Director, Therapeutic Area Strategy, Immunology

TA Strategy Director

Location: Cambridge MA, East Hanover NJ, US or Basel Switzerland. This role will follow a hybrid working model. If based in US, please apply to REQ-10076236LI-#hybrid

The Novartis Strategy & Growth, Therapeutic Area Strategy team for Immunology is seeking a new TA Strategy Director who will support the creation and update of TA strategy; provide early-phase commercial insights to project teams; guide TA-specific internal pipeline development and external licensing / acquisitions opportunities; and support integrated enterprise alignment across Biomedical Research (BR), Development, Strategy & Growth (S&G), and the Commercial US and International units.

Key Responsibilities:

• Brings external benchmarking, analysis and insights, and judgment to support the TA Strategy Head in developing Immunology therapeutic area strategy
• Brings both understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the Immunology to derive insightful and differentiating competitive advantages over our peers
• Provides key commercial insights to the R&D project teams, particularly for early phase programs. This includes creating product forecasts and assessing competitive landscape and portfolio strategic fit.
• Analyses reports and publications to extract key messages, including building product forecasts
• Supports development and delivery of TA-specific strategic external insights to support identification of growth opportunities, emerging competitive challenges and support creation of a third-party view around key strategic levers, and commissions targeted primary research
• Supports strategy and commercial analysis for business development activities
• Actively contribute to Global /Unit Strategic Planning process

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree (PhD, MD or other advanced University degree) and / or equivalent experience in life science/healthcare; MBA or consulting or equivalent experience highly preferred.
• In-depth TA knowledge (or track record to acquire required TA expertise effectively and rapidly) in Immunology.
• Highly agile having the capacity to support a number of strategic DAs within a TA and multiple programs internal and external
• Substantial experience evaluating new product opportunities (through M&A, BD&L and internal re-search programs).
• At least 5-7 years of Industry pharma and/or medical devices Experience in Research & Development and/or commercial functions with experience conducting, commissioning, analyzing primary research
• Experience of strategy development and asset shaping early in lifecycle (any functional perspective)
• Recent (post 2015) local US in-market experience; local US experience includes working within the US market with the local US customers, US health care systems / systems

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and Accommodation:

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to View email address on click.appcast.io and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Skills Desired

Analytical Skill, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Development, Business Partners, Business Strategy, Change Management, Data Analytics, Finance, Go-To-Market Strategy, Influencing Skills, Leadership, Management Consulting, Strategic Planning