Director, Intelligence Planning & Execution

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• The Director serves as the strategy, planning, portfolio management, and organizational performance leader for the Director, Intelligence Planning & Execution organization.
• This role owns strategic planning, integrated portfolio management, organizational performance measurement, productivity governance, cross-capability coordination, roadmap integration, strategic imperative tracking, resource planning, leadership operating rhythms, and portfolio reporting across the organization.
• The role is accountable for ensuring priorities, investments, resources, roadmaps, and strategic initiatives remain aligned across capability areas and are delivered through a coordinated operating model.
• This role serves as the primary portfolio, planning, and governance interface between the Decision Intelligence & Analytics Capabilities organization and SPT, HYD leadership, and partner I&A organizations for capacity management, prioritization, strategic planning, resource alignment, dependency management, and execution activities impacting the portfolio.
• The role does not own individual capability strategies, analytics domain ownership, technology delivery, analytics product ownership, data strategy, platform ownership, or analytics execution.
• The role operates within a globally integrated capability model and serves as the primary leader for portfolio integration, planning coordination, governance, organizational performance measurement, and execution management across the Decision Intelligence & Analytics Capabilities organization.

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in strategy, portfolio management, business operations, transformation, analytics, consulting, program management, or related disciplines.
• Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree in Business, Analytics, Strategy, Organizational Leadership, Operations, Management, Data Science, or a related field preferred.
• Experience leading strategic planning, governance, prioritization, performance management, or execution-management initiatives.
• Strong track record supporting senior leaders and driving cross-functional alignment.
• Experience managing strategic portfolios, integrated roadmaps, organizational priorities, and performance management frameworks.
• Experience leading transformation, operating model, organizational effectiveness, or change initiatives.
• Experience working within matrixed organizations and global operating models.
• Experience managing executive communications, performance reporting, and governance processes.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences organizations.
• Experience serving in strategy, portfolio management, business operations, planning, transformation, or organizational effectiveness roles.
• Experience partnering across analytics, business, technology, and operations organizations.

Novartis Compensation Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500 and $344,500 per year.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. 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.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

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