Associate Director, Strategy Associate
Novartis
August 24, 2026
On-site
East Hanover, NJ
Corporate Functions
Key Responsibilities:
- Structure workstreams, analyses, interviews, workshops, and deliverables for assigned US Business Strategy projects.
- Coordinate functional strategy inputs and pressure-test alignment to US commercial enterprise priorities.
- Synthesize market, customer, competitor, policy, portfolio, financial, and operating model inputs into strategic choices.
- Prepare US LT-ready recommendations, strategic options, and trade-off narratives.
- Manage stakeholder follow-ups, risks, dependencies, and action tracking for workstreams.
- Support transition from recommendation to execution by documenting owners, milestones, KPIs, and dependencies.
Education:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Preferred: Advanced degree (Master of Science and/or MBA).
Experience:
- 5+ years in consulting, corporate strategy, commercial operations, project management, analytics, pharma business planning, partnership/innovation, or strategic transformation.
- Strong structured thinking; quantitative and qualitative analysis; PowerPoint, Excel, storytelling, stakeholder management, and follow-through.
- Demonstrated ability to independently own workstreams and convert data/interviews into implications and recommendations.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience in pharma/healthcare, commercial strategy, strategy consulting, business development/partnerships, AI/digital, or enterprise transformation.
- Experience preparing materials for senior leadership or governance forums.
Compensation & Benefits (as stated):
- Salary range: $132,300.00–$245,700.00 per year.
- Performance-based cash incentive; may be eligible for annual equity awards (depending on level).
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, life and disability benefits, and a 401(k) with company contribution and match; time off including vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves.
- Structure workstreams, analyses, interviews, workshops, and deliverables for assigned US Business Strategy projects.
- Coordinate functional strategy inputs and pressure-test alignment to US commercial enterprise priorities.
- Synthesize market, customer, competitor, policy, portfolio, financial, and operating model inputs into strategic choices.
- Prepare US LT-ready recommendations, strategic options, and trade-off narratives.
- Manage stakeholder follow-ups, risks, dependencies, and action tracking for workstreams.
- Support transition from recommendation to execution by documenting owners, milestones, KPIs, and dependencies.
Education:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Preferred: Advanced degree (Master of Science and/or MBA).
Experience:
- 5+ years in consulting, corporate strategy, commercial operations, project management, analytics, pharma business planning, partnership/innovation, or strategic transformation.
- Strong structured thinking; quantitative and qualitative analysis; PowerPoint, Excel, storytelling, stakeholder management, and follow-through.
- Demonstrated ability to independently own workstreams and convert data/interviews into implications and recommendations.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience in pharma/healthcare, commercial strategy, strategy consulting, business development/partnerships, AI/digital, or enterprise transformation.
- Experience preparing materials for senior leadership or governance forums.
Compensation & Benefits (as stated):
- Salary range: $132,300.00–$245,700.00 per year.
- Performance-based cash incentive; may be eligible for annual equity awards (depending on level).
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, life and disability benefits, and a 401(k) with company contribution and match; time off including vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves.