About the Role

　　Location:

　　The ideal location for this role is East Hanover, NJ but remote work may be possible (there may be some re-strictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. If associate is remote, all home office expenses and any travel/lodging to specific East Hanover site for periodic live meetings will be at the employee's expense. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 20% travel.

　　About the Role:

　　Are you passionate about Pharmaceutical Commercial Insights and motivated to operate in an 'unbossed' culture? Are you curious to see how your skills and experience can impact break-through life-changing medicine and have a positive impact on the lives of everyday people? Then come and join our US Innovative Medicines organization in this exciting position.

　　The Associate Director, Integrated Insights, will be responsible for leading Insights for assigned as-sets/projects within Renal franchise. The individual will be responsible for driving Insights initiatives, develop and execute market research programs and analyses to provide strategic insights, to support business goals. Responsibilities also include generating market, physician and patient insights, including insight mining, attitudinal segmentations, positioning, ATUs, market/competitive analyses, landscape assessments from both primary & secondary information. Incumbent must identify issues and opportunities, define, and prioritize in-formation needs, apply market research techniques creatively to answer business questions, and develop and communicate actionable recommendations effectively to all levels of management. This person will be a self-starter, problem-solver, eager to change and ready to challenge status quo. The individual is a skilled influencer and is able to interact with various levels of seniority, within and outside of the Renal Franchise.

　　Key Responsibilities:

　　• Lead Primary Market Research projects to create integrated insights to support decision-making and building launch Strategy; this includes development of discussion guides and survey instruments, management of moderators during in-depth interviews, and framing new insights in context with the breadth of prior insights.

　　• Uncover deep insights of patients, providers and other applicable customers using a variety of primary and secondary methodologies.

　　• The individual should be an expert and understand how to leverage concepts of Behavioral science, Primary Market Research, Secondary Data Analytics, Forecasting and other areas of Insights and Analytics, and Champion new approaches & techniques, to create measurable and relevant metrics of Launch Success and implement a framework to capture the metrics over time and by various means and methods.

　　• Stakeholder Management and Influencing Decisions - working closely and collaborating with the cross-functional team to enhance quality of insights and implementation.

　　Diversity & Inclusion / EEO

　　We are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

　　Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations: Individuals in need of a reasonable accommodation due to a medical condition or disability for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know the nature of your request, your contact information and the job requisition number in your message:

　　Novartis: e-mail [email protected] or call +1 (877)395-2339Sandoz: e-mail [email protected] or call: +1-609-422-4098

　　Role Requirements

　　What You'll Bring to the Role:

　　Education: Bachelors Degree

　　Essential Requirements:

　　• 5+ years of pharmaceutical marketing research, analytics experience.

　　• Strong expertise in quantitative and qualitative research techniques

　　• Ability to combine insights from multiple sources and present comprehensive picture to stake-holders on key takeaways and learnings. Comment on next steps and potential actions to take.

　　• Demonstrated experience analyzing complex situations and processes and effectively integrating and synthesizing the data to form a complete cohesive picture

　　• Proven self-starter with high standards of excellence and an innovative mind

　　• Strong interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills

　　• Strong project management experience, ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines.

　　• Excels at interacting with a diverse group of people, all levels of management, including senior leadership

　　Desirable Requirements:

　　• Consultancy/Strategy/ Pharma Experience

　　Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

　　You'll Receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

　　Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

　　The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $158,400 and $237,600/year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/23 through 12/31/23, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market fac-tors.

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　　Division

　　US

　　Business Unit

　　MARKETING & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

　　Location

　　USA

　　Site

　　East Hanover, NJ

　　Company / Legal Entity

　　Novartis Pharmaceuticals

　　Functional Area

　　Marketing

　　Job Type

　　Full Time

　　Employment Type

　　Regular

　　Shift Work

　　No