Associate Director, Governance & Portfolio Lead
Novartis
August 24, 2026
On-site
East Hanover, NJ
Corporate Functions
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage initiative intake; ensure submissions include problem statement, strategic rationale, expected value, resource ask, owner, risks, dependencies, decision needed, and success metrics.
- Apply prioritization criteria consistently; surface weak/duplicative cases, sequencing conflicts, and capacity gaps.
- Prepare governance pre-reads, dashboards, executive summaries, and decision logs for portfolio forums.
- Track portfolio health across milestones, risks, resource assumptions, and strategic outcomes.
- Coordinate with project owners and Strategy Associates to maintain accurate portfolio data and follow-up actions.
- Escalate unresolved dependencies and decisions before they impact delivery.
Essential Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Preferred: Master of Science and/or MBA.
- Experience: 7+ years in portfolio management, strategic planning, program management, business operations, consulting, pharma commercial strategy, or drug development operations.
- Experience preparing governance materials, project/portfolio dashboards, senior stakeholder updates, and decision logs.
- Strong analytical, facilitation, project-management, and written communication skills.
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience with pharma governance/portfolio processes or commercial strategy planning.
- Experience with portfolio tools, KPI dashboards, executive cadence management, and dependency management.
Compensation/Benefits (as stated):
- Salary range: $138,600–$257,400/year; plus performance-based cash incentive and potential annual equity awards.
- US-based eligible employees: comprehensive health/life/disability benefits, 401(k) with match, and time off (vacation/personal days/holidays/leaves).
- Manage initiative intake; ensure submissions include problem statement, strategic rationale, expected value, resource ask, owner, risks, dependencies, decision needed, and success metrics.
- Apply prioritization criteria consistently; surface weak/duplicative cases, sequencing conflicts, and capacity gaps.
- Prepare governance pre-reads, dashboards, executive summaries, and decision logs for portfolio forums.
- Track portfolio health across milestones, risks, resource assumptions, and strategic outcomes.
- Coordinate with project owners and Strategy Associates to maintain accurate portfolio data and follow-up actions.
- Escalate unresolved dependencies and decisions before they impact delivery.
Essential Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Preferred: Master of Science and/or MBA.
- Experience: 7+ years in portfolio management, strategic planning, program management, business operations, consulting, pharma commercial strategy, or drug development operations.
- Experience preparing governance materials, project/portfolio dashboards, senior stakeholder updates, and decision logs.
- Strong analytical, facilitation, project-management, and written communication skills.
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience with pharma governance/portfolio processes or commercial strategy planning.
- Experience with portfolio tools, KPI dashboards, executive cadence management, and dependency management.
Compensation/Benefits (as stated):
- Salary range: $138,600–$257,400/year; plus performance-based cash incentive and potential annual equity awards.
- US-based eligible employees: comprehensive health/life/disability benefits, 401(k) with match, and time off (vacation/personal days/holidays/leaves).