Director, Business Excellence Lead - Prostate Cancer

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Join Novartis as the Director, Business Excellence Lead - Prostate Cancer where you will provide ongoing strategic, operational, and business planning recommendations to the General Manager that will increase impact of our product(s). The role integrates product and portfolio strategies across functions and leads key reviews—including performance, investor relations, and cross‑functional KPI assessments. This unique role drives long‑term strategic initiatives that improve patient outcomes and ensures excellence in execution across the business.

This position will be based in East Hanover, NJ and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 10-20% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/or international).

• Lead and provide strategic, operational, and business planning recommendations/plans to General Manager and ED, Product Strategy Lead

• Lead preparations for impact reviews with various stakeholders across local and global landscape

• Lead creation of investor relations package and narrative for assigned product(s)

• Lead large cross‑functional strategic projects that aim to improve operational efficiency and/or result in significant customer impact

• Run the Product Core Team leadership including the setting of priorities, agendas, action items, and follow‑ups

• Partner with finance and IDS to identify criteria for, and measure resource allocation decisions

• Ensures alignment to, compliance with, and ownership of all NPC policies, including the Code of Conduct and all applicable laws and regulations.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree required in a relevant area; MBA preferred
• 8+ years in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or healthcare consulting industry inclusive of at least 2 different types of cross‑functional roles/experience
• US commercial pharmaceutical or biotech experience with demonstrated strategic acumen
• 2+ years in project management and translation of strategy into execution
• 2+ years leading complex projects requiring global and local alignment with experience working collaboratively across the matrix
• Advanced PPT skills; expert PPT skills preferred
• Excellent written communication skills with strong ability to simplify complex concepts & strategies and “tell a story” orally and in writing
• Ability to multitask/manage multiple priorities and a heavy workload
• Curious, with excellent listening skills; able to challenge current thinking
• Strong influencing skills, and the ability to exercise tact and diplomacy in stressful situations

• Radioligand therapeutic area experience
• Combination of experience within commercial pharma and a significant consultancy group (e.g. McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Accenture)

The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500 and $344,500 per year.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance‑based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US‑based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, 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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