Job Description Summary
#LI-HybridLocation: Basel Switzerland. Please note this role can be based in Basel Switzerland or in the US. If you are based in the US please apply via REQ-.
The Therapeutic Area Strategy Head will lead a therapeutic area focused team in the creation and ongoing update of a holistic and aligned Enterprise portfolio strategy for their Therapeutic Area (TA). The candidate will work closely with senior leaders within the cardio-renal-metabolic (CRM) TA including Bio‑medical Research (BR), Development, and Commercial organizations in US and International and Search & Evaluation. The candidate will bring a passion for innovation, deep industry experience, scientific acumen and strong judgement to guide internal choices and drive sustainable growth in the short, mid, and long term in CRM. This individual will have both a broad and deep understanding of the CRM field to drive insightful and differentiating competitive advantages over our peers by bringing a third‑party view around key strategic levers and external analysis trends and white space opportunities. Additionally they will conduct targeted primary research.
Key Responsibilities
Provides external perspective and identifies opportunities:
Builds and maintains in‑depth knowledge of the TA (early pipeline to commercial); including disease models; responsible for ongoing assessment of peer companies with heavy exposure in the TA.
Educates updates and provides external views to all internal stakeholders. Provides insight within key portfolio governance processes (diligence and external landscape mapping with BD&L and M&A)
Supports identification of growth accretive opportunities indications disease spaces and rejection of low value opportunities/projects
Supports Group Investor Relations and the CEO Office with dissemination of key strategic insights
Ongoing collection and synthesis of scientific and commercial insights for the TA
Owns TA portfolio strategy and prioritization:
Leads the process of creating maintaining and updating enterprise‑wide TA portfolio strategy including disease area and molecule selection to drive mid‑and long‑term growth in collaboration with RDC
Identifies potential pipeline gaps makes recommendations to address
Works closely with key stakeholders in the Therapeutic Area Leadership (TAL) team to facilitate portfolio decision making prioritization and trade‑offs
Internal and External Commercial and Pipeline Modelling:
Oversees assessments of programs fit to current portfolio strategy and facilitates central review for assets inside and outside current priorities (e.g. at Innovation Management Board (IMB))
Provides consolidated commercial and development inputs to support business cases for internal and external assets and programs
Provides outside‑in independent view of internal assumptions around core pipeline
Leads the development of assessment of external opportunities (e.g. forecast assumptions business cases)
Others:
Coaches attracts develops and retains top talents; partners with P&O leadership to develop people strategy (e.g. organization development performance career development).
Plans allocates and manages TA strategy financial budget by anticipating expenditures accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility
Essential Requirements
Advanced degree or equivalent experience in life science/healthcare required Cardiologist training highly desirable
Demonstrated cross‑functional global leadership experience is essential.
Minimum 10 years of pharmaceutical/biotech experience gained in banking consulting or biopharma with exposure to drug development and ideally commercialization required. Proven ability to operate effectively in a highly matrixed fast paced environment.
Candidates with significant senior leadership experience including Biotech CEOs and executives from investment banking or other Wall Street institutions are strongly preferred
Ability to comfortably engage with the C‑suite and mid‑career associates to influence and challenge with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
Strong financial and business acumen with strong understanding of biopharma landscape; companies assets and early technologies
Strong strategic vision superior leadership excellent communication consensus building and well‑developed influencing and negotiation skills
Excellent conflict resolution skills to facilitate agreement and buy‑in at the senior‑most levels
Experience leading and managing a team with a variety of insights from science to commercial and proven coaching and mentoring experience
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and Accommodation
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Position Details
Therapeutic Area Strategy Head CRM • Basel, Basel‑Stadt, Switzerland
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