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Summary
Novartis is poised to launch numerous innovative medicines across four therapeutic areas, driven by a foundation of robust strategy, flawless field execution, and impact-driven performance vigilance metrics. The Executive Director, Launch Excellence will ensure enterprise governance and frameworks for new product launches are implemented with quality and timeliness to elevate Novartis' launch discipline. Reporting to the VP, Launch Excellence, the Executive Director, Launch Excellence will partner closely with cross-functional launch teams to develop launch disciplines and establish consistent tools, processes, and KPI dashboards, ensuring launch excellence against specific business deliverables.
Location
This position is based in East Hanover, NJ and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 10-15% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/or international).
About The RoleKey Responsibilities:
- Manage team to drive launch processes, disciplines, and toolkits including blueprints, frameworks, archetypes, playbooks, governance models that are shared and disseminated across launch teams.
- Create communities of practice across disease areas for upcoming launches to gather, aggregate, and share best practices and cross-functional perspectives, ensuring teams build on launch learnings across the organization.
- Manage a consistent and robust product launch process and governance as a ‘control tower' structure to provide oversight and ensure consistency of tracking and discipline integration across launches.
- Work with internal launch stakeholders to ensure launch process management and successful completion of launch readiness tasks (standardized approach across brands – including Blueprint / Playbook, Governance, and KPIs specific to the product archetype).
- Coordinate Launch Readiness Review Assessments across launch brands to review and align strategic and tactical plans with senior leadership.
- Establish reporting dashboards to track key metrics and KPIs, including leading and lagging indicators, providing mechanisms for teams to share critical updates with the executive leadership team.
- Lead overall business planning with the Planning & Launch Lead and cross-functional teams to ensure strategic and financial planning deliverables are created timely.
Essential Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees (MBA, PhD, MA) preferred.
- 12+ years in pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, med-tech, healthcare, or life sciences strategy consulting, with experience in at least two different cross-functional roles.
- 5+ years' commercial experience with US market launches, including leading at least 3 successful new launches.
- 2+ years leading complex projects requiring global and local alignment.
- Strong ability to simplify complex concepts and strategies, and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Strong analytical skills to generate insights and develop action plans.
- Strong influencing skills and tactful diplomacy in stressful situations.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and workload.
Desirable Requirements
- 3+ years within a major consultancy (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain).
- 3+ years field experience in life sciences, including sales or market access, with consistent exceeding of quotas.
Benefits include competitive salary, bonuses, stock options, comprehensive benefits, and more. Final compensation depends on various factors including experience and location.
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