Associate Director, Clinical Care & Access I&A

Job Description Summary The US Insights and Analytics (I&A) team is dedicated to enabling improved decision making at Novartis by leveraging data and advanced analytics capabilities to generate actionable insights that drive business growth. We collaborate closely with the US Market Access and Patient Support (MAPS), bringing insights and challenging ideas to empower smarter, data-driven decision-making. Reporting into the Director, Clinical Care & Access I&A, this role is a critical contributor to brand & IPST decision-making from a MAPS perspective, by providing actionable insights, developing performance narratives, and ensuring alignment between brand strategies and organizational priorities to optimize business outcomes. The AD, Clinical Care & Access I&A, Hyderabad serves as a key driver of actionable insights to MAPS by translating complex data into clear, actionable strategies that enhance decision-making across the organization. By collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, directors in MAPS facing pillars of CC&A, this role ensures a deep understanding of performance trends, identifies opportunities for business growth, development and streamlining of core MAPS capabilities and delivers concise performance narratives that inform both tactical actions and strategic direction. Acting as a trusted partner to leadership, the role also supports operational planning and fosters alignment across teams, enabling brands to achieve their full potential within the broader business ecosystem. The role emphasizes cross-functional insight synthesis, operational excellence, and strong collaboration with both Hyderabad and US teams.   Job Description Associate Director, Clinical Care & Access I&A Location – Hyderabad #LI Hybrid    Major Accountabilities ·       Maintain current expertise in relevant therapeutic areas, market access, patient support and evolving market trends to ensure all insights are contextually relevant and actionable for strategic decisions  ·       Elevate and lead synthesis of insights being delivered from each TA and focus on development of holistic story from an impact lens, tailored to access and patient support  ·       Develop compelling narratives and storylines that translate complex analyses into clear, impactful presentations for leadership ·       Define key business questions (KBQs), and explore opportunities or challenges through deep-dive analyses, leveraging therapy knowledge and cross collaboration across TAs  ·       Drive end-to-end delivery of a range of strategic outputs, including but not limited to BPRs, IPST and LRR deliverables, program impact/design, and other high-priority business needs ·       Ensure robust analysis and data quality across all outputs, applying high standards of methodology and providing clear, actionable recommendations. Develop and share performance updates, analyses, and recommendations to IPSTs and senior leadership    ·       Evaluate performance trends and overall strategy effectiveness by assessing key drivers of brand performance like Coverage approval rate, fill rate, DOT, market share, forecasts, ROI, etc.    ·       Prepare PREREAD materials, coordinate workshop activities, and ensure that Hyderabad's insights are effectively integrated with the broader CC&A I&A team. Partner with brand team to develop and refine key performance indicators (KPIs) at the brand or functional level to ensure alignment with strategic goals    ·       Working with a cross-functional team, identify opportunities to optimize performance monitoring processes and improve the effectiveness of reporting and decision-making tools  ·       Drive collaboration with East Hanover and Hyderabad teams to extract insights from diverse data sources, ensuring effective knowledge transfer a