Chief of Staff

Location:

East Hanover, NJ; 10-20% travel is required

• Serves as a strategic partner and operational extension of the US President, helping translate enterprise and US priorities into clear operating rhythms, leadership team alignment, decision-making forums, and execution mechanisms
• Work with US President and Chief Strategy, Platforms & Transformation Officer on the development of the US Commercial business strategy over a 3-to 5-year horizon
• Run the Office of the President, coordinate the US LT agenda, ensure follow-through on critical priorities, and act as a connective tissue across all US teams
• Lead the Community of Practice for Strategic Assistants to the USLT, to ensure strategic alignment and sharing of best practices
• Partner with Functional Leads to operationalize and convert US Commercial strategy into functional objectives

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic partnership with US PresidentServe as a close advisor and thought partner to the US President on business priorities, organizational effectiveness, leadership team dynamics, and enterprise decision-makingTranslate the US President's priorities into actionable agendas, decision points, follow-up actions, ensuring time, attention, and engagement are focused on the highest-value prioritiesHelp US President preparing for key internal and external engagements, including US LT, Town Halls and other US governance forums, ECN, Board, Investor Relation events, engagements with HCPs, healthcare/non-healthcare organizations etc.

Coordinate briefing materials, pre-reads, talking points, meeting objectives, and executive follow-ups in partnership with relevant teamsOwn ECN and Board content creation, in partnership with relevant teamsAnticipate issues, identify risks or misalignments, and help surface decisions requiring President or US LT attentionThe COS will have regular connections with the US President and act as a trusted sounding board on sensitive topics requiring judgment, discretion, and organizational awareness US Leadership Team OrchestrationEstablish and manage the US LT operating rhythm, including leadership meetings, business reviews, strategic offsites, governance forums, decision-making cadences, and follow-up mechanismsManage and continuously improve the effectiveness of the US LT operating modelShape US LT meeting agendas in partnership with the President and relevant functional leaders, ensuring the right balance of strategy, performance, people, risk, transformation, and enterprise topicsDrive clarity on decisions, owners, timelines, and follow-up actions from US LT discussionsSupport leadership team effectiveness by identifying areas of duplication, misalignment, or unclear accountabilityEnsure leadership discussions are connected across commercial priorities, medical/scientific priorities, market access, policy, operations, talent, culture, AI/technology, compliance, and transformationStrategy development and deploymentServe as a key interface between the Office of the President and the Strategy, Platforms & Transformation teamPartner closely with Chief Strategy, Platforms & Transformation Officer to ensure US strategic priorities, transformation initiatives, and business planning processes are well connected to the President's agenda and USLT operating rhythmCoS will share updates/feedback from US President/ECN/BoD with CSPT only when related to the topics led by SPT. Additionally, will share information/context based on discussions with CEO CoS and Strategic Assistants from other Novartis units.

Help translate strategic choices and transformation priorities into leadership decisions, governance forums, execution plans, and communication narrativesEnsure transformation work is integrated into the broader business cadence rather than operating as a parallel processPartner with Strategy, Platforms & Transformation to develop executive-level materials, synthesize insights, frame decisions, and support leadership alignmentTogether, the CoS and CSPT will have regular connections with US President to discuss all topics related to US Business Strategy developmentCoS and CSPT will partner to organize and lead US LT Strategy offsitesCoS will work on US Business Strategy development in partnership with CSPT, leading content creation and executive materials development (ECN/BoD). Lead and engage teams across (and connected to) US CommercialAct as the Community of Practice leader for Strategic Assistants across US Commercial to ensure alignment and progress toward shared outcomes. Escalate challenges to individual or collective USLT members as needed.

Create a forum amongst SA's to sharing best practices and flagging challenges to prioritized outcomesPartner with enterprise counterparts across Novartis to gather key inputs and to share US strategic priorities to create an increasingly networked organization that translates strategic intent into efficient and effective operational impact for patients.

Bring Functional Leads, COEs and SMEs together across organizational and geographic boundaries to achieve US Commercial strategic priorities

Essential Requirements:

Education:

Advanced degree or equivalent education in life science/healthcare preferred. MBA or equivalent preferred.

Minimum of 7 years in pharmaceutical, biotech, health policy, healthcare, or healthcare consulting industryMinimum of 2 years leading complex projects or initiatives requiring global and local alignment2+ years with significant consulting group preferredMinimum 3 years of commercial experience preferably with a multi-functional experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare or consulting environmentExperience in project management and translation of strategy into executionStrong ability to simplify complex concepts & strategies and "tell a story" orally and in writingStrong analytical skills and an ability to generate insights and develop relevant action plansStrong influencing skills, and the ability to exercise tact and diplomacy in stressful situationsAbility to manage multiple priorities and a heavy workloadCurious, with excellent listening skills; able to challenge current thinkingTrack record of exceptional performance and execution that drives resultsAbility to lead, manage and motivate teams, with or without authorityExperience working collaboratively across the matrixThe salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500.00 and $344,500.00 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.

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