Director, NPS Program Strategy & Management (Breast and Women's Cancers)

Job Description Summary This position will be located in East Hanover, NJ and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 25-30% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/or international). One of the most important functions in today's biopharmaceutical industry is patient services. As ease of accessing HCP prescribed medications has become more difficult, the ability of a company to build, design, implement, and run dynamic end-to-end patient support offerings has become critical to patients successfully starting and staying on therapy. The role of the Director, Novartis Patient Support Breast and Women's Cancers is to serve as a leader for product and program strategy in support of patient access to achieve product and/or portfolio objectives. This role owns ongoing planning, evaluation/measurement, and optimization of short-term and long-term program performance to enable impact for Novartis and patients. This role requires a highly collaborative and agile leader to liaise with multiple NPS Centers of Excellence and cross-functional teams, including, but not limited to, Product Strategy, Marketing, Market Access, Customer Engagement (Sales), Field Access & Reimbursement, Medical, Ethics & Compliance, Legal, Insights & Decision Science, and Training. Key Responsibilities:

Lead a core team of cross-functional NPS stakeholders focused on ongoing patient support program refinement and measurement specific to the post-prescription experience in partnership with Program Data Insights and Analytics Center of Excellence. Serve as NPS subject matter expert on

Breast and Women's Cancers

and provide key inputs to Portfolio Strategy & Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence for program designs related to onboarding, co-pay, adherence, e-services, and hub operations. Drive integration of NPS priorities and program performance with identified product priorities, strategies and KPIs. Liaising with NPS Enterprise Intelligence and Insights team to gather insights on external and competitive benchmarking, scanning global best practices and liaising across network internal resources. Supports successful implementation of any new services launched/administered for NPS including planning, managing, budgeting and launching along with ensuring adequate staffing for operational support. Oversee the creation of patient access and reimbursement content and resources in partnership with NPS Content Development Center of Excellence to support field execution of

Breast and Women's Cancers

programs. Serve as a highly collaborative and agile leader to liaise with multiple NPS Centers of Excellence and cross-functional teams. Accountability for driving strong business performance in conjunction with Executive Director, NPS MS and Manager, Patient NPS Program Operations Management MS. Essential Requirements:

Bachelor's degree required; Advanced degree MPH, PharmD, MBA, or equivalent preferred. 7+ Pharma commercial experience or Healthcare or Consulting, with 3 of those years of experience operating directly in patient services space. Ability to connect commercial, financial, and clinical perspectives to develop enhanced value messages and strategies. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort level with senior management presentations. Proven track record leading across cross-functional teams. Desirable Requirements:

In depth knowledge of specialty product distribution and service company business models. In-depth knowledge and understanding of patient services challenges and opportunities. Experience with specialty/buy and bill products. Oncology experience. Home office marketing experience. Previous consultant or vendor experience. 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 The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to us.reasonableaccommodations@novartis.com or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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