Director, US Neuroscience Communications

Novartis • East Hanover, NJ

4d • $152,600 - $283,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, US NS Communications leads development and execution of high impact communications strategies for NS brands in the United States, including rare disease portfolios, and plays a key role in building enduring rare disease communications capabilities across the therapeutic area. This role is based our of our East Hanover office 3x/week. Please only apply if this works for you.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10+ years of experience in communications with significant prior experience in brand communications disciplines
• Management of agency partners and budget
• Crisis and issues management
• Pharmaceutical experience required
• Proficient in data storytelling
• Strong strategic and critical thinking skills and collaborative mindset
• Ability to effectively analyze audience and market data to inform strategic communication thinking
• Ability to understand and predict the impact of communications strategies on organizational goals
• Ability to shape patient‑centric, advocacy‑informed communications strategies in complex or sensitive disease areas
• Ability to model and encourage the responsible adoption of AI‑enabled tools to strengthen communications excellence, efficiency, and strategic insight, consistent with enterprise standards
• Excellent communications abilities including storytelling, writing and presentation skills
• Expertise in managing and implementing integrated (multi-audience, multi-channel) communication plans, campaigns and projects against business objectives and priorities, and measure effectiveness of efforts

Nice To Haves

• Rare disease experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and build integrated communications strategy based on deep understanding of market dynamics, communications trends, and audience insights, with emphasis on rare disease brands and pipeline assets, navigating complex patient, caregiver, advocacy, and access‑related considerations
• Establish and steward rare disease communications best practices across NS, serving as a thought partner and internal resource for the broader Communications and Patient Advocacy teams
• Translate learnings from rare disease programs into scalable approaches that strengthen communications excellence, consistency, and impact across the therapeutic area
• Model and encourage the responsible adoption of AI‑enabled tools to strengthen communications excellence, efficiency, and strategic insight, consistent with enterprise standards
• Serve as an integral and well-informed partner to cross-functional business teams to identify when and where Communications can drive the greatest impact in support of Brand and Therapeutic Area strategy
• Engage & integrate functional expertise including media relations, digital marketing, internal & executive communications, patient & issues advocacy, and market & audience analytics to drive execution of key Brand and Therapeutic Area programs & activities
• Anticipate and manage risk to Novartis and Brand reputation; advise management of reputational risk associated with specific activities
• Counsel senior management on external and internal communications to help position Novartis as a leader within the therapeutic area
• Build, monitor and evaluate the function’s performance to achieve and maintain best-in-class outcomes, while being fully consistent with the evolving legal, regulatory and compliance environment
• Maximize ROI for communications budget and public relations agency

Benefits

• health, life and disability benefits
• a 401(k) with company contribution and match
• a variety of other benefits
• generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director