Novartis
Novartis
Novartis is a global healthcare company focused on discovering and developing innovative medicines that help improve and extend people’s lives. Its research and development work spans cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases, immunology, neuroscience, and oncology, combining scientific collaboration with modern technology platforms. The company also emphasizes diversity, equity and inclusion, alongside social and environmental responsibility, as part of its work in advancing medicine.

Associate Director, Enterprise Marketing Partnerships at Novartis

Lead Novartis enterprise marketing partnerships spanning healthcare sponsorships, sports, cultural programs, advocacy, and integrated campaigns. Coordinate partners, agencies, approvals, and performance measurement to deliver consumer and patient impact.

Description

  • Assess partnership opportunities and recommend those that support Novartis enterprise strategy and brand priorities
  • Help develop partnership strategy within established priorities
  • Convert approved strategies into actionable plans, schedules, and deliverables
  • Oversee relationships with designated external partners
  • Direct activations across priority sports, cultural, and advocacy partnerships
  • Deliver agreed outputs on schedule, within scope, and against defined objectives
  • Guide initiatives through legal, medical, regulatory, privacy, brand, and other internal reviews
  • Align stakeholder input to support compliant activation
  • Assist with hospitality planning and activation delivery
  • Support omnichannel campaigns connected to enterprise platforms, including awareness, screening, education, and cultural initiatives
  • Build alignment among internal teams, agencies, and external stakeholders
  • Direct agency and vendor workstreams covering activation development, experiential delivery, content planning, asset management, and reporting
  • Assist with agency scope management, budget monitoring, and performance assessment
  • Track partnership asset use, activation progress, and delivery status
  • Surface risks and opportunities across the partnership portfolio
  • Provide recommendations to improve existing partnerships and guide future planning
  • Develop executive updates, briefings, and decision materials covering progress, performance, risks, opportunities, and recommendations

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree is required
  • At least five years of experience in partnership marketing, integrated marketing, or sponsorship activation
  • At least two years managing complex programs involving multiple internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to use artificial intelligence tools to create executive summaries and improve presentation content
  • Strong project management capability across multiple concurrent workstreams
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and agency partners in a matrixed organization
  • Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities
  • Background in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or healthcare consulting, including global or multi-market work
  • Experience supporting major sports leagues, advocacy organizations, or enterprise partnerships
  • Experience with entertainment, nonprofit, or cultural platforms is preferred
  • Must be a local candidate in East Hanover, New Jersey, or New York City; relocation is not provided

Benefits

  • Performance-based cash incentive
  • Potential eligibility for annual equity awards based on role level
  • Health benefits
  • Life benefits
  • Disability benefits
  • 401(k) plan with company contribution and matching
  • Vacation, personal, holiday, and other leave programs
  • Opportunity or requirement for 15% travel

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