Associate Director, Field Launch Excellence
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Associate Director driving product launch excellence for Novartis in the pharmaceutical industry. Partnering closely with diverse teams to support strategic launch initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with the Customer Engagement organization to bring an enterprise mindset to product launches
- Synthesize insights across therapeutic areas, internal roadmaps, customer perspectives, and the competitive landscape
- Build trusted partnerships across Product, Data & Analytics, and other matrix teams
- Champion the voice of the customer and the voice of the field by embedding real-world insights into launch planning
- Partner closely with Sales and Customer Engagement leadership during launch periods
- Support the design and continuous evolution of launch acceleration strategies
- Drive launch and operational excellence for priority brands while creating scalable standards
- Apply industry and competitive expertise to assess market dynamics
- Develop, communicate, and apply repeatable, data-informed launch best practices
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required from a 4-year college or university
- 8+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or similarly structured industries with large, geographically dispersed teams
- 2+ years’ experience working within one or more therapeutic areas – such as Immunology, Cardiovascular, Renal / Rare, or Neuroscience
- 2+ years’ experience supporting product launches within the life sciences industry, including 1+ year experience of meaningful exposure to forecasting, launch analytics, and/or business development and licensing activities
- Ability to work independently while balancing multiple priorities
- Experience analyzing complex information, connecting disparate inputs, and translating data into clear, actionable insights that tell a compelling story
- Proven success collaborating across cross-functional, matrixed teams, building strong relationships, and delivering results through influence, partnership, and shared accountability
- Strategic, data-driven problem solver with project management experience
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits
- 401(k) with company contribution and match
- Generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
- Performance-based cash incentive
- Annual equity awards eligibility depending on the level of the role
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