Novartis
Director, Strategy Engagement Lead
$186K–$344K
East Hanover · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; experience may be in consulting, corporate strategy, commercial strategy, strategic operations, transformation, or relevant pharma / healthcare.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field; preferred advanced degree (Master of Science and/or MBA).
About the job
Leads US commercial strategy engagements, turning business priorities and cross-functional inputs into strategic recommendations, decision options, and execution handoffs.
What you'll do
- Lead strategic framing, opportunity sizing, and US commercial strategy narratives; synthesize market and business inputs into strategic choices.
- Align functional strategies with enterprise priorities and prepare recommendations and trade-offs for US leadership.
- Coach AD and Manager resources and ensure high-quality analysis, narratives, and stakeholder processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- 8+ years of consulting, corporate strategy, commercial strategy, strategic operations, transformation, or relevant pharma / healthcare experience.
- Ability to lead 1-2 complex strategy engagements concurrently with senior stakeholders and ambiguous scope.
- Strong hypothesis-driven problem solving, facilitation, storylining, analytical synthesis, and influence without authority.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (Master of Science and/or MBA).
- Top-tier consulting, corporate strategy, commercial strategy, project leadership, or transformation experience; experience converting recommendations into roadmaps, owners, KPIs, and governance handoffs.
Pay
$185,500.00 - $344,500.00 per year (base salary)
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