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Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Director, Product Strategy Lead - RLT

East Hanover Posted today $185,500

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Sponsorship verdict

Sponsorship possible

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  • 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.
  • The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
  • 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.
  • What Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Director, Product Strategy Counsel” (Lawyers) in NJ: $157k–$157k, median $157k.
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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Employer is on a government sponsor record
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. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
No salary bar for this route
H-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 roles
1 certified filing for “Director, Product Strategy Counsel” (Lawyers) in NJ: $157k–$157k, median $157k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).

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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About the role

Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid The Director, Product Strategy Lead (PSL) drives the development and execution of integrated product strategies while guiding key decisions and resource allocation across cross-functional teams. This key role will contribute to the management of the full P&L for the assigned product and partner closely with the Executive Director, Product Strategy Lead, General Manager and functional leaders to ensure strategic, high-impact decisions. As a core member of the Integrated Product Strategy Organization, this role champions transformational enterprise leadership while ensuring customer engagement and relationship-building are deeply embedded into the product's strategic approach.   Job Description Key Responsibilities: • • Define critical and specific integrated priorities and key impact measures for assigned product/indication in consultation with the cross-functional product strategy team under the final leadership of the General Manager. • Integrate, lead, measure and take decisive action against the KPIs on the integrated product strategy to raise impact for product • Significant contribution to the P&L of a product/indication while enabling partner functions to manage day-to-day resource management • Significant contribution to the topline results as an outcome of strategic choices • Significant contribution to the integrated cross-functional resource allocation to deliver highest impact • Establish and coordinate management of KPI’s across all functions accountable for the integrated product strategy • Appropriately partner with functional heads in trade-off decisions • Partner with other general managers and members of the Product Strategy team for enterprise decisions, including potential trade-offs between products/indications   Essential ​ Requirements: • • Education: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred • 8+ years in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or healthcare consulting industry inclusive of at least 2 different types of cross-functional roles/experience. Cross-functional roles/experience means the associate has experience in 2 different full-time roles for at least 1 year each in either Sales, Marketing, Market Access, NPS , IDS, or Medical. • 2+ years of direct responsibility for large budget management inclusive of owning key product trade-off decisions • 2+ years leading and translating an integrated product strategy requiring global and local alignment • US market, launch and product lifecycle stages experience or General Manager experience in another country   Desirable Requirements: • • US pharmaceutical commercial experience strongly preferred • Prostate cancer therapeutic area experience as well as global or other country/region experience (projects, full-time roles or temporary roles for 6 months or more   Novartis Compensation Summary: The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500 and $344,500 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 compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.   US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.   EEO Statement: The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers.

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