Associate Director, New Capabilities & Program Lead
Novartis
August 24, 2026
On-site
East Hanover, NJ
Operations
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain an integrated US New Capabilities & Adoption roadmap across all pillars, including milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, and value measures.
- Run planning rhythms, leadership team agendas, decision logs, action trackers, and executive updates for the function.
- Coordinate intake and prioritization of capability-building needs so the function does not become a request queue or training factory.
- Establish common KPI definitions for adoption, learning effectiveness, readiness, usage, productivity, and value realization.
- Support budget, vendor, resource, and capacity planning in partnership with Finance and functional leads.
- Maintain documentation standards, SharePoint/Teams structures, governance archives, and reusable templates.
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field; advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) preferred.
- 7+ years in program management, business operations, strategic operations, transformation office, capability building, or consulting.
- Experience with commercial transformation, learning operations, AI adoption, or change enablement.
- Experience running complex cross-functional operating cadences, dashboards, executive materials, and action tracking.
- Strong PowerPoint, Excel, project tooling, stakeholder management, and written communication skills.
- Ability to operate with confidential and ambiguous information in a senior-stakeholder environment.
Desirable Requirements:
- Pharma/healthcare industry background.
- Experience with KPI dashboards, portfolio routines, vendor coordination, and enterprise governance forums.
Location/Travel:
- East Hanover, NJ (not remote). Up to 20% travel (domestic and/or international).
Compensation/Benefits (as stated):
- Salary range: $152,600–$283,400 per year; performance-based cash incentive; potential for annual equity awards; US benefits include health/life/disability, 401(k) with match, and time off.
- Build and maintain an integrated US New Capabilities & Adoption roadmap across all pillars, including milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, and value measures.
- Run planning rhythms, leadership team agendas, decision logs, action trackers, and executive updates for the function.
- Coordinate intake and prioritization of capability-building needs so the function does not become a request queue or training factory.
- Establish common KPI definitions for adoption, learning effectiveness, readiness, usage, productivity, and value realization.
- Support budget, vendor, resource, and capacity planning in partnership with Finance and functional leads.
- Maintain documentation standards, SharePoint/Teams structures, governance archives, and reusable templates.
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field; advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) preferred.
- 7+ years in program management, business operations, strategic operations, transformation office, capability building, or consulting.
- Experience with commercial transformation, learning operations, AI adoption, or change enablement.
- Experience running complex cross-functional operating cadences, dashboards, executive materials, and action tracking.
- Strong PowerPoint, Excel, project tooling, stakeholder management, and written communication skills.
- Ability to operate with confidential and ambiguous information in a senior-stakeholder environment.
Desirable Requirements:
- Pharma/healthcare industry background.
- Experience with KPI dashboards, portfolio routines, vendor coordination, and enterprise governance forums.
Location/Travel:
- East Hanover, NJ (not remote). Up to 20% travel (domestic and/or international).
Compensation/Benefits (as stated):
- Salary range: $152,600–$283,400 per year; performance-based cash incentive; potential for annual equity awards; US benefits include health/life/disability, 401(k) with match, and time off.