Associate Director – Field Execution Lead

Novartis

Associate Director leading field execution roles in pharmaceutical company, ensuring execution health and accountability across therapeutic areas. Managing complex operations with a focus on improvement and effectiveness.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $152,600 - $283,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end‑to‑end execution for assigned Therapeutic Area(s), spanning steady-state operations, launches, and enterprise change initiatives
Serve as the single point of accountability for field execution once initiatives go live
Monitor execution health and assess field readiness as initiatives move from deployment into sustained operation
Translate execution health signals into informed decisions and corrective actions
Proactively identify risks, friction, or breakdowns and navigate timely escalation and resolution
Partner with planning, enablement, and infrastructure teams to ensure processes, tools, training, and sequencing are in place ahead of field deployment
Capture insights and lessons learned from execution to continuously strengthen FOPE standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required from 4-year college or university
6+ years’ experience of commercial execution, field operations, launch management or complex enterprise delivery roles in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or similarly structured industries
Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver execution outcomes in complex, multi‑stakeholder, matrixed environments
Experience working within structured governance, operating rhythms, and clear decision frameworks to drive results
Strong judgment and communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

commercial executionfield operationslaunch managemententerprise delivery

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationjudgmentrisk managementproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree