Job Description Summary
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Join Novartis and make an impact as the Director of Business Planning and Strategy for Novartis Patient Support (NPS) collaborating with the Chief Patient Experience Officer to establish a new strategy team operations and enhance engagement within NPS and the US Commercial organization. This key role will identify strategic/operational areas of focus to enable transformational changes while managing ongoing NPS engagement developing cross-divisional inter-connectivity and enable change management for the NPS organization. Additionally the Director will be responsible for meeting and engagement planning across various strategic pillars as the key point of contact for executive engagements in the US and globally in partnership with the Chief Patient Experience Officer.
This position will be based in East Hanover NJ and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 10-20% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international).
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Create and provide strategic communications support for executive engagement for the Chief Patient Experience Officer both US and Global.
- Oversee and manage strategic engagements related to critical business priorities to senior internal and external audiences.
- Provide strategic counsel daily operational and business planning support to the Chief Patient Experience Officer and NPS Organization.
- Lead create prioritization and execution of key prioritized strategic initiatives across NPS organization in partnership with all other US Functions.
- Build excellence in day-to-day meeting operations and outcomes in service of the Chief Patient Experience Officer and NPS Organization.
- Create and embed new standard for effective critical strategic planning and reviews for the NPS Organization.
- Create and lead key initiatives for the NPS Organization with the Chief Patient Experience Officer US LT and Global leaders to drive culture and operational excellence
Essential Requirements:
- Education: Bachelors Degree required (MBA preferred)
- 8 years in pharmaceutical biotech consumer healthcare or healthcare consulting industry and highly preferably to be inclusive of at least 2 different types of cross-functional roles/commercial experience
- 2 years in project management and translation of strategy/ideation into execution and through to impact
- 2 years leading complex projects requiring global and local alignment
- Strong ability to simplify complex concepts & strategies and tell a story orally and in writing
- Strong analytical skills and an ability to generate insights and develop relevant action plans
- Self-starter eager to change and ready to challenge assumptions. Strong influencing skills with ability to interact and influence across various levels of seniority with tact and diplomacy in stressful situations
- Possess an enterprise mindset and passion for both strategy and execution as well as driving simplification leadership and problem solving.
Desirable Requirements:
- 2 years within a significant consultancy group (e.g. McKinsey BCG Bain)
Novartis Compensation Summary:
The salary for this position is expected to range between $194600 and $361400 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like but not limited to relevant skills and experience and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and depending on the level of the role eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health life and disability benefits a 401(k) with company contribution and match and a variety of other benefits. In addition employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation personal days holidays and other leaves.
EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.
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Salary Range
$194600.00 - $361400.00
Skills Desired
Access And Reimbursement Strategy Access And Reimbursement Strategy Analytical Skill Analytical Thinking Cross-Functional Work Customer-Centric Mindset Employee Development Finance Go-to-Market Strategies Healthcare Policies Healthcare Sector Understanding Health Economics Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Influencing Skills Innovation Inspirational Leadership Lcm Strategy Market Access Strategies Negotiation People Management Pricing Strategies Process Management Product Launches Public Affairs Real World Evidence (RWE) 7 more
Required Experience:
Director