Associate Director, US Market Access Therapeutic Area Strategy-Remote

Novartis

1d•Remote

About The Position

Location: Remote This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. Bringing life-changing medicines to millions of people, Novartis sits at the intersection of cutting-edge medical science and innovative digital technology. As a global company, the resources and opportunities for growth and development are plentiful including global and local cross functional careers, a diverse learning suite of thousands of programs & an in-house marketplace for rotations & project work. With a strong medicines pipeline our current transformation will not just deliver growth for our business but continue to allow us to bring innovative medicines to patients quickly. The Associate Director, US Market Access Therapeutic Area Strategy is responsible for supporting the optimization of the market access strategy for launch and inline brands through the delivery of the tactics designed to achieve the market access strategy. This role will work across the US market access organization to ensure that different subgroups are involved and/or informed in tactical execution as appropriate (i.e., National Account Management & Pricing, Channel Strategy, Commercial Access Integration, Pipeline & portfolio Market Access, Novartis Patient Support, Finance, among others). Additionally, this individual will ensure that market access tactics are executed against across the broader affected organization (i.e., General Management, Integrated Marketing, Patient Support, and Customer Engagement Organizations). The overarching objective is to ensure that each of our products is positioned for optimal payer coverage, affordability for appropriate patients, and durable value for Novartis over time and as the product matures and/or extends into new indications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, Healthy Policy or equivalent preferred
Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical experience in Marketing/Sales, Market Access or Managed Markets Finance
Awareness and understanding, and experience with US healthcare dynamics and the drivers of pharmaceutical value
Success in the areas of commercial pharmaceuticals and a track record of execution and results
Ability to recognize complex relationships and market dynamics and to synthesize simplified, direct and effective communications
Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills combined with an ability to successfully collaborate across a matrix organization
Ability to consistently meet deadlines and manage multiple projects with potential interdependent findings and deadlines
Engage within a matrixed organization across product, marketing and customer experience
Ability to adapt to changes within the internal and external environment
Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
Travel as required

Responsibilities

Support TA Director/Executive Director as single point of contact for US integrated product strategy teams (IPST)
Assisting in the development of annual Market Access product-specific strategic and tactical plans.
Partnering with cross-functional product teams and other Market Access sub-functions to ensure alignment and budget allocations are secured
Engaging with the Novartis Patient Support, Integrated Marketing, and Customer Engagement Organizations to ensure that we are working cohesively and efficiently to deliver consistently on market access strategies with executional certainty across the US organization
Developing externally facing market access materials for Market Access, Marketing, Patient Support, and Customer Engagement organizations
Support forecasting and GTN activities
Support the socialization of US market access product strategies and performance as appropriate with US Product Leads
Support development of critical access market research including development of qualitative and quantitative areas of study, and determining fundamental go-to-market principles to achieve optimal product commercialization
Managing vendor RFP process and ensuring contracting compliance
Responsible for managing multiple budgets and deliverables, including organizing interim project read-outs to ensure cross-functional alignment and ensuring deliverables do not exceed allocated budget
Working closely and engaging with Legal, Compliance, Brand and Marketing teams to ensure tactics are aligned and implemented in an expeditious and compliant manner
Mastering the NVS Material Approval Process, including FUSE platform, compliance with pharma/FDA marketing policies, and vendor payment systems
Works within ethical and compliance policies, ensures a diverse and inclusive environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment, adheres with Company policies, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures those around him/her do the same.