Executive Director, Theranostics Platform Enablement

Novartis • East Hanover, NJ

4d • $236,600 - $439,400

About The Position

The Executive Director, Theranostics Platform Enablement is accountable for shaping and aligning cross-functional strategies that sustain and expand Novartis’s Theranostics leadership. The role strengthens capabilities that support current Radioligand Therapy (RLT) leadership and prepare for future Radioligand Imaging (RLI)-supported growth, including patient identification, site readiness, access, referral flow, treatment capacity, and analytics-driven decision-making.

Working across the Theranostics ecosystem, this leader aligns priorities, guides strategic workstreams, and addresses barriers that prevent eligible patients from being identified, referred, accessing care, and receiving appropriate RLT medicines. The role collaborates closely with the Integrated Product Strategy team, RLT and RLI general management teams, and stakeholders across Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Patient Services, Legal, Operations, Finance, and Strategy. It uses analytics, account insights, and ecosystem trends to identify bottlenecks, prioritize interventions, inform senior leadership decisions, and support therapeutic-area resource allocation.

The position oversees a budget of up to $40 million for cross-functional initiatives and leads and develops two Associate Directors (one current and one planned for 2027), while influencing matrixed teams to deliver on therapeutic-area priorities. The expected salary range is $236,600 to $439,400 per year. Compensation also includes a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on role level, eligibility for annual equity awards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical marketing, a P&L function, consulting, investment banking, legal, or another relevant field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives across Oncology, Radioligand Therapy, diagnostics, imaging, platform enablement, market access, patient services, analytics, or strategy.
• Experience translating complex data, customer insights, and ecosystem dynamics into executive-level decisions and prioritized actions.
• Proven ability to operate with ambiguity, urgency, and senior stakeholder visibility while driving alignment across matrixed teams.
• Experience managing budgets, leading teams, and delivering high-impact initiatives with measurable business outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• Experience in radiopharmaceuticals, RLT, RLI, diagnostics, imaging, or advanced therapeutic platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own and advance therapeutic-area-critical Theranostics platform enablement strategies that support RLT leadership, strengthen readiness for future RLI-supported growth, and accelerate commercial ambition.
• Collaborate with and influence Commercial Execution, New Product Strategy, Marketing, Market Access, Patient Services, Medical, Legal, Operations, Finance, and Strategy to improve patient identification, referral flow, site readiness, treatment access, and customer experience.
• Translate analytics, account insights, and ecosystem trends into prioritized actions addressing bottlenecks across RLT and RLI pathways.
• Drive therapeutic-area prioritization, investment trade-off discussions, and resource alignment for Theranostics platform enablement with senior leadership and cross-functional governance forums.
• Drive alignment and progress across high-priority, senior-visible strategic workstreams, including treatment site access, capacity, patient flow, and launch readiness.
• Oversee a budget of up to $40 million dedicated to cross-functional Theranostics platform enablement initiatives.
• Lead and develop two Associate Directors, one current and one planned for 2027, and influence matrixed teams to deliver against therapeutic-area priorities.

Benefits

• Performance-based cash incentive.
• Depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
• Health benefits.
• Life benefits.
• Disability benefits.
• 401(k) with company contribution and match.
• Vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves.

What This Job Offers

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