Director RWE & Innovative Evidence

Job Description

Bringing life-changing medicines to millions of people, Novartis sits at the intersection of cutting-edge medical science and innovative digital technology. As a global company, the resources and opportunities for growth and development are plentiful including global and local cross functional careers, a diverse learning suite of thousands of programs & an in-house marketplace for rotations & project work. With strong medicines pipeline our current transformation will not just deliver growth for our business but continue to allow us to bring innovative medicines to patients quickly.

The Director RWE & Innovative Evidence is responsible for developing and implementing evidence strategies that deliver innovative and scientifically robust evidence to Therapeutic Areas (TAs) across the Innovative Medicine (IM) organization. Evidence strategies inform business decisions about the research and development of Novartis products and support healthcare decisions by patients, physicians, health authorities, payers, and policymakers. The incumbent will serve as an expert for real world evidence (RWE) and integrated evidence, enabling cross-functional teams in becoming leaders in developing and executing integrated evidence strategies that include RWE.

The Director RWE & Innovative Evidence also contributes significantly to internal enterprise-wide and external cross-stakeholder initiatives that shape our business and healthcare environments. This role requires excellent scientific and technical expertise in real world data and observational research as well as a strong understanding of product and disease area strategies, our business, and healthcare environments. Success also requires robust strategic thinking, leadership, collaboration and communication skills, as well as an entrepreneurial mindset, to work with and through others, to reimagine the way we use innovative evidence to develop and deliver medicines for patients.

The Director RWE & Innovative Evidence will drive the development of integrated evidence approaches, techniques and standards as well as working closely with TAs, NIBR, GDD, Access and Medical and key countries to enable innovative evidence and sharing of best practices across geographies.

Major responsibilities
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
•Develop and drive overarching innovative integrated evidence strategies, in collaboration with internal partners, to ensure that the value of our medicines is fully supported by evidence
•Act as a thought-leader and internal change agent on matters pertaining to the overall creation and implementation of Innovative Medicines (IM) portfolio RWE / Integrated Evidence strategies and tactics
•Ask the right scientific questions, understand the evidence needs to optimize approval, access and clinical adoption of our medicines, and ideate and make recommendations on fit-for-purpose data and integrated evidence solutions
•Deliver high quality, rigorous, and fit-for-purpose evidence solutions according to Novartis priorities and opportunities to impact patients and society
•Closely collaborate with internal and external partners ensuring scientific rigor in evidence strategy, study design and analyses
•Lead partnerships with Medical Societies, Academic Institutes, payer bodies, other data owners to build meaningful RWD research collaborations
•Lead or contribute significantly to cross-functional, enterprise-wide and external evidence initiatives as well as to new and innovative data and analytic platforms, methodological approaches and technologies, which enable broader and more effective use of integrated evidence to reimagine medicine
•Work closely with key countries to develop timely, meaningful and robust evidence to support product value demonstration aligned with local needs (patient access, reimbursement, medical education, and patient advocacy)

The role can be based in either Switzerland and/or USA.
Our selection process will prioritize associates whose roles may be changing or may be impacted as a result of the Transforming for Growth reorganization.

For US based candidates:
The ideal location for this role is East Hanover, NJ 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 East Hanover, NJ 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 20% travel.

The ideal location for this role is the East Hanover, NJ site but remote work may be possible (there may be some exceptions based on legal entity registration). 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 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.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $201,600.00 and $302,400.00 per year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/23 through 12/31/23, 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.

Diversity & Inclusion / EEO

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Minimum Requirements

What you'll bring to the role:

•Advanced degree or equivalent education/degree in life science/healthcare required. MBA or equivalent preferred
•7+ years industry and/or relevant experience acquired at biopharmaceutical companies, academia, healthcare provider / Payer / HTA, or relevant consultancy companies
•Deep understanding and experience of RWD/RWE and/or related disciplines to generate scientifically rigorous and impactful evidence, both from prospective and retrospective studies, including secondary data sources
•Deep understanding of and experience with research methodology and statistical methods related to retrospective and prospective clinical data analysis, and observational and/or epidemiological research
•Demonstrated track record leading and executing research projects using RWD from claims, electronic health records, registries, biobanks, or digital applications, including publications

Desirable:
•Strong external presence and connectivity, including an active network in RWE

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Why Novartis?
766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, and while we're
proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and
extend people's lives.
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found.
at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse,
equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture by integrity, curiosity, and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world's
toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never
trying! Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse
teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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