Director, Market Access Strategy, Cardiovascular – Metabolic

Posted 23hrs ago

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Director of Market Access Strategy at Novartis responsible for optimizing market access strategy for cardiovascular and metabolic products. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of strategies across the US Market Access organization.

Responsibilities:

  • Functioning as the key point of contact for US Integrated Product Strategy Teams (IPST), representing market access function for all relevant product/platform meetings and ensuring that other Market Access functions are involved and present as appropriate
  • Design, develop, and execute an integrated 3- to 5-year strategic access plan in collaboration with market access sub-functions, which includes integration of short- and long-term access strategies/tactics in an annual product planning process
  • Engaging with the Novartis Patient Support, Integrating Marketing and Customer Engagement Organizations to ensure that we are working efficiently, and market access strategies are seamlessly executed upon
  • Partnering with Payer, Pricing, and Channel Strategy to ensure that annual forecasts are accurate and reflect the latest market events
  • Socializing US market access product/platform strategies as appropriate with Executive Leadership, ensuring the US Leadership Team is well-informed of access opportunities and challenges at any given time
  • Partnering with brand and other Market Access teams to secure annual budgets and ensure tactical plans support the Market Access product strategies
  • Working closely and engaging with Legal, Compliance, Brand and Marketing teams to ensure tactics are aligned and implemented in an expeditious and compliant manner
  • Mastering the NVS Material Approval Process, including FUSE platform, compliance with pharma/FDA marketing policies, and vendor payment systems
  • Oversee 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
  • Responsible for managing multiple budgets and deliverables, including organizing interim project read-outs to ensure cross-functional alignment and ensuring deliverables do not exceed allocated budget

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, Healthy Policy or equivalent preferred
  • Minimum of 7 years of pharmaceutical experience in Marketing/Sales, Market Access or Managed Care Finance
  • Thorough understanding, knowledge of and experience with US healthcare dynamics and the drivers of pharmaceutical value
  • Success in the areas of commercial pharmaceuticals and a track record of execution and results
  • Ability to recognize complex relationships and market dynamics and to synthesize simplified, direct and effective communications
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, influencing and analytical skills combined with an ability to successfully collaborate across a matrix organization
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with potential inter dependent findings and deadlines
  • Engage a diverse group of people across product, marketing and customer experience
  • Ability to implement programs that deliver improved business results in a timely manner combined with ability to adapt to changes within the internal and external environment

Benefits:

  • health insurance
  • life and disability benefits
  • a 401(k) with company contribution and match
  • a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves