Associate Director, Therapeutic Area Communications

East Hanover, NJ (Hybrid)

$126K/yr – $234K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-functional communications to drive Brand and Therapeutic Area outcomes, turning market insight into narrative, risk control, and measurable impact.

  • Brand and disease-state storytelling with AEO optimization across channels.
  • Partner with development, commercial, media, internal comms, and analytics to maximize strategic impact.
  • Risk management and governance to protect Brand reputation and ensure regulatory compliance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support development and execution of integrated communications strategy based on deep understanding of market dynamics, communications trends, and audience insights
  • Serve as an integral and well-informed partner to cross-functional development and commercial teams to identify when and where Communications can drive the greatest impact in support of Brand & Therapeutic Area strategy
  • Engage & integrate functional expertise including media relations, digital marketing, internal & executive communications, patient & issues advocacy, and market & audience analytics to support key Brand and Therapeutic Area communications milestones and activities
  • Lead brand and disease state narrative and storytelling efforts including optimizing AEO in today’s evolving communications landscape
  • Manage risk to Novartis and Brand reputation
  • Develop ongoing reporting evaluating the impact of communications strategy aligned to business objectives
  • Deliver executional excellence, while being fully consistent with the evolving legal, regulatory and compliance environment
  • Efficient management of comms budget

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 7+ years of experience in communications with significant prior experience in brand communications disciplines, including data and regulatory milestones
  • Management of agency partners and budget
  • Crisis and issues management

Preferred

  • Pharmaceutical experience preferred

Benefits

  • The salary for this position is expected to range between $126,000 and $234,000 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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Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide. Find out more at https://www.novartis.com See our community guidelines: https://go.novartis.social/3Nboxki

Founded in 1996
Münchenstein, Basel-Country, CHE
82K employees (4,325 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$51.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.7%
Direct
34.2%
Referral
9.6%
Social
5.5%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~82.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3,475 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
19 years
Median Tenure
4.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8

Funding

Total Funding
$2.5B
Last Raise
$2.5B
Post IPO Debt, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $2.5B
  • Feb 2018
    Grant • $6.5M

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