Salary Range:
£84,490.00 - £156,910.00Job Description Summary
#LI-HybridAs Integrated Insights Head, you will serve as the strategic engine translating data into actionable insights that drive business performance. Partnering with Therapeutic Area and Value & Access teams, you will enable informed decision-making, support brand strategy, and bridge business priorities with advanced analytics and research outputs.
Job Description
Key responsibilities- Lead integrated insights generation combining market research, analytics, and competitive intelligence
- Translate brand strategies into research plans, KPIs, and measurable business insights
- Drive market research across therapeutic areas including patient journey mapping, segmentation, and market sizing
- Deliver deep-dive analyses leveraging internal and external data to inform strategy and performance
- Ensure effective use of global research assets and knowledge management platforms
- Act as key interface between commercial teams and data & analytics platforms to align priorities
- Own forecasting inputs including market models, assumptions, and scenario planning with Finance
- Enable cross-functional alignment on KPIs, dashboards, and success metrics
- Provide customer, payer, and ecosystem insights to support strategic and access decisions
- Foster a high-performing insights team and build organizational capabilities
- University degree in bioscience or business; consulting or market research background preferred
- 10+ years of experience in insights, analytics, or commercial strategy in healthcare
- 5+ years of leadership experience in cross-functional teams
- Strong expertise in primary and secondary market research and competitive intelligence
- Proven ability to translate strategy into insights, KPIs, and business actions
- Experience in forecasting, market modelling, and scenario planning in collaboration with Finance
- Strong stakeholder management skills across local and global teams
- Knowledge of compliance standards and regulatory environment
- Fluency in English; local language desirable
We are reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. Join us to shape data-driven decisions that deliver meaningful impact for patients and strengthen our innovation-driven culture.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Skills Desired
Agility (Inactive), Agility (Inactive), Brand Analysis, Brand Awareness, Commercial Excellence, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Engagement, Customer Experience (CX), Customer Insights, Data Strategies, Digital Marketing, Go-to-Market Strategies, Healthcare Needs (Inactive), healthcare outcomes (Inactive), Influencing Skills, Inspirational Leadership, Marketing Strategies, Media Campaigns, People Management, Product Launches, Product Marketing, Product Roadmap, Return on Investment (ROI), Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management {+ 1 more}Skills Required
- University degree in bioscience or business
- Consulting or market research background
- 10+ years of experience in insights, analytics, or commercial strategy in healthcare
- 5+ years of leadership experience in cross-functional teams
- Expertise in primary and secondary market research and competitive intelligence
- Ability to translate strategy into insights, KPIs, and business actions
- Experience in forecasting, market modelling, and scenario planning in collaboration with Finance
- Strong stakeholder management skills across local and global teams
- Knowledge of compliance standards and regulatory environment
- Fluency in English
- Local language proficiency desirable
Novartis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novartis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novartis.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay and benefits are described as a strong overall package, supported by medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside FSAs/HSAs and disability and life coverage. Mental-health support is reinforced through an employee assistance program with psychological support and a network of mental health first aiders.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, with an automatic company contribution plus dollar-for-dollar matching in the 401(k). Additional retirement funding is described through an age-based defined contribution program and access to an employee share purchase plan discount.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are framed as robust, including a global minimum of paid parental leave for new parents following birth or adoption. Added supports include domestic partner coverage, dependent-care resources, and benefits such as adoption assistance and child/elder care options.
Novartis Insights
What We Do
Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.









