Therapeutic Area Strategy Director

Key Responsibilities:

• Brings external benchmarking, analysis and insights, and judgement to support the RLT TA Strategy Head in developing a holistic Novartis TA strategy that achieves sustainable growth in short, mid and long-term.
• Brings both understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, RLT (isotopes, radiobiology, dosimetry, etc.) and the core Therapeutic Areas (TA) and Disease area to derive insightful and differentiating competitive advantages over our peers.
• Provides key commercial insights to the R&D project teams, particularly for early phase programs - To do this effectively, in-market experience is essential.
• Analyse reports and publications to extract key messages, including building product forecasts.
• 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.

Essential Requirements:

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD or other advanced University degree) or equivalent experience in life science/healthcare; MBA or consulting or equivalent experience highly desirable
• Proficiency in English required – spoken & written, other languages is an asset.
• Deep knowledge of Oncology, including multiple tumor types (or track record to acquire required TA expertise effectively and rapidly)
• Experience with RLT or demonstrated ability to learn complex, highly technical areas quickly
• Highly agile having the capacity to support multiple strategic Disease Areas within a TA and multiple programs internal and external
• Substantial experience evaluating new product opportunities (through M&A, BD&L and internal research programs).
• Significant Industry pharma and/or medical devices experience in Research & Development and/or Commercial functions with experience conducting, commissioning, analysing primary research and developing forecasts
• Experience of strategy development and asset shaping early in lifecycle (any functional perspective)

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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