Associate Director, Companion Diagnostics Metrics

Novartis • East Hanover, NJ

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Insights and Decision Science (IDS) team is dedicated to enabling improved decision-making at Novartis by leveraging data and advanced analytics capabilities to generate actionable insights that drive business growth. We collaborate closely with the US business, bringing insights and challenging ideas to empower smarter, data-driven decision-making. Reporting into the ED, Personalized and Precision Medicine, this role is crucial in advancing the frontiers of personalized healthcare. The role of the Associate Director Companion Diagnostics Metrics is at the forefront of utilizing EHR, clinical and diagnostic data from a specific type of diagnostic to track metrics on companion diagnostics availability, offering, and usages. The ideal location for this role is the East Hanover, NJ site but remote work may be possible (there may be some re-strictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. If associate is remote, all home office expenses and any travel/lodging to specific East Hanover site for periodic live meetings will be at the employee’s expense. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 15% travel. Novartis seeks an individual with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, with a strong understanding of personalized and precision medicine approaches. This individual should have a proven track record in applying epidemiological principles to assess target patient populations and inform treatment strategies. A strong analytical background is essential, with the ability to analyze complex datasets and derive actionable insights.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field is required; Master of Science and/or MBA preferred
• Minimum 6 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, with a deep understanding of personalized and precision medicine
• 5+ years of domain expertise in these areas are highly desired: Personalized and precision healthcare secondary data analytics, data science, primary market research, field analytics and insights, market access and patient service analytics, or other related strategic analytics and management consulting
• Proficiency in analyzing healthcare data, including clinical trial datasets and electronic health records, using advanced statistical techniques (e.g., data modelling, time to event analysis)
• Familiarity with digital health tools / technologies and their application in capturing patient-generated data and outcomes
• Experience in working with clinical and diagnostic data to identify genetic and biomarker indicators that influence treatment efficacy
• Ability to draft and review technical reports, manuscripts, and presentations for high-impact scientific publications and conferences

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional team to analyze healthcare data, including clinical trial datasets, transactional claims, and electronic health records. Apply established statistical and analytical techniques to support patient identification, diagnostics utilization, and RWE analytics.
• Collaborate with providers to identify eligible patients in their existing patient pools. Support the analysis of provider EHR to facilitate patient identification.
• Utilize data generated by digital health technologies (DHTs) to capture patient-generated data, electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs), and electronic clinical outcome assessments (eCOAs). Support efforts in patient identification, diagnostic utilization, and RWE analytics.
• Monitor and report on metrics related to companion diagnostic availability, offering, and usage.
• Support the analysis of real-world evidence and clinical & diagnostic data to identify patterns and indicators associated with patient response to treatment regimens, focusing on genetic and biomarker indicators.
• Contribute to the drafting and reviewing of technical and study reports, manuscripts for publishing in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, and abstracts and presentations for international conferences.
• Communicate complex concepts and interpretations of analysis and findings to various audiences, including internal leadership and stakeholders, health economists, clinicians, and health systems.
• Share relevant insights on underdiagnosed or undertreated patients with the Patient Finding team to support their initiatives.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees