Associate Director, Market Access Early Pipeline

The Associate Director, Market Access Early Pipeline will be part of a team that collectively helps shape the future of Novartis. As the pipeline evolves, the Associate Director, Market Access Pipeline may shift focus from one therapeutic area to another or from phase 2 assets to discovery of focus. Thus, the Associate Director, Market Access Early Pipeline must be agile and able to quickly onboard to new topics.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of disease area assessments for assets at proof of concept and ensuring that the organization understands what it would take to be successful from an access perspective in different disease areas, including the key criteria needed to support a commercial case and decision to progress an asset into phase 2.
• Support in developing US Access forecasting assumptions, including pricing, payer coverage, and implications of forecasted quality of coverage on physician demand and patient Rx fulfillment for individual assets and indications.
• Inform clinical trial designs by helping to identify potential market access risks and/or opportunities to optimize coverage and patient access (e.g., formulation, dosing, outcomes, potential data that would support positive coverage determinations, choice of comparator, potential cost-offset data).
• Support the development of lifecycle plans for pipeline assets that optimize payer coverage, patient access, and revenue across multiple indications and therapeutic areas.
• Participate in development of relevant payer market research, analyzing secondary data, and incorporating internal Novartis experience to inform recommendations.
• Work closely with US policy team to account for changes in the US healthcare environment and potential impacts on Novartis pipeline and strategies.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

Education

Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, Health Policy or equivalent preferred.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical experience in Market Access, Marketing, Managed Care Finance, Insights & Analytics or Business Development.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills combined with an ability to successfully collaborate across a matrix organization.
• Demonstrated prioritization, organizational, and analytical skills as well as the ability to create solutions for complex processes and procedures.
• Ability to analyze complex business issues and trends and to connect commercial, financial, and clinical perspectives to develop enhanced value propositions.

Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $174,400 and $261,600/year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/24 through 12/31/24, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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