Executive Director, Strategic Projects Lead
Novartis
August 24, 2026
On-site
East Hanover, NJ
Corporate Functions
Key Responsibilities:
- Define the US Strategic Projects operating model, engagement intake standards, staffing model, project cadence, stage gates, and quality bar.
- Select, scope, and mobilize priority strategic projects with sponsors, ensuring clear problem statements, measurable outcomes, decision paths, and execution owners.
- Lead the strategic project portfolio, managing throughput, capacity, risks, dependencies, and leadership escalations.
- Guide Directors and project teams through ambiguous, high-stakes work using structured problem solving, data-backed recommendations, and cross-functional alignment.
- Ensure outputs move from recommendations to implementation-ready roadmaps, KPIs, owners, and governance handoffs.
- Build internal strategy project capability and reduce reliance on external consultants for recurring strategic work.
Essential Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field; Preferred: Advanced degree (Master of Science and/or MBA).
- Experience: 12+ years in strategy consulting/corporate strategy/enterprise transformation/commercial strategy/strategic operations/large-scale program leadership.
- Proven ability to lead multiple high-profile strategic initiatives in a matrix environment with senior stakeholders.
- Strong project portfolio leadership, executive communication, facilitation, problem framing, change navigation, and business impact orientation.
Desirable Requirements:
- Top-tier strategy consulting and/or pharma/healthcare strategy, commercial operations, AI/digital, or enterprise transformation experience.
- Experience translating strategy into measurable execution with senior leadership.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Salary expected range: $236,600.00–$439,400.00/year; performance-based cash incentive; potential annual equity awards (role-dependent).
- Benefits include health, life, disability, 401(k) with company contribution and match, and time off (vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves).
- Define the US Strategic Projects operating model, engagement intake standards, staffing model, project cadence, stage gates, and quality bar.
- Select, scope, and mobilize priority strategic projects with sponsors, ensuring clear problem statements, measurable outcomes, decision paths, and execution owners.
- Lead the strategic project portfolio, managing throughput, capacity, risks, dependencies, and leadership escalations.
- Guide Directors and project teams through ambiguous, high-stakes work using structured problem solving, data-backed recommendations, and cross-functional alignment.
- Ensure outputs move from recommendations to implementation-ready roadmaps, KPIs, owners, and governance handoffs.
- Build internal strategy project capability and reduce reliance on external consultants for recurring strategic work.
Essential Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field; Preferred: Advanced degree (Master of Science and/or MBA).
- Experience: 12+ years in strategy consulting/corporate strategy/enterprise transformation/commercial strategy/strategic operations/large-scale program leadership.
- Proven ability to lead multiple high-profile strategic initiatives in a matrix environment with senior stakeholders.
- Strong project portfolio leadership, executive communication, facilitation, problem framing, change navigation, and business impact orientation.
Desirable Requirements:
- Top-tier strategy consulting and/or pharma/healthcare strategy, commercial operations, AI/digital, or enterprise transformation experience.
- Experience translating strategy into measurable execution with senior leadership.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Salary expected range: $236,600.00–$439,400.00/year; performance-based cash incentive; potential annual equity awards (role-dependent).
- Benefits include health, life, disability, 401(k) with company contribution and match, and time off (vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves).