Director, Field Medical Trial Acceleration, Neuroscience

Novartis

3d • Remote

About The Position

As a member of the US Therapy Area (TA) Field Medical Leadership Team, the Director of Field Medical Trial Acceleration is responsible for shaping the US TA Field Medical Trial Execution Strategy and providing trial pull-through and communications for the TA US Field Medical Organization. Alternative platforms and innovative medicines require new approaches and creative customer facing solutions to successfully initiate and complete trial programs. This role will partner with HQ Medical Direction, GDD, GCO, training, CSPTs, MTLs and PanTA trial teams to ensure alignment with medical trial strategy and successful execution of FM trial objectives. This role will ensure field medical teams are receiving the information, resources, and support, as well as connecting internal resources and solutions, to meet the investigator and trial site needs and ensure timely and successful trial execution.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD).
• 7+ years of Medical Affairs or relevant healthcare experience.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex, matrixed, cross-functional, and global environments to swiftly drive decisions to action.
• External customer-facing experience (e.g., MSL, Medical Director, clinical research); deep understanding of the clinical development programs and healthcare landscape impacting trial sites and patients.
• Strong Medical Affairs capabilities, including strategic planning and execution/documentation of communication plans and initiatives.
• Knowledge of relevant therapeutic area and disease management (Neuroscience or rare disease), medical research practices, alternative platforms, and healthcare/managed markets.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills; strong project management; high integrity, teamwork, customer focus, and ability to influence without authority.
• Strong decision-making with a track record of leading and delivering across multiple projects, processes, or functions.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to travel 60-70% over a broad geography is required, with the ability to drive and/or fly within the territory.

Nice To Haves

• Account Management
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Study Reports
• Customer Insights
• Data Warehouse (Dwh)
• Disease Management
• Education
• Health Economics
• Internal Medicine
• Medical Information
• Medical Research
• Medical Writing
• Patient Care
• Phase Iv Clinical Trial
• Rfi (Request For Information)
• Scientific Support
• Strategic Partnerships
• Utilization Management (Um)
• Value Propositions

Responsibilities

• Set US clinical trial priorities with the TA National Director; execute recruitment/referral strategies and success metrics.
• Lead development and delivery of the TA Field Medical Annual Clinical Trial Plan and quarterly action-plan trial inputs.
• Coordinate and optimize trial recruitment and referral plans, including innovative approaches for new platforms.
• Translate USMA/GMA trial strategy into actionable field initiatives, including insight gathering and investigator engagement.
• Partner with Medical Direction, GDD, GCO, and cross-functional teams to align field initiatives with Medical/Clinical Trial Plans.
• Develop processes and communications to convey impact of field initiatives and external stakeholder insights to internal partners.
• Define and refine Key Intelligence Topics (KITS) and proactive field trial intelligence with SMEs, PTLs, MTLs, DSCs, and MDs.
• Simplify and streamline cross-functional communication and alignment for clinical trial execution within Field Medical.
• Ensure role clarity for Field Medical clinical-trial stakeholders (MTLs, CSPTs, DSCs, RDM advisors) and coordinate support with CTM.
• Drive field trial communications and training/tool enablement with Training & Scientific Communications; incorporate learnings and coach MSLs/new hires.

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: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree