Director, Therapeutic Area Strategy, Immunology

Novartis • Cambridge, MA

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Novartis Strategy & Growth, Therapeutic Area Strategy team for Immunology is seeking a new TA Strategy Director. This role will support the creation and update of TA strategy; provide early-phase commercial insights to project teams; guide TA-specific internal pipeline development and external licensing / acquisitions opportunities; and support integrated enterprise alignment across Biomedical Research (BR), Development, Strategy & Growth (S&G), and the Commercial US and International units. This role follows a hybrid working model.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Advanced degree (PhD, MD or other advanced University degree) and / or equivalent experience in life science/healthcare; MBA or consulting or equivalent experience highly preferred.
• In-depth TA knowledge (or track record to acquire required TA expertise effectively and rapidly) in Immunology.
• Highly agile having the capacity to support a number of strategic DAs within a TA and multiple programs internal and external
• Substantial experience evaluating new product opportunities (through M&A, BD&L and internal re-search programs).
• At least 5-7 years of Industry pharma and/or medical devices
• Experience in Research & Development and/or commercial functions with experience conducting, commissioning, analyzing primary research
• Experience of strategy development and asset shaping early in lifecycle (any functional perspective)
• Recent (post 2015) local US in-market experience; local US experience includes working within the US market with the local US customers, US health care systems / systems

Responsibilities

• Brings external benchmarking, analysis and insights, and judgment to support the TA Strategy Head in developing Immunology therapeutic area strategy
• Brings both understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the Immunology to derive insightful and differentiating competitive advantages over our peers
• Provides key commercial insights to the R&D project teams, particularly for early phase programs. This includes creating product forecasts and assessing competitive landscape and portfolio strategic fit.
• Analyses reports and publications to extract key messages, including building product forecasts
• Supports development and delivery of TA-specific strategic external insights to support identification of growth opportunities, emerging competitive challenges and support creation of a third-party view around key strategic levers, and commissions targeted primary research
• Supports strategy and commercial analysis for business development activities
• Actively contribute to Global /Unit Strategic Planning process

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