Therapeutic Area Strategy Head, CRM

Kerr Dental

Therapeutic Area Strategy Head creating and updating Enterprise portfolio strategy. Leading cardio-renal-metabolic initiatives at Novartis while collaborating with senior leadership teams.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeCambridge • Massachusetts, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $288,400 - $535,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads a therapeutic area focused team in the creation and ongoing update of a holistic and aligned Enterprise portfolio strategy for their Therapeutic Area (TA)
Works closely with the 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
Conducts targeted primary research
Builds and maintains in-depth knowledge of the TA (early pipeline to commercial); including disease models
Provides insight within key portfolio governance processes
Supports identification of growth accretive opportunities, indications, disease spaces and rejection of low value opportunities/projects
Owns TA portfolio strategy and prioritization
Leads the process of creating, maintaining and updating enterprise-wide TA portfolio strategy
Identifies potential pipeline gaps, makes recommendations to address
Coaches, attracts, develops, and retains top talents

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, life and disability benefits
401(k) with company contribution and match
generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

advanced degreelife sciencehealthcaredrug developmentcommercializationfinancial acumenbusiness acumenportfolio strategypipeline managementcoaching and mentoring

Soft Skills

cross-functional leadershipinterpersonal skillsleadership skillscommunication skillsconsensus buildinginfluencing skillsnegotiation skillsconflict resolutionteam managementstrategic vision