Associate Director, Execution Excellence

Novartis

Associate Director leading strategic horizon in Go‑To‑Market transformation at Novartis. Overseeing orchestration of initiatives in customer engagement, role design, and operational capabilities.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeRemote • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $152,600 - $283,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required from 4-year college or university.
6+ 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

Comp & perks

health
life and disability benefits
a 401(k) with company contribution and match
vacation
personal days
holidays and other leaves

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Hard Skills & Tools

Transformation ManagementOutcome-Driven ExecutionCross-Functional DeliveryAnalytical SkillsCommunication Skills

Soft Skills

Influencing Senior LeadersNavigating ComplexityAdaptabilityFocus Through Ambiguity