Director, Portfolio & Product Strategy, NS
Novartis
July 01, 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, scenario planning) based on external competitive environment and internal product/portfolio strategies.
- Ensure product/portfolio teams maintain readiness to anticipate and respond to external market 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 LCM planning and Integrated Evidence Plans/LCM Plans for early pipeline assets.
- Partner with US BD&L and US Market Access for country-level input for BD&L evaluations (e.g., TPP development, stakeholder research, DC/IMB prep).
- Support strategic evaluations and initiatives informing DA/TA strategies; provide TAL input (e.g., white/position papers, competitive levers, portfolio gaps, emerging unmet needs).
- Support or lead transition of late-stage pipeline assets from S&G to US Commercial 6+ months before FDP to prepare the FDP submission package and represent US Commercial needs at key forums up to transition to a full IPST.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant area (MBA/advanced degree preferred).
Required Experience/Skills:
- Minimum 8 years commercial experience with multiple functional experience in pharma/biotech/healthcare/consulting, including at least 2 cross-functional roles (sales/marketing/strategy/market access/medical).
- Recent US market commercialization experience across launch and lifecycle stages, or General Manager experience in other countries.
- Experience partnering with Medical Affairs and/or Development to inform strategic choices.
- Ability to work autonomously with creative problem-solving in a dynamic environment.
- Portfolio approach; ability to implement innovative competitive strategies.
- Leadership and proactive ownership of competitive readiness excellence.
Desirable:
- Experience across multiple therapeutic areas; Market Access experience a plus.
- Ability to influence senior leaders; work in complex/ambiguous environments with tight timelines.
Application Instructions:
- Not provided.
- Partner with the TA Head, GMs, and ED to build forward-looking competitive readiness plans (strategy, tactical, scenario planning) based on external competitive environment and internal product/portfolio strategies.
- Ensure product/portfolio teams maintain readiness to anticipate and respond to external market 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 LCM planning and Integrated Evidence Plans/LCM Plans for early pipeline assets.
- Partner with US BD&L and US Market Access for country-level input for BD&L evaluations (e.g., TPP development, stakeholder research, DC/IMB prep).
- Support strategic evaluations and initiatives informing DA/TA strategies; provide TAL input (e.g., white/position papers, competitive levers, portfolio gaps, emerging unmet needs).
- Support or lead transition of late-stage pipeline assets from S&G to US Commercial 6+ months before FDP to prepare the FDP submission package and represent US Commercial needs at key forums up to transition to a full IPST.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant area (MBA/advanced degree preferred).
Required Experience/Skills:
- Minimum 8 years commercial experience with multiple functional experience in pharma/biotech/healthcare/consulting, including at least 2 cross-functional roles (sales/marketing/strategy/market access/medical).
- Recent US market commercialization experience across launch and lifecycle stages, or General Manager experience in other countries.
- Experience partnering with Medical Affairs and/or Development to inform strategic choices.
- Ability to work autonomously with creative problem-solving in a dynamic environment.
- Portfolio approach; ability to implement innovative competitive strategies.
- Leadership and proactive ownership of competitive readiness excellence.
Desirable:
- Experience across multiple therapeutic areas; Market Access experience a plus.
- Ability to influence senior leaders; work in complex/ambiguous environments with tight timelines.
Application Instructions:
- Not provided.