Associate Director, US Market Access Strategy - Remote
About the role
About the role:
US Market Access Strategy will support the company in understanding overarching Market Access opportunities and challenges, and help the organization navigate future complexity with external Market Access stakeholders.
The Associate Director, Market Access Strategy is part of a team that collectively defines and delivers solutions to maintain an industry leading approach to Market Access. This role is responsible to pro-vide Market Access perspectives to help inform strategic decision-making. The Director will ensure that the organization has a coherent, well supported, forward thinking, Market Access strategy that optimizes our ability to reach appropriate patients as well as the overall potential value of the portfolio to the organization. This role works cross functionally with multiple internal stakeholders, including Strategic Pricing & Contracting, Therapeutic Area Strategy leads, Policy, Product General Managers, Fi-nance, and Strategy & Growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting in the development of an annual US Market Access Outlook to inform brand planning across the organization (e.g., perspectives on biosimilar landscape evolution, policy changes that might affect our products, key customer evolution)
- Identifying Market Access trends and developing business solutions that capitalize on market opportunities
- Supporting the Global Strategy & Growth organizations to ensure that future planning is sensitive to US market needs
- Mastering the NVS Material Approval Process, including FUSE platform, compliance with pharma/FDA marketing policies, and vendor payment systems)
- Preparing leadership slide decks
- Managing how we share information across the Market Access and broader organization
- Supporting the development of critical market research including development of qualitative and quantitative areas of study, and determining fundamental go-to-market principles to achieve optimal product commercialization
- Mastering the NVS Material Approval Process, including FUSE platform, compliance with pharma/FDA marketing policies, and vendor payment systems)
- 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 within ethical and compliance policies, ensuring a diverse and inclusive environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment, adhering with Company policies, state and federal laws and regulations and ensuring those around him/her do the same
This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 10% travel.
EEO Statement
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- Novartis: e-mail us.reasonableaccommodations@novartis.com or call +1 (877)395-2339
- Sandoz: e-mail reasonable.accommodations@sandoz.com or call: +1-609-422-4098
Role Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, Healthy Policy or equivalent preferred
Essential Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical experience in a combination of Market Access as well as Portfolio Strategy, Insights & Analytics, Managed Care Finance, Communications, Management Consulting, and/or Business Development
- Awareness and understanding of US healthcare dynamics and different stakeholder perspectives on pharmaceutical value
- Ability to analyze complex business issues and trends and to synthesize information into clear and compelling insights
- Strong interpersonal, communication, influencing and analytical skills with an ability to successfully collaborate across a matrixed organization
- Ability to manage multiple projects with demonstrated organizational and project management skills
- Demonstrated high degree of emotional intelligence, adaptability, and creativity in solution-oriented ideation
- Proven results-oriented approach (e.g., fails fast to learn faster) and embodiment of an agile, growth mindset
Preferred:
- Preferred focus in Market Access Strategy or strategy consulting with a focus on Market Access
Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
You’ll Receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $174,400.00 and $261,600.00/year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/24 through 12/31/24, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
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