Exec Dir, Product Strategy Lead - FSHD

Position Overview

Executive Director, Product Strategy Lead (PSL) – This position will be located at either the Cambridge, MA or East Hanover, NJ site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. It requires 20% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/or international).

Leads the creation, implementation, orchestration and measurement of integrated product strategies for an indication of a product within a given therapeutic area in the US, under the leadership of a General Manager for the Product or Portfolio. Contributes to key decision‑making for maximizing impact while managing resource allocation across multiple teams and functions.

• Define critical and specific integrated priorities and key impact measures for the assigned product/indication in consultation with the cross‑functional product strategy team under the final leadership of the General Manager.
• Integrate, lead, measure and take decisive action against the KPIs on the integrated product strategy to raise impact for product.
• Significant contribution to the P&L of a product/indication while enabling partner functions to manage day‑to‑day resource management.
• Significant contribution to the topline results as an outcome of strategic choices.
• Significant contribution to the integrated cross‑functional resource allocation to deliver highest impact.
• Establish and coordinate management of KPI’s across all functions accountable for the integrated product strategy.
• Appropriately partner with functional heads in trade‑off decisions.
• Partner with other general managers and members of the Product Strategy team for enterprise decisions, including potential trade‑offs between products/indications.

Bachelor’s Degree, preferred MBA.

• 10+ years in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or healthcare consulting industry inclusive of at least 2 different types of cross‑functional roles/experience.
• 3+ years of direct responsibility for large budget management inclusive of owning key product trade‑off decisions.
• 3+ years leading and translating an integrated product strategy requiring global and local alignment.
• US Market, launch and product lifecycle stages experience, or General Manager experience in other countries.

• Therapeutic area experience.
• US experience strongly preferred.
• Global or other country/region experience (projects or full‑time roles or temporary roles for 6 months or more). Cross‑functional roles/experience means the associate has worked in different full‑time roles for at least 1 year each. Cross‑functional roles can include experiences in Sales, Marketing, Market Access, NPS, IDS, Medical.

Expected range: $ – $ per year. Final salary offered is determined based on relevant skills and experience and is reviewed periodically. Includes performance‑based cash incentive and eligibility for annual equity awards.

US‑based eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. Employees are eligible for a generous time‑off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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