ site and will not have the ability to be located remotely.
– This position will require 20% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international).
– If applicable: Please note that this role would not provide relocation and only local candidates will be considered.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree required in relevant area, MBA preferred
• 10 years of pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare or CPG experience and a minimum of 4 years of in-line, early product development, business development, global pharmaceutical marketing, CPG or related functions/fields
• Familiarity with spreadsheets and revenue builds a plus
• Strong understanding of how a broad range of functions comes together to effectively develop early launch strategies and strong launch planning and readiness
• Demonstrated ability to distill different approaches and drivers to the most relevant and replicable strategies
• Proven lateral thinking and ability to 'connect the dots' between disparate areas to identify key drivers of value and to communicate same
• Ability to identify and articulate key value drivers and capable of gaining alignment to create a written product profile as a roadmap
• Strong influencing and partnering skills; ability to work in a matrix organization

What you’ll receive:
Competitive salary, annual bonus, long term incentive for select levels, health insurance, paid vacation/holidays, potential flexible working arrangements, employee recognition program, employee referral program

Why consider Novartis?
769 million. That’s how many lives our products touch. And while we’re proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?

We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you’re given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you’re empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where you’re surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration, and
empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations
The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to tas.nacomms@novartis.com call 1 (877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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PHARMA

US PHARMA

USA

East Hanover, NJ

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Marketing

Full Time

Regular

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