Associate Director, Enterprise Marketing Partnerships

Role: Associate Director, Enterprise Marketing Partnerships at Novartis, focusing on high-impact external partnerships across sports, cultural, advocacy, and nonprofit sectors, including collaborations with NFL entities. Primary objectives involve developing and executing partnership strategies aligned with enterprise branding and health impact goals, managing stakeholder relationships, and overseeing activation campaigns. Responsibilities include evaluating partnership opportunities, leading partnership execution, managing agency/vendor relationships, coordinating omnichannel consumer campaigns, and monitoring partnership performance to optimize impact. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required; 5+ years in partnership or integrated marketing, preferably within healthcare or regulated industries; experience managing complex multi-stakeholder programs; strong project management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Preferred: experience in pharma, biotech, healthcare, or global enterprise partnerships, especially with sports or cultural platforms. High-value details: role centered on strategic partnership activation within a highly visible healthcare context, requiring 15% domestic/international travel, based in East Hanover, NJ, or NYC (remote not permitted). The role offers a competitive salary, performance incentives, and comprehensive benefits.