Job ID

REQ-10060684

Aug 28, 2025

Switzerland

Summary

Location: this role can be based in Basel Switzerland or Cambridge MA, / East Hanover NJ USA. If applying in the US, please apply to REQ-10060708. LI - #hybrid

The Novartis Strategy & Growth Therapeutic Area Strategy team for Neuroscience is seeking a new Director. This individual will support the creation and update of a holistic TA strategy for RLT, 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, Development, Strategy & Growth, and the US and International Commercial units.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Brings external benchmarking, analysis and insights, and judgement to support the Neuroscience 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, Neuroscience and the core Therapeutic Areas (TA) and Disease area 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. To do this effectively, in-market experience in the US is critical.
• 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.
• Successfully ensures accurate and timely delivery of key commercial insights for early phase projects to the program teams.
• Effectively manage the commercial transition from S&G to the US and International commercial units. Actively seeks input into the TA strategy from other internal experts (e.g. the Therapeutic Areas Leadership team).
• Successfully completes ad-hoc requests as defined.
• Delivery of agreed health improvement partnership projects on time and within budget. High quality contributions to other HCS group activities.
• Feedback from project sponsors and (internal and external) key stakeholders regarding quality of project output and interaction.

Essential Requirements:

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD or other advanced University degree) or equivalent experience in life science/healthcare; MBA or consulting or equivalent experience highly desirable
• In-depth knowledge of Neuroscience, including multiple tumor types (or track record to acquire required TA expertise effectively and rapidly)
• Experience with NS or demonstrated ability to learn complex, highly technical areas quickly
• Highly agile having the capacity to support multiple strategic Disease Areas within a TA and multiple programs internal and external
• Substantial experience evaluating new product opportunities (through M&A, BD&L and internal research 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 and developing forecasts
• 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

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation:

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Division

Strategy & Growth

Business Unit

Innovative Medicines

Location

Switzerland

Site

Basel (City)

Company / Legal Entity

C028 (FCRS = CH028) Novartis Pharma AG

Functional Area

BD&L & Strategic Planning

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.