Director, Strategy Engagement Lead
Novartis
August 24, 2026
On-site
East Hanover, NJ
Other
Reporting into the ED, US Business Strategy Lead, this role leads day-to-day strategy engagements within US Business Strategy, translating the pillar leadβs agenda into structured projects, aligned stakeholders, decision-ready recommendations, and execution handoffs.
Responsibilities:
- Lead development of strategic framing, issue trees, hypotheses, opportunity sizing, and US commercial enterprise strategy narratives.
- Coordinate functional strategy inputs and pressure-test whether functional plans ladder to US commercial enterprise priorities.
- Synthesize market, customer, competitor, policy, portfolio, financial, and operating model inputs into clear strategic choices.
- Prepare US LT-ready recommendations, strategic options, and trade-off narratives.
- Coach AD and Manager resources; ensure analyses, narratives, and stakeholder processes meet executive quality standards.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelorβs degree in a related field; Preferred: Master of Science and/or MBA.
- Experience: 8+ years in consulting, corporate strategy, commercial strategy, strategic operations, transformation, or relevant pharma/healthcare experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead 1β2 complex strategy engagements concurrently with senior stakeholders with ambiguous scope.
- Strong hypothesis-driven problem solving, facilitation, storylining, analytical synthesis, and influence without authority.
- Desirable: Top-tier consulting/corporate strategy/commercial strategy/project leadership/transformation experience; experience converting recommendations into roadmaps, owners, KPIs, and governance handoffs.
Benefits/Compensation (as stated): Salary expected to range from $185,500 to $344,500 per year; performance-based cash incentive; potential eligibility for annual equity awards.
Responsibilities:
- Lead development of strategic framing, issue trees, hypotheses, opportunity sizing, and US commercial enterprise strategy narratives.
- Coordinate functional strategy inputs and pressure-test whether functional plans ladder to US commercial enterprise priorities.
- Synthesize market, customer, competitor, policy, portfolio, financial, and operating model inputs into clear strategic choices.
- Prepare US LT-ready recommendations, strategic options, and trade-off narratives.
- Coach AD and Manager resources; ensure analyses, narratives, and stakeholder processes meet executive quality standards.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelorβs degree in a related field; Preferred: Master of Science and/or MBA.
- Experience: 8+ years in consulting, corporate strategy, commercial strategy, strategic operations, transformation, or relevant pharma/healthcare experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead 1β2 complex strategy engagements concurrently with senior stakeholders with ambiguous scope.
- Strong hypothesis-driven problem solving, facilitation, storylining, analytical synthesis, and influence without authority.
- Desirable: Top-tier consulting/corporate strategy/commercial strategy/project leadership/transformation experience; experience converting recommendations into roadmaps, owners, KPIs, and governance handoffs.
Benefits/Compensation (as stated): Salary expected to range from $185,500 to $344,500 per year; performance-based cash incentive; potential eligibility for annual equity awards.