Biopsy Product Manager

Job Description Summary

The Biopsy Manager will serve as a vital link in the process, not just regarding the operational aspects, but also in ensuring that the patient's journey through key accounts is smooth and successful.
With a special emphasis on mapping the patient's journey, the Biopsy Manager will help identify critical touchpoints, potential bottlenecks, and opportunities to improve the overall patient experience and the effectiveness of the healthcare system.

 

Job Description

Key responsibilities:                                                                                        

• Acting in a percent reduction in variance among practitioners regarding when to request a biopsy. This would reflect the alignment of practice to clear guidelines
• Reach reduction in the rate of improper or contaminated samples collected. This would imply improvements in the application of best practices for sample collection.
• Achieve Reduction in the rate of biopsies sent to inappropriate or non-specialized laboratories. An improvement in this KPI would suggest improved decision making about where to send biopsy samples for analysis.
• Hit reduction in lag time between biopsy and result interpretation. Shortened times suggest more efficient interpretation.
• Acting reduction in the rate of misinterpretations or errors in reading biopsy reports. This would show the improvement in the quality of reading and understanding of biopsy reports.

Essential Requirements:                                                                                        

• +5 years of experience in pharma industry on Marketing and/or Innovation areas.
• Experience  in collaborating  with and leading cross-functional teams
• Project Management: solid project management skills
• Local data generation to address Brazilian access needs
• Patient Journey Mapping: comprehensive understanding of the patient's needs and concerns to ensure that patient care remains a priority and to advocate for these needs when necessary;
• In-depth knowledge of the Brazilian Healthcare System
• Fluent in Portuguese and English.

Desirable Requirements:                                                                                        

• Experience in Rare Diseases

Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll receive: Competitive salary, annual bonus, life insurance, home office policy (home office 2x a week), retirement and wellbeing plans, flexible working arrangements, birthday day-off, parental leave, subsidized dining facilities, health insurance, employee recognition platform, Gympass, employee resource groups and virtual self-development tools.

If you want to learn more about our benefits, you can access the Novartis Life Handbook: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.        

 

Skills Desired

Agility, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Engagement, Customer Experience, Customer Insights, Data Analytics, Data Strategy, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Media Campaigns, Product Marketing, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Model