Associate Director, Marketing Operations Learning Delivery

East Hanover, NJ (On-site)

$146K/yr – $270K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end learning strategy for U.S. Marketing, turning complex pharma workflows and regulatory realities into scalable, role-based programs that drive adoption and measurable impact across content supply and marketing operations.

  • Strategy & Transformation: lead learning delivery for priority initiatives, aligning programs with objectives and evolving operating models.
  • Capability & Delivery: build repeatable methodologies and internal expertise to reduce reliance on external consultants across marketing operations and content supply.
  • Stakeholder Translation: partner with marketing, SMEs, and global teams to convert strategies, workflows, and tech changes into practical learning experiences.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the learning delivery strategy for priority U.S. Marketing initiatives, ensuring programs effectively support strategic marketing objectives, evolving operating models, and transformation initiatives.
  • Incorporate knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, marketing operations and technologies, and regulatory requirements into the design of learning solutions, ensuring content and delivery approaches reflect how Novartis marketing teams plan, create, route, approve, activate, and optimize work in practice.
  • Build scalable internal capability within the Marketing Operations Training & Change Management team, reducing dependence on external consultants by establishing repeatable methodologies, internal expertise, and durable operating models for learning delivery.
  • Indirectly lead and develop a team of Learning Delivery Managers responsible for building, delivering, and optimizing learning programs that support content supply chain, marketing operations, and broader U.S. Marketing initiatives from mobilization through sustained adoption
  • Partner closely with marketing and commercial stakeholders, subject matter experts, and globally distributed teams to ensure learning experiences translate marketing strategies, workflows, process changes, and technology enhancements into relevant, role-based learning experiences
  • Develop and maintain a standard learning methodology and set of standards, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and best practices in adult learning for the Marketing Operations Training & Change Management team
  • Integrate new learning practices and operational improvements into U.S. Marketing ways of working, ensuring resources, processes, and tools evolve alongside changing business needs, technology capabilities, and regulatory expectations.
  • Develop and execute consistent learning strategies, tailoring messages and leveraging feedback to adapt approaches and sustain momentum for change initiatives.
  • Articulate the value and business impact of learning initiatives through clear messaging, stakeholder engagement, and compelling narratives that resonate with marketing audiences and reinforce why change matters.
  • Lead the development of high-quality, relevant, and impactful learning materials, overseeing content initiatives from conception to delivery. Continuously seek feedback and optimize learning programs and experiences, leading high-priority U.S. Marketing initiatives and documenting processes to support ongoing organizational objectives.
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Novartis

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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