Chief of Staff

Location East Hanover, NJ; 10-20% travel is required. Overview Serves as a strategic partner and operational extension of the US President, helping translate enterprise and US priorities into clear operating rhythms, leadership team alignment, decision-making forums, and execution mechanisms. Work with the US President and Chief Strategy, Platforms & Transformation Officer on the development of the US Commercial business strategy over a 3-to 5-year horizon. Run the Office of the President, coordinate the US LT agenda, ensure follow-through on critical priorities, and act as a connective tissue across all US teams. Lead the Community of Practice for Strategic Assistants to the USLT, to ensure strategic alignment and sharing of best practices. Partner with Functional Leads to operationalize and convert US Commercial strategy into functional objectives. Key Responsibilities Strategic partnership with the US President; serve as close advisor and thought partner on business priorities, organizational effectiveness, leadership team dynamics, and enterprise decision‑making. Translate the US President’s priorities into actionable agendas, decision points, follow‑up actions, ensuring time, attention, and engagement are focused on the highest‑value priorities. Help the US President prepare for key internal and external engagements, including US LT, Town Halls, governance forums, ECN, Board, Investor Relations events, engagements with HCPs, healthcare/non‑healthcare organizations, etc. Coordinate briefing materials, pre‑reads, talking points, meeting objectives, and executive follow‑ups in partnership with relevant teams. Own ECN and Board content creation, in partnership with relevant teams. Anticipate issues, identify risks or misalignments, and surface decisions requiring the President or US LT attention. Maintain regular connections with the US President and act as a trusted sounding board on sensitive topics requiring judgment, discretion, and organizational awareness. US Leadership Team Orchestration Establish and manage the US LT operating rhythm, including leadership meetings, business reviews, strategic off‑sites, governance forums, decision-making cadences, and follow‑up mechanisms. Manage and continuously improve the effectiveness of the US LT operating model. Shape US LT meeting agendas in partnership with the President and relevant functional leaders, ensuring balance of strategy, performance, people, risk, transformation, and enterprise topics. Drive clarity on decisions, owners, timelines, and follow‑up actions from US LT discussions. Support leadership team effectiveness by identifying duplication, misalignment, or unclear accountability. Ensure leadership discussions are connected across commercial priorities, medical/scientific priorities, market access, policy, operations, talent, culture, AI/technology, compliance, and transformation. Strategy Development and Deployment Serve as key interface between the Office of the President and the Strategy, Platforms & Transformation team. Partner closely with the Chief Strategy, Platforms & Transformation Officer to ensure US strategic priorities, transformation initiatives, and business planning processes align with the President’s agenda and USLT operating rhythm. Share updates/feedback from the US President, ECN, and Board with CSPT when related to SPT topics, and also share context based on discussions with the CEO CoS and Strategic Assistants from other Novartis units. Translate strategic choices and transformation priorities into leadership decisions, governance forums, execution plans, and communication narratives. Ensure transformation work is integrated into the broader business cadence rather than operating as a parallel process. Partner with Strategy, Platforms & Transformation to develop executive‑level materials, synthesize insights, frame decisions, and support leadership alignment. Lead US LT strategy off‑sites and coordinate US Business Strategy development with CSPT. Act as the Community of Practice leader for Strategic Assistants across US Commercial to ensure alignment and progress toward shared outcomes, flag challenges, and share best practices. Collaborate with enterprise counterparts across Novartis to gather key inputs and share US strategic priorities, fostering a networked organization that translates intent into operational impact. Bring Functional Leads, COEs, and SMEs together across boundaries to achieve US Commercial strategic priorities. Essential Requirements Advanced degree in life science/healthcare preferred; MBA or equivalent preferred. Minimum 7 years in pharmaceutical, biotech, health policy, healthcare, or healthcare consulting industry. Minimum 2 years leading complex projects or initiatives requiring global and local alignment. 2+ years with significant consulting group experience preferred. Minimum 3 years of commercial experience, preferably multi‑functional in a pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare or consulting environment. Experience in project management and translation of strategy into execution. Strong ability to simplify complex concepts and strategies and "tell a story" orally and in writing. Strong analytical skills and ability to generate insights and relevant action plans. Strong influencing skills, tact, and diplomacy in stressful situations. Ability to manage multiple priorities and a heavy workload. Curious, excellent listening skills; able to challenge current thinking. Track record of exceptional performance and execution that drives results. Ability to lead, manage and motivate teams, with or without authority. Experience working collaboratively across the matrix. Compensation The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500.00 and $344,500.00 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors such as relevant skills and experience; upon joining, Novartis will review periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Compensation will include a performance‑based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility for annual equity awards. Benefits US‑based eligible employees 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. Employees are also eligible for a generous time‑off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves. 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