Executive Director, Market Access Strategy, Oncology

Job Description Summary

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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 man-ager. This position will require 20% travel.

Are you ready to shape the future of patient access in healthcare? As Executive Director, Market Access Strategy, Oncology, you will play a pivotal role in defining and advancing Novartis' enterprise-wide market access strategy, helping ensure innovative medicines reach the patients who need them most. Working at the intersection of strategy, policy, pricing, payer access, and commercial execution, you will influence critical business decisions, lead a high-performing team, and partner with senior leaders across the organization to unlock sustainable value for patients, customers, and Novartis.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Creating a cross functionally aligned market access strategy to optimize the access environment for launch and inline brands, shaping long-term access plans, collaborating cross-functionally to drive payer coverage and affordability, and ensuring sustainable value for Novartis.
• Partnering with internal subject matter experts to understand Market Access external stakeholder business models and management, industry trends, how they may evolve in the future, and the implications to our business/portfolio, including the market access portfolio risks and/or opportunities to optimize coverage and patient access
• Hiring and fostering a team of associates that, together, are expert in all facets of US market access such that they can represent the collective market access strategies across the organization
• Execute access strategies in partnership with broader Market access and US commercial organizations through resource development and deployment, implementation of strategic choices across payer, provider, and channel levers, as well as innovative solutions for an evolving US access landscape
• Working with the Novartis Public Affairs team to assess the potential implications of new or proposed policy changes on our inline and pipeline products
• Ensuring that leadership across the organization is well-informed of Market Access opportunities and challenges. Coordinating rapid, ad hoc assessments of emergent business questions, aligning position, and disseminating throughout the organization
• Developing industry-leading frameworks, tools and resources, with specific focus on Customer engagement and Market Access with connective tissue to reimbursement field teams.

Essential Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, Pharm D, Health Policy or equivalent preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, with demonstrated ability to lead teams both directly, indirectly, and cross functionally in a matrixed environment.  People management and development experience highly preferred
• Thorough understanding, knowledge of and experience with US healthcare dynamics and the drivers of pharmaceutical value
• Ability to analyze complex business issues and trends and to synthesize information into clear and compelling insights and recommendations delivered in a persuasive way to the organization
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills combined with an ability to successfully collaborate across a matrixed organization
• Demonstrated prioritization, organizational, and analytical skills as well as the ability to create solutions for complex processes and procedures
• Inspirational leadership with high level of self-awareness and curiosity with focus on empowering others
• Proven results-oriented approach (e.g., fails fast to learn faster) and embodiment of an agile, growth mindset

Desirable Requirements:

• Oncology therapeutic area experience preferred

Novartis Compensation Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $248,500 and $461,500 per year.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disa