Associate Director, Strategy Associate

Novartis • East Hanover, NJ

3d • $132,300 - $245,700 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is based in East Hanover, NJ and will not have the ability to be located remotely. Please note that this role would not provide relocation and only local candidates will be considered. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require up to 20% travel. Reporting into the ED, US Business Strategy Lead, this role serves as the core strategy project manager and analytical lead for US Business Strategy, converting ambiguous business questions into structured workstreams, fact bases, insights, recommendations, and executive-ready outputs. The Associate Director, US Strategy is responsible for owning workstream management, analysis design, stakeholder input gathering, synthesis, presentation development, and action tracking for assigned projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 5+ years of consulting, corporate strategy, commercial operations, project management, analytics, pharma business planning, partnership / innovation, or strategic transformation experience relevant to the pillar.
• Strong structured thinking, quantitative and qualitative analysis, PowerPoint, Excel, storytelling, stakeholder management, and follow-through.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own workstreams and convert data / interviews into implications and recommendations.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (Master of Science and/or MBA)
• Experience in pharma / healthcare, commercial strategy, strategy consulting, business development / partnerships, AI / digital, or enterprise transformation.
• Experience preparing materials for senior leadership or governance forums.

Responsibilities

• Structure workstreams, analyses, interviews, workshops, and deliverables for assigned US Business Strategy projects.
• Coordinate functional strategy inputs and pressure-test whether functional plans ladder to US commercial enterprise priorities.
• Synthesize market, customer, competitor, policy, portfolio, financial, and operating model inputs into clear strategic choices.
• Prepare US LT-ready recommendations, strategic options, and trade-off narratives.
• Manage stakeholder follow-ups, risks, dependencies, and action tracking for workstreams.
• Support transition from recommendation to execution by documenting owners, milestones, KPIs, and dependencies

Benefits

• health, life and disability benefits
• a 401(k) with company contribution and match
• a variety of other benefits
• 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