Therapeutic Area Strategy Executive Director, Oncology & Hematology

<p style="text-align:left"><b>Job Description Summary</b></p>Location: Basel Switzerland or Cambridge MA, East Hanover NJ, US. This role will follow a hybrid working model. <br>If based in the US, please apply to REQ-10074642<br>LI-#hybrid<br><br>The Novartis Strategy &amp; Growth, Therapeutic Area Strategy team for Oncology is seeking a new Therapeutic Area Strategy Executive Director, Oncology &amp; Hematology who will support the creation and update of a holistic 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 &amp; Growth (S&amp;G), and the Commercial US and International units.<p style="text-align:inherit"><br /> </p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Job Description</b></p><p></p><p><b>Key Responsibilities: </b></p><ul><li>Brings external benchmarking, analysis and insights, and judgement to support the TA Strategy Head in developing a holistic Novartis TA strategy that achieves sustainable growth in short, mid and long-term.</li><li>Brings both understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the core Therapeutic Areas (TA) and Disease area of Oncology &amp; Hematology to derive insightful and differentiating competitive advantages over our peers.</li><li>Provides key commercial insights to the R&amp;D project teams, particularly for early phase programs. To do this effectively, in-market experience in the US is critical.</li><li>Analyses reports and publications to extract key messages, including building product forecasts.</li><li>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.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Essential Requirements:</b>  </p><ul><li>Bachelor&#39;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.</li><li>In-depth TA knowledge (or track record to acquire required TA expertise effectively and rapidly) in Oncology and Hematology.</li><li>Highly agile having the capacity to support a number of strategic DAs within a TA and multiple programs internal and external</li><li>Substantial experience evaluating new product opportunities (through M&amp;A, BD&amp;L and internal re-search programs).</li><li>At least 7-9 years of Industry pharma and/or medical devices Experience in Research &amp; Development and/or commercial functions with experience conducting, commissioning, analyzing primary research</li><li>Experience of strategy development and asset shaping early in lifecycle (any functional perspective)</li><li>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</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:</b></p><p>Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.</p><p></p><p><b>Accessibility and Accommodation:</b> </p><p>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 <a href="mailto:diversity.inclusion_ch&#64;novartis.com" target="_blank">diversity.inclusion_ch&#64;novartis.com</a> and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message. </p><p style="text-align:inherit"><br /> </p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Skills Desired</b></p>Business Development, Business Strategy, Collaboration, Curiosity, Data Analytics, Decision Making Skills, Finance, Go-To-Market Strategy, Influencing Skills, Leadership, Operations, Prioritization, Strategic Partnerships, Strategic Planning