Director, PSC Strategy and Logistics

Job Description Summary

Location:
This position is preferred to be located in Tempe, AZ or East Hanover, NJ site, remote candidates may be considered. This position will require 20% travel between offices as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international). Please note that this role would not provide relocation.

Job description summary:
Novartis is a global company that combines medical science and digital technology to provide life-changing medicines to millions of people. We offer numerous opportunities for growth and development, including global and local cross-functional careers and a wide range of learning programs. Our strong pipeline of medicines ensures continued business growth and enables us to bring innovative treatments to patients quickly.

Novartis Patient Support (NPS) plays a crucial role in helping eligible patients access and continue their prescribed medications. We work directly with patients, caregivers, and prescribing customers to provide education and support on access, affordability, acquisition, and adherence programs. Our team has sup-ported millions of patients in the US, assisting over 500,000 patients annually.

The Novartis Patient Support Center (PSC) is the central operational function within our organization. We handle all patient, caregiver, and customer transactions related to supporting patient access, including intake, case management, benefits verification, prior authorization and appeals support, specialty phar-macy triage, and adherence support. We are committed to delivering exceptional customer service, which is measured through service level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and net promoter scores.

The Director, PSC Strategy Operations and Logistics is a key leadership role, reporting to the Executive Director, Business Operations. The Director is responsible for overseeing the PSC strategy focusing on people, facilities, and the implementation of program and innovation initiatives. This individual will help define the PSC strategic roadmap including the effective utilization of PSC resources. This individual must possess strong communication skills to create and present the roadmap and strategic imperatives in a clear and actionable manner. This individual will work closely with their peers in the PSC and cross-functional NPS teams.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute on the PSC’s US and ex-US strategy, ensuring effective resource utilization. 

• Collaborate with the AD of Forecasting & Planning and Director Business Planning & Analysis (Finance) to plan and evaluate the effectiveness of site logistics for Program Management and Business Operations. 

• Oversee the Site Operations and Logistics team, which is responsible for optimizing PSC onboarding and agent footprint across US and ex-US locations. 

• Oversee the Implementation Leads and the roadmaps for established and new programs in the PSC. 

• Collaborate with business partners to create a unified implementation plan prioritizing operational changes, line extensions, program launches, transitions, and innovation initiatives, as appropriate. 

• Ensure accountability and establish KPIs to track the adherence to and success of the implementation project plans. 

• Present complex real-time strategies to senior leadership in a clear and concise manner, promoting understanding, building trust, and gaining support. 

• Collaborate with the Director of Central Operations and the Director of Program and System Training to ensure continuity and execution of PSC implementations. 

• Responsible for identifying and reporting adverse events via the established Novartis systems as per applicable processes. 

• Works within ethical and compliance policies to support a diverse and inclusive environment, adheres to Novartis policies and procedures, relevant state and federal laws and regulations and ensures that others around them do the same.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required; advanced degree preferred (e.g., MHA, MBA)  

Hybrid Working Requirements: While remote candidates may be considered, the preference is that the associate have the ability to work on-site (East Hanover, NJ or Tempe, AZ) 3 days per week 

Essential Requirements:

• 5+ years related experience in project/change management and/or implementation experience

• 5+ years of management experience

• Experience in managing US and ex-US based teams

• Ability to connect and coordinate activities across cross-functional teams, have strong inf