Associate Director, Market Access Portfolio Strategy

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is a leading company in the healthcare sector, and they are seeking an Associate Director for their Market Access Portfolio Strategy team. The role involves understanding key market dynamics, supporting forecasting efforts, and ensuring effective communication of market insights across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the Market Access Early Pipeline team forecasting model assumptions are kept current by developing a deep understanding of and updating the data assumptions that underpin many of the calculations on a regular basis
• Catalogue market trends that we track to ensure that the list is complete, assumptions are current, and trends are effectively communicated across the US Market Access organization and relevant cross-functional stakeholders
• Work with Directors, Market Portfolio Strategy to support ongoing market analyses by gathering data and insights and using these findings to inform methodologies and story development
• Draft and communicate updates to the US Market Access Outlook and ensure content from the US Market Access Outlook gets repurposed and used across the organization. Gather and maintain a meaningful catalogue of above-brand initiatives being performed across the US Market Access organization so that the Market Access Leadership Team can ensure appropriate visibility and participation across the organization
• Present findings from analyses at various levels across the organization
• Participate in development of relevant market research, including learning and following all internal processes, analyzing secondary data, and incorporating internal Novartis experience to inform insights
• Organize the annual business planning process for the team

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA, Health Policy, or equivalent preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical experience in Market Access, Healthcare Strategy Consulting, Policy, Managed Care Finance, Insights & Analytics or Business Development. 3+ years with direct US Market experience is preferred
• Demonstrated familiarity with and ability to manipulate industry standard claims and/or payer data (e.g. IQVIA, DRG Fingertip Formulary), or other published sources of price and payer coverage information
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills combined with an ability to successfully collaborate across a matrix organization
• Demonstrated prioritization, organizational, and analytical skills as well as the ability to create solutions for complex processes and procedures
• Ability to analyze complex business issues and trends and to connect commercial, financial, and clinical perspectives to develop enhanced value propositions
• Demonstrated high degree of emotional intelligence, adaptability, and creativity
• MBA, Health Policy, or equivalent preferred
• 3+ years with direct US Market experience is preferred