Director, Product Design (2 Positions)

Novartis • East Hanover, NJ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Novartis is on a mission to transform medicine and improve lives worldwide. As a global leader in healthcare, we leverage advanced technology and data to deliver patient-centric solutions, enhance customer engagement, and drive innovation. The Insights and Decision Science (IDS) team is dedicated to enabling improved decision making at Novartis by leveraging superior data to identify actionable insights that drive enhanced performance. The US CRM organization sits within IDS and plays a crucial role in driving the transformation to a customer 360 operating model. Reporting to the Executive Director, Head of CRM Experience Design, this role serves as the UX leader for a series of user populations (eg. Medical, Customer Engagement, Patient Services, etc.), responsible for understanding workflows and challenges, designing best-in-class CRM experiences, conducting field usability research, and ensuring seamless, high-performing user experiences that support field team productivity, while prioritizing out-of-box platform capabilities. The Director, Product Design is responsible for elevating the user experiences users within the CRM ecosystem. This role owns the design strategy, user research integration, and implementation of intuitive, mobile-optimized CRM interfaces tailored to function-specific workflows. The Director ensures that CRM platform capabilities are optimized for out-of-box, fast-paced user experiences and that design standards enable users to focus on customer engagement rather than administrative friction. This position will be located at the East Hanover, NJ site and will not have the ability to be located re-motely. This position will require 15% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international. There are 2 positions available. Novartis seeks accomplished UX designers with demonstrated success in CRM application design. Strong expertise in cross--platform design, usability research, and the ability to optimize for real-world field work constraints are essential.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field required; Master's degree or UX Design certification preferred.
• Minimum of 8+ years of progressive experience in mobile UX/UI design, product design, or related roles, preferably in CRM, SaaS, or field mobility sectors
• Demonstrated success designing cross-platform applications for field-based and/or sales-focused user populations
• Hands-on experience creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups that optimize for out-of-box platform optimization
• Demonstrated experience working in agile delivery environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive rapid iteration and continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to own and implement design standards within delivery teams, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with organizational best practices across all CRM design initiatives
• Proven ability to conduct field-based usability testing and user research
• Proven ability to design for multiple constraints (platform, screen size, connectivity, battery life) without sacrificing functionality
• Strong knowledge of accessibility standards
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms and mobile capabilities
• Proven ability to partner with product, engineering, and QA teams to ensure design feasibility and quality implementation

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical workflows and field dynamics is highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Field User Insights & Design Priorities :Partner with users and User Research to understand workflows, pain points, and platform usage patterns. Translate research insights and user feedback into design priorities and implementation roadmaps. Develop and maintain user personas and workflow documentation
• Multi-platform CRM Design: Design wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups balancing the need for exceptional user experiences and out-of-box implementation requirements. Optimize for multiple platforms and minimize data entry friction
• Field Usability Research & Validation: Conduct field-based usability testing with user to validate designs in real-world conditions. Gather feedback on prototypes and iterate designs based on field testing insights.
• Design Contribution to Team Effectiveness: Design CRM interfaces that reduce administrative burden, allowing teams to focus on customer engagement: Identify and eliminate design friction points that impact field team workflow efficiency
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers to understand business priorities and integration needs. Collaborate with Engineering and QA teams to ensure design feasibility and quality mobile implementation.
• Design and Delivery Excellence: Drive continuous improvement in user experience through iterative design and innovation. Ensure designs meet accessibility standards and serve diverse team needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees