Associate Director, US Market Access – Therapeutic Area Strategy

Role Overview

• Support TA Director/Executive Director as single point of contact for US integrated product strategy teams (IPST)
• Assisting in the development of annual Market Access product-specific strategic and tactical plans
• Partnering with cross-functional product teams and other Market Access sub-functions to ensure alignment and budget allocations are secured
• Engaging with the Novartis Patient Support, Integrated Marketing, and Customer Engagement Organizations to ensure that we are working cohesively and efficiently to deliver consistently on market access strategies with executional certainty across the US organization
• Developing externally facing market access materials for Market Access, Marketing, Patient Support, and Customer Engagement organizations
• Support forecasting and GTN activities
• Support the socialization of US market access product strategies and performance as appropriate with US Product Leads
• Support development of critical access market research including development of qualitative and quantitative areas of study, and determining fundamental go-to-market principles to achieve optimal product commercialization
• Managing vendor RFP process and ensuring contracting compliance
• Responsible for managing multiple budgets and deliverables, including organizing interim project read-outs to ensure cross-functional alignment and ensuring deliverables do not exceed allocated budget
• Working closely and engaging with Legal, Compliance, Brand and Marketing teams to ensure tactics are aligned and implemented in an expeditious and compliant manner
• Mastering the NVS Material Approval Process, including FUSE platform, compliance with pharma/FDA marketing policies, and vendor payment systems
• Works within ethical and compliance policies, ensures a diverse and inclusive environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment, adheres with Company policies, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures those around him/her do the same

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, Healthy Policy or equivalent preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical experience in Marketing/Sales, Market Access or Managed Markets
• Awareness and understanding, and experience with US healthcare dynamics and the drivers of pharmaceutical value
• Success in the areas of commercial pharmaceuticals and a track record of execution and results
• Ability to recognize complex relationships and market dynamics and to synthesize simplified, direct and effective communications
• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills combined with an ability to successfully collaborate across a matrix organization
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines and manage multiple projects with potential interdependent findings and deadlines
• Engage within a matrixed organization across product, marketing and customer experience
• Ability to adapt to changes within the internal and external environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life and disability benefits
• 401(k) with company contribution and match
• Variety of other benefits
• Generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves