************************************************************** JobCircle.com is a regional job board serving all industries and occupations in the PA, NJ, DE, NY, MD, and DC areas. We offer a regional job board, online learning, and regional job fair events for jobseekers who live in our areas of focus. To Learn More: Job Board: http://www.JobCircle.com?source=ng eLearning: http://www.JobCircle.com/courseware?source=ng Job Fairs: http://JobCircleJobFairs.com?source=ng ************************************************************** Job Title: Associate Director Product Management Job Location: NJ: East Hanover Pay Rate: Open Job Length: full time Start Date: 2007-12-17 Company Name: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Contact: Human Resources Phone: email only please Fax: email only please Description: Job ID 34363BR Posting Title Associate Director Product Management Division Pharmaceuticals Country USA Work Location United States - New Jersey Company/Legal Entity USA Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ Posting Functional Area Marketing Job Type Full Time Employment Type Permanent Job Description Develop key Marketing tools & processes and provide optimal commercial assessment for early stage compounds 2. Assist Business Development & Licensing (BD&L) with assessment and valuation of potential candidates 3. Play a key role in project teams i.e. develop target product profile, competitive analysis, accelerated registration strategies, etc; drive development of differentiated products 4. Interact with functional support groups (e.g. Market Research, CI, etc.) and ensure effective use of these resources to support key new products decisions 5. Maintain strong external focus to ensure adequate external input to the drug development programs, as well as effective external communication of Novartis Oncology pipeline Minimum requirements Requirements: 1. A well rounded professional with 5-7 years experience in Marketing, Market Res & Business Analysis, BD&L or Strategy from a pharmaceutical firm (a must). Has experience working collaboratively and cross-functionally with R&D, BD&L and Marketing 2. A deep understanding of the Oncology market is necessary. Understands Marketing issues (target product profile, product positioning, branding elements, trademark development, etc) Hands-on expertise utilizing the principles of sales forecasting, including validation of assumptions; has broad knowledge of use of Market Research to draw valid conclusions Mastery of Drug Development process, including clinical design issues & regulatory issues such as accelerated and standard approvals Well connected to external industry organizations (Oncology-related), key opinion leaders, etc. An undergraduate degree in science (pharmaceutical, biology, chemistry, etc.) is required. An MBA is a plus. Please refer to Job code armaceuticals-644163 when responding to this ad. For FASTEST PROCESSING of your resume, please visit http://www.jobcircle.com/classifieds/1008652.html?source=ng to apply online. ************************************************************** For fastest processing of your resume, this employer asks that you apply to this job using the URL above. **************************************************************