Manager

Job Description Summary

To support in delivering analytics and strategic decision support for early-stage pipeline assets and therapeutic area access teams. The role will contribute to the development of forward-looking access strategies by translating epidemiology, payer dynamics, HTA requirements, pricing benchmarks, competitive intelligence, and real-world evidence analogs into actionable insights. Support the development of forward-looking access strategies for early pipeline assets and relevant analytics.
The position will support early asset access strategy development, scenario modeling, pricing and reimbursement assumptions, and executive-ready deliverables across the IV&A value chain.

 

Job Description

Key responsibilities:  ​

• Develop optimal knowledge and experience in V&A / HTA / PMA

• Develop and maintain the qualitative and/or quantitative deliverables as per the stakeholder requirements in accordance with the agreed standard process and timelines, independently for assigned projects

• Liaise with stakeholders on project schedule/planning of deliverables

• Ensure that the new associates/junior colleagues deliver quality deliverables by providing guidance and performing QC/review

• Support early access analytics and strategy for pipeline (pre-TDP) assets, including market, access, pricing, and reimbursement hypotheses translating early asset data and market uncertainty into clear, actionable insights, decision-support materials, and access strategy frameworks

• Conduct payer and HTA landscape assessments, analog reviews, and benchmark analyses to identify access risks and opportunities across key markets.

• Support pricing, reimbursement, and access considerations to inform BD&L activities and target product profiles

• Help develop assumptions for forecasting, including epidemiology, patient flows, competition, and pricing and reimbursement scenarios

• Deliver ad-hoc and cross-functional requests and activities

• Support the development of additional guidance and training materials (i.e. checklists, QA processes etc.)

• Contribute to the continual improvement of the assigned deliverables and the guidance template

• Develop long-term, peer-level relationships with key clients

• Train, coach, mentor and ensure functional development of new associates/junior colleagues within V&A team

• Comply with and support group’s project management tool, standards and policies

• Maintains records for all assigned projects including archiving

• Maintains audit, SOP and training compliance

Essential Requirements: 

• Attend all mandatory trainings

• Support V&A (especially PMA) deliverables meeting quality and timelines standards (as guided / defined by senior members)

• Timely delivery of good quality of assigned deliverables and tasks

• Contribution to decision-support frameworks and strategic recommendations

• Quality, clarity and actionability of early asset access insights

• Client satisfaction with quality of services provided

• Delivery of activities through independent work

• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix environment

• Ability to manage multiple projects across therapeutic areas and stakeholders

• Train, coach, and mentor new associate

• Support the enhancement of existing services / deliverables

Job Dimensions

• Number of associates: Direct 0

• Financial responsibility (budget, cost, sales etc.): Not applicable

• Impact on the organization: Essential contribution for improvement of overall effectiveness of the business

Desirable Requirements:  

Education (minimum):

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant scientific discipline plus graduate degree (Masters or PhD) in relevant discipline (including health economics, epidemiology, health services research, public health, or business management)

Languages:

• Proficiency in ‘English’ is a pre-requisite; while knowledge of other in-scope country languages would be an advantage

Experience:

• Pharmaceutical domain knowledge

• MS-Office skills (MS-Excel, MS-Word, and MS-Power-point)

• 6-8 years conducting PMA analytics, situation analysis, or health economic and outcomes research (HE&OR) for pharmaceutical products in pharma industry, contract research organization, or academic institute; or experience in a closely related discipline within the pharma industry (e.g. clinical research, statistics, epidemiology, pricing analytics)

• Ability to work, prioritize, and drive projects independently

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO paragraph: 

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams’ representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture 

Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards  

 

Skills Desired

Analytical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Finance, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Key Account Management, Market Access, Process Management, Product Positioning, Public Affairs, Real World Evidence (RWE), Value Propositions, Waterfall Model