Regional Director, Neuromuscular – Northeast
Novartis
June 26, 2026
Remote friendly (Philadelphia, PA)
United States
Sales
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and support a team of Regional Account Associate Directors (RAADs), fostering team culture and account-based engagement across neuromuscular treatment centers, with individualized development aligned to field strategy.
- Lead execution of a case-based gene therapy model and complex buy-and-bill neuromuscular assets, coordinating patient identification, treatment readiness, and case success.
- Partner with neuromuscular centers and cross-functional teams to strengthen patient identification, referral pathways, and treatment timelines.
- Ensure site onboarding and readiness by aligning operational processes, reimbursement workflows, and treatment logistics.
- Collaborate with Access, Patient Services, Trade & Distribution, and Medical to remove barriers and support timely patient access.
- Build relationships with neuromuscular centers of excellence, thought leaders, and multidisciplinary care teams.
- Execute tailored account-level strategies aligned to pre-launch and launch priorities.
- Champion cross-functional collaboration across diagnosis, treatment, reimbursement.
- Partner with manufacturing/supply chain to align product availability with patient/site readiness.
- Translate complex clinical/operational/access dynamics into priorities and actionable plans.
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree (4-year).
- 10+ years in pharma/biotech/healthcare (or similar), with experience across at least 2 cross-functional role types; strong field leadership and customer engagement.
- 5+ years field commercial leadership with strategic, enterprise mindset.
- 2+ years supporting buy-and-bill therapies (distribution pathways, site-of-care revenue cycle, billing/coding).
- 2+ years leading sophisticated cross-functional projects with national alignment.
- Recent US experience (within last 5 years) and deep US healthcare ecosystem knowledge.
- Proven frontline sales/product launch success; business acumen, digital engagement proficiency; thrive in complex matrix environments.
- Reside within region or commuting distance to a metro airport; travel 60–80%; valid driver’s license.
Desirable Requirements:
- Second-line leadership with Medical and/or Access background; people-centered leadership at scale.
- Rare disease experience including reimbursement, high-cost buy-and-bill, site onboarding, and senior leader engagement.
Required Function:
- Driving is essential; must have a fully valid and unrestricted driver’s license.
For Field Roles with a Dedicated Training Period:
- Complete initial training (home study; ≤8 hours/day and ≤40 hours/week).
- Lead and support a team of Regional Account Associate Directors (RAADs), fostering team culture and account-based engagement across neuromuscular treatment centers, with individualized development aligned to field strategy.
- Lead execution of a case-based gene therapy model and complex buy-and-bill neuromuscular assets, coordinating patient identification, treatment readiness, and case success.
- Partner with neuromuscular centers and cross-functional teams to strengthen patient identification, referral pathways, and treatment timelines.
- Ensure site onboarding and readiness by aligning operational processes, reimbursement workflows, and treatment logistics.
- Collaborate with Access, Patient Services, Trade & Distribution, and Medical to remove barriers and support timely patient access.
- Build relationships with neuromuscular centers of excellence, thought leaders, and multidisciplinary care teams.
- Execute tailored account-level strategies aligned to pre-launch and launch priorities.
- Champion cross-functional collaboration across diagnosis, treatment, reimbursement.
- Partner with manufacturing/supply chain to align product availability with patient/site readiness.
- Translate complex clinical/operational/access dynamics into priorities and actionable plans.
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree (4-year).
- 10+ years in pharma/biotech/healthcare (or similar), with experience across at least 2 cross-functional role types; strong field leadership and customer engagement.
- 5+ years field commercial leadership with strategic, enterprise mindset.
- 2+ years supporting buy-and-bill therapies (distribution pathways, site-of-care revenue cycle, billing/coding).
- 2+ years leading sophisticated cross-functional projects with national alignment.
- Recent US experience (within last 5 years) and deep US healthcare ecosystem knowledge.
- Proven frontline sales/product launch success; business acumen, digital engagement proficiency; thrive in complex matrix environments.
- Reside within region or commuting distance to a metro airport; travel 60–80%; valid driver’s license.
Desirable Requirements:
- Second-line leadership with Medical and/or Access background; people-centered leadership at scale.
- Rare disease experience including reimbursement, high-cost buy-and-bill, site onboarding, and senior leader engagement.
Required Function:
- Driving is essential; must have a fully valid and unrestricted driver’s license.
For Field Roles with a Dedicated Training Period:
- Complete initial training (home study; ≤8 hours/day and ≤40 hours/week).