Novartis

Associate Director, Execution Excellence

Novartis

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New Jersey • United States

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Salary

💰 $152,600 - $283,400 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead the end‑to‑end orchestration of one strategic Horizon, shaping intent, defining outcomes, and guiding work through adoption and sustained impact.
  • Maintain a clear, unified view of Horizon initiatives to ensure focus, momentum, and measurable value throughout execution.
  • Bring together five core workstreams – Customer Archetypes & Targeting, Engagement Models, Role Design, Capabilities, and Metrics & Incentives – to enable cohesive, integrated delivery.
  • Connect strategy to execution across functions, ensuring the transformation moves forward in a coordinated and meaningful way.
  • Partner closely with Future Readiness leaders by Therapeutic Area to embed brand vision into Horizon priorities, designs, and releases.
  • Establish continuous feedback loops with therapeutic areas, brands, and field stakeholders to inform prioritization and accelerate adoption.
  • Leverage tools, dashboards, and insights to support data‑driven decision‑making and proactive course correction.
  • Champion simplification and continuous improvement to increase focus, productivity, and value creation.
  • Craft and share a compelling Horizon narrative that brings clarity to purpose, progress, and impact – tailoring communications for executive, cross‑functional, and field audiences while celebrating milestones and wins along the way.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required from 4-year college or university.
  • 8+ years’ experience in driving large-scale transformation, enterprise execution, or strategic operations in complex, matrixed organizations, within pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or similarly structured industries with large, geographically dispersed teams.
  • A proven track record of aligning executive priorities with cross‑functional delivery to achieve meaningful, measurable outcomes.
  • Strong understanding of commercial operations, field engagement, and go‑to‑market transformation within complex organizations.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate strategic intent into clear, structured, outcomes‑driven execution.
  • Confidence navigating complexity, influencing at senior levels, and maintaining focus through ambiguity and change.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to connect data, insight, and action in a clear and compelling way.
  • Experience working with agile delivery approaches and digital tools that support transparency, adaptability, and continuous progress.
Benefits
  • health, life and disability benefits
  • 401(k) with company contribution and match
  • generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
large-scale transformationenterprise executionstrategic operationscommercial operationsfield engagementgo-to-market transformationagile delivery approachesdata-driven decision-makingoutcomes-driven executioncontinuous improvement
Soft Skills
influencingcommunicationanalytical skillsnavigating complexitymaintaining focustailoring communicationsconnecting data and insightleading through ambiguitycollaborationchampioning simplification