Associate Director, Delivery Enablement

As an Associate Director, Delivery Enablement at Novartis, you will drive delivery excellence across assigned brands through integrated marketing planning and collaborative agency partnerships. You will implement creative effectiveness and operational efficiency strategies that accelerate campaign execution and business impact. You will act as a change agent to embed new processes, standards, and ways of working across internal and external stakeholders.

What You Will Do

You will drive delivery excellence across assigned brands through integrated marketing planning and collaborative agency partnerships. You will lead end-to-end marketing plan execution, ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery aligned with strategic objectives. You will oversee scope, financial operations, and agency performance, ensuring clear deliverables, KPI adherence, and budget discipline.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You will have the opportunity to shape how marketing comes to life and ensure seamless end-to-end marketing planning and campaign execution across multiple brands or a Therapeutic Area. You will be the trusted operational partner across Marketing, Finance, Procurement, IT, and centers of excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or MBA in a related field is required
• Minimum of five years of experience in Commercial Operations, Sales, or Marketing, with cross-functional leadership experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or consulting/agency settings
• Demonstrated knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing technologies, CRM platforms, and compliant digital workflows
• Proven track record in managing end-to-end marketing strategy and plan execution including campaign planning/execution, content development, approval deployment and optimization
• Experience in managing brand budgets and vendor financial compliance with defined standards and process
• Thorough knowledge and implementation experience of MLR standards and process to successfully support marketing execution
• Demonstrated experience in a networked organization with a high degree of cross-functional stakeholder management
• Experience in managing agencies, vendors, and third-party partners to drive process change, accountable for projects delivered on time, within budget while ensuring quality

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health, life and disability benefits
• 401(k) with company contribution and match
• Generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
• Performance-based cash incentive
• Eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards