Director, Portfolio & Product Strategy, NS
Novartis
August 13, 2026
Remote friendly (East Hanover, NJ)
United States
Marketing
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with the TA Head, GMs, and ED to build forward-looking competitive readiness plans (strategy, tactical, and scenario planning) based on the external competitive environment and internal product/portfolio strategies.
- Ensure product/portfolio teams are ready to anticipate and act on macro-environment changes and competitor launches/strategies in a legal and compliant manner.
- Provide input on assets to S&G, Development, and Biomedical Research to maximize commercial viability and launch value generation, including Life Cycle Management (LCM) plans (new indications, formulations, labels) and Integrated Evidence Plans/LCM Plans for early pipeline assets.
- Support US BD&L and US Market Access with country-level input for BD&L evaluations (e.g., TPP development, stakeholder research, DC/IMB prep) aligned to C&BD deal archetype guidance.
- Support strategic evaluations and initiatives informing DA and TA strategies; provide input for TAL (e.g., white/position papers, competitive levers, portfolio gaps, unmet needs).
- Support or lead transition of late-stage pipeline assets from S&G to US Commercial 6+ months before FDP, including commercial strategy and market shaping activities; represent US Commercial needs at key forums.
Education/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required (MBA/advanced degree preferred).
- Minimum 8 years commercial experience with multiple cross-functional roles (sales, marketing, strategy, market access, or medical preferred).
- Recent US market commercialization experience (launch and lifecycle stages) or General Manager experience in other countries.
- Experience partnering with Medical Affairs and/or Development to inform strategic choices.
- Autonomy, creative problem-solving, portfolio approach, and leadership for competitive readiness excellence.
- Desirable: multiple therapeutic areas experience; Market Access experience; ability to influence leaders 1–2 levels above; comfortable in complex/ambiguous environments with tight timelines.
Application instructions:
- For reasonable accommodation, email [email protected] or call +1(877)395-2339 and include the job requisition number.
- Partner with the TA Head, GMs, and ED to build forward-looking competitive readiness plans (strategy, tactical, and scenario planning) based on the external competitive environment and internal product/portfolio strategies.
- Ensure product/portfolio teams are ready to anticipate and act on macro-environment changes and competitor launches/strategies in a legal and compliant manner.
- Provide input on assets to S&G, Development, and Biomedical Research to maximize commercial viability and launch value generation, including Life Cycle Management (LCM) plans (new indications, formulations, labels) and Integrated Evidence Plans/LCM Plans for early pipeline assets.
- Support US BD&L and US Market Access with country-level input for BD&L evaluations (e.g., TPP development, stakeholder research, DC/IMB prep) aligned to C&BD deal archetype guidance.
- Support strategic evaluations and initiatives informing DA and TA strategies; provide input for TAL (e.g., white/position papers, competitive levers, portfolio gaps, unmet needs).
- Support or lead transition of late-stage pipeline assets from S&G to US Commercial 6+ months before FDP, including commercial strategy and market shaping activities; represent US Commercial needs at key forums.
Education/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required (MBA/advanced degree preferred).
- Minimum 8 years commercial experience with multiple cross-functional roles (sales, marketing, strategy, market access, or medical preferred).
- Recent US market commercialization experience (launch and lifecycle stages) or General Manager experience in other countries.
- Experience partnering with Medical Affairs and/or Development to inform strategic choices.
- Autonomy, creative problem-solving, portfolio approach, and leadership for competitive readiness excellence.
- Desirable: multiple therapeutic areas experience; Market Access experience; ability to influence leaders 1–2 levels above; comfortable in complex/ambiguous environments with tight timelines.
Application instructions:
- For reasonable accommodation, email [email protected] or call +1(877)395-2339 and include the job requisition number.