International Therapeutic Area, Director - Renal

Bringing life-changing medicines to millions of people, Novartis sits at the intersection of cutting-edge medical science and innovative digital technology. As a global company, the resources and opportunities for growth and development are plentiful including global and local cross functional careers, a diverse learning suite of thousands of programs & an in-house marketplace for rotations & project work. With strong medicines pipeline our current transformation will not just deliver growth for our business but continue to allow us to bring innovative medicines to patients quickly.<br><br>The International TA, Director is responsible for a consistent, cross-functional brand strategy shaping and implementation, for all assets having moved from Global to International TA until the handover to IBBI. The incumbent will evolve globally created early brand strategies, such as the Integrated Product Strategies (IPS) into a competitive, truly cross-functional launch plan that is fit-for-purpose for core IMI markets and sets a foundation of launch success for Novartis’ next blockbusters. <br><br>Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:<br><br>Incumbent will contribute to strategic, cross-functional decisions for International and above-brand strategic initiatives, incl. partnerships, policy shaping, and for launched assets, will monitor and respond to major events and competitive landscape developments.<br><br>The role will include a close interaction with core IMI markets, incl. pro-active co-creation, 1:1 support and serving as the escalation point for risks and opportunities to the Head of International TA. The incumbent will closely collaborate with MAP and CE&E teams to shape launch deliverables and TA-relevant customer experiences/ journeys and campaigns/ content for major IMI markets. On the overall brand strategy level incumbent will collaborate with respective IM-US counterpart to ensure consistent brand positioning worldwide, leverage learnings and transferable practices.<br><br>•Evolve and operationalize globally created early disease area (DA) teams’ objectives, strategies, and ecosystem shaping strategies for major IMI markets<br><br>•Drive definition/ execution of above-brand ecosystem initiatives (e.g., partnerships) across DAs and brands and collaborate with the CE&E and MAP to incorporate best practice approaches into ecosystem shaping/ engagement<br>•Partner with major IMI markets to adapt and operationalize globally created, early IPS into a competitive, truly cross-functional roadmap for launch assets<br>•Contribute to launch sequencing and track major IMI market launch preparation progress, risks, and opportunities<br>•For priority assets, drive continuous evolution of IPS / brand plan during growth phase until handover IBBI; in particular, monitor and guide strategic response to events and competitive landscape developments <br>•Drive effective, tiered market support to interpret, localize and operationalize launch strategies and deliverables, acting as primary interface and escalation point for major IMI markets<br>•Partner with MAP and CE&E teams to ensure effective collaboration in shaping of TA-relevant launch deliverables and customer experiences/ journeys / campaigns/ content for major IMI markets<br>•Ensure appropriate compliance against company policies and procedures, ensure consistent brand positioning worldwide, leverage learnings and transferable practices across IMI and IM-US<br><br>The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $188,200.00 and $274,800.00 per year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/23 through 12/31/23, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.<br><br>The ideal location for this role is East Hanover, NJ but remote work may be possible (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. If associate is remote, all home office expenses and any travel/lodging to specific East Hanover, NJ for periodic live meetings will be at the employee’s expense. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 20% travel. <br><br><br>[#video#https://youtu.be/ggbnzRY9z8w{#400,300#}#/video#]