Job Description Summary

The Associate Director Commercial Analytics (Cardiovascular), embedded within Cardiovascular, will proactively bring insights to the business to support strategic business decisions. The AD, Commercial Analyst (Cardiovascular) will need both franchise knowledge and analytics expertise to support the synthesis of analytics, reporting, and research to provide meaningful insights to franchise management. In addition, the Commercial Analyst will have the data science skills to support ad-hoc requests from franchise managers.

Location: The ideal location for this role is East Hanover, NJ site but remote work may be possible (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. If associate is remote, all home office expenses and any travel/lodging to specific NJ site for periodic live meetings will be at the employee's expense. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require some travel.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

Analyzing and interpreting data to monitor and providing feedback on brand performance, sales force effectiveness, and portfolio strength; leveraging advanced dashboards to investigate and monitor the drivers of performance
Hands-on experience analyzing Patient Level Claims Data and other commercial pharma datasets
Developing and delivering P/L attribution & variance root-cause analysis
Executing brand opportunities and threats analysis
Prioritizing analytical workstreams and setting data requirements for insights generation, to align with franchise strategy
Conducting assessments and synthesizing research of the therapeutic area to insights into a PowerPoint story
Supports the Integrated Insights Head by synthesizing analytics, reporting, and research to deliver insights to franchise management
Communicates business critical information to the Integrated Insights Head
Provides creative solutions to complex issues
Partners with business teams in goal-setting, strategy development, and performance measurement
Leads critical, analytical workstreams with minimal guidance, which incorporates collaborative partnership with cross-functional colleagues and then generates deliverables to empower business decisions

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

BS in STEM major ( Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics ).

Work Experience:

5 years of experience working on analytical projects required
3 year of Life Sciences / Healthcare experience required
Demonstrated experience analyzing complex situations and processes and effectively integrating and synthesizing the data to form a complete cohesive picture and actionable insights
Comfort with telling stories with data in PowerPoint
Proven self-starter with high standards of excellence and an innovative mind
Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
Project management experience and ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines
Excels at interacting with a diverse group of people, all levels of management, including senior leadership
Solid understanding of database structures, data wrangling, cleansing, and manipulation in Excel, SQL, Snowflake, Dataiku

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $144,000.00 and $216,000.00 per year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/24 through 12/31/24, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers who are focused on building and advancing a culture of inclusion that values and celebrates individual differences, uniqueness, backgrounds and perspectives. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the world around us and connects us to the patients, customers and communities we serve.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to us.reasonableaccommodations@novartis.com or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Salary Range

$144,000.00 - $216,000.00

Skills Desired

Agility, Analytical Thinking, Brand Awareness, Building Construction, Business Analytics, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Media Campaigns, Sales, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Marketing, Waterfall Project Management