Director Innovation Lab, Emerging Marketing Solutions

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$185,500 - $344,500 a year
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Novartis has an incredible opportunity for a talented individual to join our team as a Director, Innovation Lab – Emerging Marketing Solutions (EMS) The Director, Innovation Lab –Emerging Marketing Solutions (EMS) sits within the US Innovation Lab (iLab), part of the Marketing Technology Product Management team. In this role, you will join a highly innovative and intrapreneurial group with a focus on accelerating emerging marketing solutions Use Cases in the US. With a deep expertise in marketing tech, including AI, you will help shape our EMS strategy and lead the experimentation of innovative AI-driven and emerging tech products and services aligned to Novartis US Objectives. We think differently here; we are constantly thinking about tomorrow, and we are designing the future—today.
This position is based is East Hanover, NJ and will not have the ability to be located remotely. Please note that this role would not provide relocation and only local candidates will be considered. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require up to 25% travel.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:

Planning & Coordination

Own Product/Program Management of emerging marketing solutions pursuits, including agentic marketing and content flows and customer-centric, customer-focused solutions, employing the Evidence-based, Data-driven Innovation Model and Innovation Framework to inform use case decision-making, prioritize efforts, and execute the product roadmap via Agile methodology, including resource planning, funding, and use case prioritization
Manage the execution of emerging marketing POCs/MVPs utilizing your knowledge of agentic framework and emerging tech, identifying, analyzing, and mitigating risks and dependencies and collaborating with leaders across the enterprise to establish plans, product roadmaps, and approaches aligned to IMUS strategy and objectives to deliver results
Oversee the lifecycle of POCs/MVPs, from discovery, to development, to launch, to scale, validating or invalidating hypotheses and iterating to achieve business objectives
Be the iLab resident expert and a recognized expert in new and emerging marketing technologies, including agentic framework and its application to marketing solutioning, and provide thought leadership and iLab POV, accelerating capabilities and associate proficiency
Leadership & Execution

Lead multi-functional, multi-disciplinary teams of functional experts and external partners to co-develop and experiment potential solutions rooted in evidence-based hypotheses testing, using validated instruments, and data-driven analysis and ROI projections
Establish clear business case, KPIs, scope, estimate, resources, staffing, roles, and responsibilities and communicate vision to gain buy-in and inspire the team to relentlessly pursue objectives
Monitoring & Reporting:

Maintain program/ project program governance (Steering Committees, monthly business updates, monthly financial reporting, etc.)
Ensure team reporting consistency across multiple SharePoint and MS Teams sites ensuring documents are catalogued, easy to find, and up to date. And ensure accurate minutes of meetings including key decisions, next steps, accountabilities, and timelines are timely published and maintained.
Ensure project / program insights, policies, playbooks, user handbooks are published and shared to contribute to continuous improvement and establishment of Innovation Lab templates that will accelerate experimentation and enable brand partners and other stakeholders to incorporate appropriate key learnings into brand strategy and tactics
Essential Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Management, Marketing Technology, Information Technology, Data Science or a related field
Experience working with commercial teams creating solutions with GenAI and emerging technology
Minimum of 10 years of Innovation Management, including with Big Tech, with a focus on measurable commercial application
Minimum 8 years of Product Management, Strategy, MarTech, Innovation, or consulting role
Deep demonstrated passion for innovation with intrapreneurial behaviors such as strategic thinking and problem-solving to drive change management necessary for enabling high impact solutions
Successful track record in driving disruptive thinking, leading ideation, and meeting business objectives
Experience leading multiple product development cycles from concept to scale
Demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior executives
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment, with a comfort in the ambiguous, adapting quickly to changing priorities.
Desirable Requirements:

MBA, Master’s in related field preferred
Understanding of pharma industry and pharma marketing principles a plus
Significant experience in emerging technologies and their pharma-marketing application
Benefits and Rewards:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $185,500 and $344,500/year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/25 through 12/31/25, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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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, ****** orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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Division
US
Business Unit
Universal Hierarchy Node
Location
USA
State
New Jersey
Site
East Hanover
Company / Legal Entity
U014 (FCRS = US014) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Functional Area
Marketing
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No