Director, Business Applications & AI Products
Location:
East Hanover, NJ (no remote)
Summary This position will be located at the East Hanover, NJ location and will not have the ability to be located remotely. We are recruiting for two roles.
About The Role The Insights and Decision Science (IDS) team is dedicated to enabling improved decision‑making at Novartis by leveraging data and advanced analytics capabilities to generate actionable insights that drive business growth. The Director of Business Applications & AI Products is responsible for centrally managing and optimizing business applications that support various functions within Novartis US. This role ensures the consolidation of user bases into a standardized set of applications, driving efficiency and maximizing adoption across different personas. As the organization evolves, the director also plays a critical part in modernizing the business application landscape—integrating AI‑powered features, automation, and intelligent decision‑science capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Own and manage business applications that support the needs of different functions within Novartis US, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Maximize application efficiency & adoption across user personas by consolidating and maintaining various user bases into a set of standard applications, while proactively identifying opportunities for enhancement (including AI & automation).
Develop and execute a product roadmap for business applications, ensuring alignment with business needs, evolving technology, and industry trends; oversee the end‑to‑end development lifecycle of applications, from idea to implementation, leveraging agile methodologies.
Lead the integration of AI capabilities into business applications—such as predictive analytics, intelligent automation, and generative AI—to improve user experience, insights, and decision‑making.
Actively manage the product backlog, prioritizing initiatives that provide the highest strategic value and scalability.
Collaborate with third‑party vendors to influence product and application roadmaps based on changing business needs and technology advancements.
Drive the vision for consolidating technology products into evolved platforms, ensuring efficiency and interoperability.
Ensure product development efforts align with broader organizational strategies, acting as a link between teams and stakeholders.
Engage with different business units to develop a unified view of technology platforms required to meet business needs.
Work closely with DDIT and other IDS teams to ensure robust product planning, integration, and execution.
Track product adoption, gather feedback, and refine strategies based on user needs and business performance and ensure smooth onboarding, training, and communication for stakeholders using business applications.
Education Bachelor's or master’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Essential Requirements
Extensive experience in leading product management and development operations within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
Commitment to fostering a user‑centric approach and leveraging data‑driven insights to enhance product offerings.
Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 8+ years of experience in product management, application development, or related roles, preferably within the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector, with a focus on managing vendor relationships and ensuring alignment with product goals.
Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, agile frameworks, and best practices in product development, including the ability to integrate vendor contributions effectively.
Proven track record of successfully managing and delivering complex product portfolios that align with business objectives and user needs, while coordinating with vendors to enhance product offerings—ideally with embedded data or AI features.
Familiarity with AI technologies such as predictive modeling, natural language processing, or generative AI, and how they can be embedded into enterprise applications.
Excellent leadership, strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence cross‑functional teams and external partners.
Ability to drive change and innovation in a dynamic and complex organizational environment, leveraging vendor partnerships to support strategic initiatives.
Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to leverage data insights to inform product decisions and optimizations, including vendor performance assessments.
Certification in product management or agile methodologies is desirable, with any additional experience in vendor management.
Novartis Compensation And Benefit Summary The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $185,500.00 and $344,500.00 per year. 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 other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits). Detailed information on benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. Employees will be in an “at‑will” position, and the company reserves the right to modify base salary at any time.
Why Novartis Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people who collaborate, support, and inspire each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Benefits and Rewards Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
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 & 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 employment.recruiting@novartis.com or call +1(877)395‑2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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East Hanover, NJ (no remote)
Summary This position will be located at the East Hanover, NJ location and will not have the ability to be located remotely. We are recruiting for two roles.
About The Role The Insights and Decision Science (IDS) team is dedicated to enabling improved decision‑making at Novartis by leveraging data and advanced analytics capabilities to generate actionable insights that drive business growth. The Director of Business Applications & AI Products is responsible for centrally managing and optimizing business applications that support various functions within Novartis US. This role ensures the consolidation of user bases into a standardized set of applications, driving efficiency and maximizing adoption across different personas. As the organization evolves, the director also plays a critical part in modernizing the business application landscape—integrating AI‑powered features, automation, and intelligent decision‑science capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Own and manage business applications that support the needs of different functions within Novartis US, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Maximize application efficiency & adoption across user personas by consolidating and maintaining various user bases into a set of standard applications, while proactively identifying opportunities for enhancement (including AI & automation).
Develop and execute a product roadmap for business applications, ensuring alignment with business needs, evolving technology, and industry trends; oversee the end‑to‑end development lifecycle of applications, from idea to implementation, leveraging agile methodologies.
Lead the integration of AI capabilities into business applications—such as predictive analytics, intelligent automation, and generative AI—to improve user experience, insights, and decision‑making.
Actively manage the product backlog, prioritizing initiatives that provide the highest strategic value and scalability.
Collaborate with third‑party vendors to influence product and application roadmaps based on changing business needs and technology advancements.
Drive the vision for consolidating technology products into evolved platforms, ensuring efficiency and interoperability.
Ensure product development efforts align with broader organizational strategies, acting as a link between teams and stakeholders.
Engage with different business units to develop a unified view of technology platforms required to meet business needs.
Work closely with DDIT and other IDS teams to ensure robust product planning, integration, and execution.
Track product adoption, gather feedback, and refine strategies based on user needs and business performance and ensure smooth onboarding, training, and communication for stakeholders using business applications.
Education Bachelor's or master’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Essential Requirements
Extensive experience in leading product management and development operations within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
Commitment to fostering a user‑centric approach and leveraging data‑driven insights to enhance product offerings.
Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 8+ years of experience in product management, application development, or related roles, preferably within the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector, with a focus on managing vendor relationships and ensuring alignment with product goals.
Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, agile frameworks, and best practices in product development, including the ability to integrate vendor contributions effectively.
Proven track record of successfully managing and delivering complex product portfolios that align with business objectives and user needs, while coordinating with vendors to enhance product offerings—ideally with embedded data or AI features.
Familiarity with AI technologies such as predictive modeling, natural language processing, or generative AI, and how they can be embedded into enterprise applications.
Excellent leadership, strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence cross‑functional teams and external partners.
Ability to drive change and innovation in a dynamic and complex organizational environment, leveraging vendor partnerships to support strategic initiatives.
Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to leverage data insights to inform product decisions and optimizations, including vendor performance assessments.
Certification in product management or agile methodologies is desirable, with any additional experience in vendor management.
Novartis Compensation And Benefit Summary The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $185,500.00 and $344,500.00 per year. 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 other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits). Detailed information on benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. Employees will be in an “at‑will” position, and the company reserves the right to modify base salary at any time.
Why Novartis Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people who collaborate, support, and inspire each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Benefits and Rewards Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
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 & 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 employment.recruiting@novartis.com or call +1(877)395‑2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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