Director, US BD&L and Commercial Mergers & Integrations
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The Director, US BD&L will work under the leadership of the ED US BD&L and Commercial Mergers & Integrations to partner with the an extended team of US cross functional experts providing strategic support across therapeutic areas, with a preference for candidates who bring relevant expertise through scientific, clinical, pipeline, commercial, or BD&L experience. This individual will help ensure strong US perspective and alignment across asset assessments, opportunity prioritization, and cross-functional input, while supporting effective partnership with the global team in
Strategy and growth (BD&L) as well as the M&A group.The Director, US BD&L will offer strategic support in an agile way, depending on the priorities.This leader is expected to demonstrate accountability and responsibility for broader enterprise leadership in her/his decisions and engagement across the US Pharma organization and the Global
Pharma Organization.This leader has a passion for transformational enterprise leadership, decisive strategy in service of delivering higher impact for patients, customers, healthcare systems with higher quality, speed and agility.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate clear and timely US input across TA pipeline leads and relevant line functions to support high-quality BD&L assessments and recommendations.In close collaboration with the data and insights team, integration of insights and recommendation for all sources of external data, including analysts’ reports, enterprise level competitive intelligenceServe as an effective bridge between US stakeholders, Strategy & Growth, TASH, and
Global teams to ensure aligned, actionable, and well-integrated US perspectives.Lead cross-TA coverage, with a preferred core focus and deeper expertise in Cardiovascular/Cardiology and related pipeline areas, while remaining flexible and able to integrate knowledge across other therapeutic areas, including Neuroscience, Oncology, and Im-munology, as US BD&L priorities, bandwidth, and business needs evolve.Support merger, acquisition, and integration preparedness by contributing to coordinated US BD&L input, while demonstrating the agility, operational discipline, and people-management skills needed to pivot and support integration work during an acquisition or other priority enterprise initiatives.
Essential Requirements
Ideal Background /Experience: Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA, scientific, clinical, or health policy degree preferred.8+ years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience, such as commercial strategy, BD&L, pipeline strategy, insights and analytics, modeling, finance, access, or related functions.Strong understanding of the commercialization process, pipeline assessment, coverage and reimbursement considerations, and cross-functional decision-making.
Desirable Requirements
Cardiovascular/Cardiology expertise preferred, ideally through scientific, clinical, pipeline, commercial, or BD&L experience.The salary for this position is expected to range between $176,400.00 and $327,600.00 per year.The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits.
In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.To learn more about the culture, rewards and benefits we offer our people click here.
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