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Associate Director, Field Launch & Change Surge
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 🇺🇸 Remote Position (USA) · Remote
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The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship/clearance.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting says it won’t sponsorIts own wording says sponsorship is unavailable.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Associate Clinical Development Medical Director” (Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists) in NJ: $117k–$117k, median $117k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description Summary #LI-Remote This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 10% travel. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible to you. Company will not sponsor visas for this position. The Associate Director, Field Launch & Change Surge provides focused, time-bound execution capacity to support major launches and high-priority change events across the field organization. This role helps stabilize performance during peak change periods by coordinating execution mechanics, readiness actions, and rapid issue resolution—so field leaders can stay focused on customers and core performance. Working in close partnership with Field Execution Leads, enablement partners, operations teams, and cross-functional stakeholders, this role strengthens launch readiness, protects field capacity, and accelerates time-to-stability after go-live. Job Description Key Responsibilities: • Provide surge execution support for launches, major tool/process releases, and high-impact organizational changes, ensuring clear sequencing, ownership, and follow-through. • Translate launch/change plans into practical field actions (readiness tasks, cutover steps, stabilization activities), ensuring clarity on who does what by when. • Identify cross-team dependencies and readiness risks early (training gaps, workflow breaks, operational constraints) and drive mitigation actions with owners. • Support cutover planning and go-live readiness, including readiness checklists, field-facing timing clarity, and escalation pathways for high-severity issues. • Coordinate hypercare mechanics during launch/change windows to ensure rapid triage, clear ownership, and timely resolution of field-impacting issues. • Drive rapid stabilization by tracking issues through to closure and ensuring recurring problems are addressed with root-cause fixes, not repeated workarounds. • Partner across teams to align execution details (timelines, readiness expectations, support model) and reduce last-minute churn during launch windows. • Maintain an integrated view of launch/change readiness signals and surface actionable watch-outs to execution leadership. • Capture lessons learned and convert them into improved readiness playbooks, templates, and standard operating patterns. Essential Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree required from 4-year college or university. • 6+ years’ of experience in field operations, launch execution, program delivery, or execution-focused roles within complex, matrixed organizations. • Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in high-intensity environments with competing priorities and tight timelines. • Strong execution discipline, coordination skills, and ability to translate plans into clear actions and closures. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including ability to drive alignment without direct authority. Desirable Requirements: • Familiarity with readiness frameworks, cutover/hypercare practices, and structured issue management. • Comfort operating as surge capacity across multiple portfolios and workstreams, adapting quickly as priorities evolve. Novartis Compensation Summary : The salary for this position is expected to range between $145,600 and $270,400 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compens