ED, Personalized & Precision Medicine

Band

Level 7

 

Job Description Summary

This position will be located in the East Hanover, NJ site.

 

Job Description

The Insights and Decision Science (IDS) team is dedicated to enabling improved decision-making at Novartis by leveraging data and advanced analytics capabilities to generate actionable insights that drive business growth. We collaborate closely with the US business, bringing insights and challenging ideas to empower smarter, data-driven decision-making. Reporting into the VP, Head, Applications and Emerging Data Products, this role is crucial in advancing the frontiers of personalized healthcare. 

 

The role of the ED for Personalized and Precision Medicine is at the forefront of utilizing EHR, clinical and diagnostic data to uncover patterns and indicators to improve patient identification, enhance treatment efficacy and advance patient outcomes. By effectively communicating complex analytical findings, the individual will drive the company's mission to deliver innovative, personalized treatment solutions that improve patient health. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead the team responsible for analyzing healthcare data, including clinical trial datasets, transactional claims, and electronic health records. Guide the application of established and novel statistical and analytical techniques to support strategic objectives in patient identification, diagnostics utilization, and RWE analytics. 

• Develop and lead strategic partnerships with providers to identify eligible patients in their existing patient pools. Lead the team in leveraging analysis of provider EHR to inform strategic initiatives and improve patient outcomes. 

• Oversee the use of data generated by digital health technologies (DHTs) to capture patient-generated data, electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs), and electronic clinical outcome assessments (eCOAs). Guide the team in supporting key strategic goals. 

• Lead the tracking and analysis of metrics on companion diagnostic availability, offering, and usage. Provide the roadmap to enhance diagnostic strategies and improve patient care. 

• Lead initiatives that analyze real-world evidence and clinical & diagnostic data to identify patterns and indicators associated with patient response to treatment regimens. Focus on strategic insights, especially regarding genetic and biomarker indicators. 

• Aligning with NVS stakeholders on research, evidence development, and clinical strategies to drive strategic decision-making, generation of data-driven insights, and the implementation of personalized and precision medicine in healthcare systems. 

• Guide the team in conducting the analysis, drafting and reviewing of the relevant sections of technical and study reports, manuscripts for publishing in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, and abstracts and presentations for international conferences. Ensure alignment with strategic goals and organizational priorities. 

• Communicate complex concepts and interpretations of analysis and findings to diverse audiences, including internal leadership and stakeholders, health economists, clinicians, and health systems. Influence decision-making and stra