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Novartis

Global pharmaceutical company delivering science-based innovations

Commercial Portfolio & Lifecycle Manager

Corporate StrategyUpdated on Nov 10
Full-time€58.2k - €108kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree in Health Sciences, Pharmacy, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline is required.
  • Approximately 7–10 years of relevant professional experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry, or in strategic consulting, is required.
  • Experience in one or more commercial or strategic functions, such as Marketing, Market Access, Sales, Commercial Excellence, Finance, Strategic Planning, Portfolio Management, or Lifecycle Management, is required.
  • Experience with brands at different lifecycle stages, including mature brands and products approaching loss of exclusivity, is required.
  • Experience evaluating business opportunities, developing business cases, and supporting investment or resource-allocation decisions is required.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in matrix organizations is required.
  • Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions without formal authority is required.
  • Strategic portfolio and product lifecycle management capability is required.
  • Ability to identify, evaluate, and size business opportunities is required.
  • Business-case development and financial evaluation capability is required.
  • Scenario modeling and risk-assessment capability is required.
  • Market, customer, and competitive analysis capability is required.
  • Portfolio prioritization and resource-allocation decision capability is required.
  • Ability to interpret commercial and financial data is required.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional programs and projects is required.
  • Ability to translate insights into actionable business recommendations is required.
  • Strategic thinking and sound business judgment are required.
  • Strong analytical ability and the ability to make decisions with incomplete information are required.
  • Critical thinking and confidence to constructively challenge established assumptions are required.
  • Ability to influence, build alignment, and drive progress without formal authority is required.
  • Clear and persuasive communication, including storytelling, is required.
  • Strong stakeholder-management capability is required.
  • Pragmatism, accountability, and execution focus are required.
  • Intellectual curiosity, openness to new approaches and technologies, and the ability to operate amid ambiguity while creating structure, priorities, and action plans are required.
  • A corporate mindset that prioritizes overall portfolio value over individual brand interests is required.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct proactive, continuous portfolio reviews to identify growth, value-protection, efficiency, and risk-mitigation opportunities.
  • Evaluate brand performance, future potential, and strategic relevance across lifecycle stages.
  • Translate portfolio insights into clear strategic priorities and actionable business recommendations.
  • Evaluate and prioritize opportunities according to potential impact, feasibility, investment level, expected return, and associated risks.
  • Develop business cases, financial evaluations, and scenarios to support resource-allocation and investment decisions.
  • Monitor implementation and business impact of prioritized portfolio initiatives.
  • Anticipate critical product lifecycle milestones, including loss of exclusivity, market-dynamic changes, and changes in the competitive, regulatory, or access environment.
  • Develop differentiated lifecycle strategies based on each brand’s maturity, performance, and strategic relevance.
  • Develop structured loss-of-exclusivity readiness and risk-mitigation plans with relevant cross-functional teams.
  • Identify and activate value-optimization levers in pricing, supply strategy, demand management, brand maintenance, operating-model simplification, and resource allocation.
  • Support brand transitions to the Commercial Portfolio Unit by ensuring effective handover of business knowledge, performance insights, responsibilities, and strategic priorities.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify, outsource, or rationalize portfolio activities or assets where appropriate.
  • Lead the evaluation, prioritization, and activation of cross-functional portfolio initiatives.
  • Bring Marketing, Market Access, Finance, Regulatory Affairs, Supply, Legal, and other relevant functions together around a common evidence base and recommendation.
  • Build alignment among stakeholders with different objectives, perspectives, and incentives.
  • Constructively challenge existing assumptions and ways of working to identify better business solutions.
  • Present portfolio recommendations, business cases, and strategic trade-offs to senior stakeholders and decision-making forums.
  • Ensure agreed priorities translate into clear owners, implementation plans, and follow-up mechanisms.
  • Help establish the Commercial Portfolio Unit as a strategic portfolio-management capability within Novartis Spain.
  • Design and implement portfolio-management frameworks, governance forums, tools, processes, and decision criteria.
  • Promote a culture of value creation, prioritization, simplification, and data-driven decision-making.
  • Serve as an internal point of reference for Portfolio and Lifecycle Management.
  • Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing across therapeutic areas and functions.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen portfolio-management capabilities through new approaches, analytics, technologies, and ways of working.

Desired Qualifications

  • An MBA or postgraduate qualification in Strategy, Marketing, Finance, or Business Management is preferred.
  • Experience with pharmaceutical product transitions, end-of-lifecycle strategies, or loss-of-exclusivity readiness is valued but not essential when the candidate demonstrates strong strategic and commercial capabilities.

About the Company

Novartis

Global pharmaceutical company delivering science-based innovations

Novartis is a global pharmaceutical company that uses science-based innovations to develop treatments and improve patient outcomes worldwide. Its products are medicines developed through research and development to address various diseases, aiming to reach nearly 1 billion people. The company differentiates itself by large-scale investment in R&D, a global presence with a diverse workforce, and a clear mission to Reimagine Medicine, focusing on meeting the changing needs of patients. Its goal is to improve quality of life and extend life expectancy by delivering meaningful therapies through its research and development efforts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Basel, Switzerland
Founded
1970

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