Associate Director, Therapeutic Area Communications

Novartis • East Hanover, NJ

4d • $126,000 - $234,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Therapeutic Area (TA) Communications supports the development and execution of high impact product/portfolio communications strategies for the TA across Global and the United States. There are four Associate Director, TA Comms positions to fill. This role will follow a hybrid working model.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 7+ years of experience in communications with significant prior experience in brand communications disciplines, including data and regulatory milestones
• Management of agency partners and budget
• Crisis and issues management
• Strategic and critical thinking skills and collaborative mindset
• Ability to effectively analyze audience and market data to inform communication approach
• Strong communications abilities including storytelling, writing and presentation skills for Global and US audiences
• Excellent ability to translate difficult to understand science into a clear and differentiated narrative across stakeholders
• Ability to effectively use AI‑enabled tools to support communications planning, content development and insights generation - consistent with enterprise standards - to realize efficiencies
• Ability to understand and predict the impact of communications strategies on brand and organizational goals
• Ability to manage and implement integrated (multi-audience, multi-channel) communication plans, campaigns and projects against business objectives and priorities, and measure effectiveness of efforts
• Ability to multi-task and manage complex issues into simple effective solutions
• Ability to influence and adapt within a dynamic and ambiguous environment
• Ability to manage across diverse set of matrixed cross-functional partners
• Ability to prioritize and maximize time and resource

Nice To Haves

• Pharmaceutical experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of integrated communications strategy based on deep understanding of market dynamics, communications trends, and audience insights
• Serve as an integral and well-informed partner to cross-functional development and commercial teams to identify when and where Communications can drive the greatest impact in support of Brand & Therapeutic Area strategy
• Engage & integrate functional expertise including media relations, digital marketing, internal & executive communications, patient & issues advocacy, and market & audience analytics to support key Brand and Therapeutic Area communications milestones and activities
• Lead brand and disease state narrative and storytelling efforts including optimizing AEO in today’s evolving communications landscape
• Manage risk to Novartis and Brand reputation
• Develop ongoing reporting evaluating the impact of communications strategy aligned to business objectives
• Deliver executional excellence, while being fully consistent with the evolving legal, regulatory and compliance environment
• Efficient management of comms budget

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
• performance-based cash incentive
• eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level