Director, Advanced Analytics and Modeling - Key Drivers & Actions (KDA)

Novartis•East Hanover, NJ

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Advanced Analytics & Modeling – Key Drivers & Actions (KDA) leads development and application of advanced analytics to explain enterprise business performance and translate insights into differentiated actions. The role identifies factors influencing growth, adoption, access, customer behavior, market performance, and other strategic outcomes across brands, markets, accounts, customers, and geographies. The position leads the enterprise Key Drivers & Action Planning analytics capability across launch and in-market priorities. It supports launch strategy by identifying likely performance drivers, barriers, and market archetypes before and after launch, and uses scenario-based analytics to clarify which actions or levers are most likely to improve outcomes. The role partners with business and analytics stakeholders to connect driver insights to practical decisions and measurable actions, while ensuring analytical approaches are rigorous, interpretable, scalable, and appropriate to the decision context. It also develops and mentors analytics talent and contributes to the evolution of enterprise Advanced Analytics capabilities. The US Insights & Analytics organization orchestrates, integrates, and synthesizes insights and analytics across therapeutic areas, functions, and the enterprise. Enterprise I&A provides integrated executive analytics and portfolio insights to support investment prioritization, performance tracking, and strategic direction. The ideal location is the East Hanover, New Jersey site, though remote work may be possible subject to legal-entity restrictions. Relocation is not provided. Remote employees are responsible for home-office expenses and travel and lodging for periodic live meetings at the East Hanover site. The role requires 15% travel; working-hour expectations and travel details will be defined by the hiring manager.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience.
Significant progressive experience in Advanced Analytics, Decision Science, Commercial Analytics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
Demonstrated experience applying advanced analytics to explain business performance and inform action.
Experience leading complex analytical programs from problem framing through executive recommendation.
Experience leading or mentoring analytics professionals and influencing senior stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or a similarly complex industry.
Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline; equivalent demonstrated expertise and leadership experience may be considered.
Experience with launch, customer, market, subnational, account, or performance analytics.

Responsibilities

Lead the enterprise Key Drivers & Action Planning analytics capability across launch and in-market priorities.
Design and oversee advanced analyses to identify primary factors driving growth, decline, adoption, access, market variation, and performance gaps.
Develop performance archetypes and opportunity and barrier diagnostics across brands, markets, accounts, customers, and geographies.
Translate analytical findings into prioritized actions and differentiated playbooks for relevant business functions.
Ensure Key Drivers analytics addresses enterprise performance broadly and is not limited to field execution.
Support launch strategy by identifying likely performance drivers, barriers, and market archetypes before and after launch.
Apply scenario-based analytics to clarify which actions or levers are most likely to improve outcomes.
Partner with business and analytics stakeholders to connect driver insights with practical decisions and measurable actions.
Ensure analytical approaches are rigorous, interpretable, scalable, and appropriate to the decision context.
Develop and mentor analytics talent and contribute to the evolution of enterprise Advanced Analytics capabilities.