Executive Director, Therapeutic Area Strategy, Oncology and Hematology

Novartis • East Hanover, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Novartis Strategy & Growth, Therapeutic Area Strategy team for Oncology & Hematology is seeking a new Executive Director, Therapeutic Area Strategy. This role will support the creation and update of a holistic Therapeutic Area (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. The position requires a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and core Therapeutic Areas like Oncology & Hematology to identify competitive advantages. It also involves analyzing reports and publications to extract key messages and build product forecasts, as well as supporting the development and delivery of TA-specific strategic external insights to identify growth opportunities and emerging competitive challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• In-depth TA knowledge (or track record to acquire required TA expertise effectively and rapidly) in Oncology and/or Hematology.
• 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).
• 7-10 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Brings external benchmarking, analysis and insights, and judgement to support the TA Strategy Head in developing a holistic Novartis TA strategy that achieves sustainable growth in short, mid and long-term.
• Brings both understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the core Therapeutic Areas (TA) and Disease area of Oncology & Hematology 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Performance-based cash incentive.
• Eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes 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: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees