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Novartis is a leading global pharmaceutical and healthcare research and solutions company dedicated to improving patient lives by uncovering solutions to current medical challenges
Executive Director, Incentive Compensation
Location
United States
Posted
53 days ago
Salary
$236K - $439.4K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Executive Director, Incentive Compensation
Novartis
• Serve as the enterprise architect for incentive compensation, shaping a future ‑ ready strategy that aligns performance measurement and rewards with evolving commercial and customer engagement priorities • Partner closely with Sales Leadership, Therapeutic Area leaders, Finance, P&O, Legal, Compliance, and Technology to ensure incentive compensation is fair, compliant, scalable, and tightly aligned to enterprise goals • Position incentive compensation as a powerful strategic lever that drives the right behaviors and outcomes – not simply an administrative or transactional process • Lead the design and continuous evolution of incentive frameworks, ensuring alignment with field roles, portfolio needs, and go ‑ to ‑ market models • Own enterprise governance, including decision rights, documentation standards, change management, and escalation pathways, bringing clarity and confidence to stakeholders • Provide executive oversight of end ‑ to ‑ end incentive compensation delivery, ensuring accurate, timely, and trusted reporting and payouts across the field • Champion operational excellence by partnering with Sales Operations, Analytics, Finance, Data Enablement, and Technology to maintain a high ‑ quality, audit ‑ ready environment • Drive modernization of incentive compensation tools, platforms, and processes, increasing transparency, reducing manual effort, and improving speed and insight • Lead, develop, and inspire a high ‑ performing incentive compensation organization, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required from 4-year college or university
- 10+ years’ experience of analytics experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or similarly structured industries with large, geographically dispersed sales teams; including 6+ years’ experience in an Incentive Compensation role with excellent achievements
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise‑scale incentive compensation strategy, design, and execution in highly matrixed organizations
- Strong track record of partnering with senior commercial, finance, and functional leaders to shape strategy and deliver meaningful business outcomes
- Proven success leading teams through transformation, modernization, and operating model evolution
- Ability to attract, develop, and retain diverse talent while building high‑performing, engaged teams
- Strategic and analytical thinker with strong cross‑functional leadership skills and experience managing complex initiatives and budgets
- Executive presence and systems thinking, with comfort navigating ambiguity while creating clarity, alignment, and momentum.
Benefits
- health, life and disability benefits
- 401(k) with company contribution and match
- generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
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• Serve as the enterprise architect for incentive compensation, shaping a future ‑ ready strategy that aligns performance measurement and rewards with evolving commercial and customer engagement priorities • Partner closely with Sales Leadership, Therapeutic Area leaders, Finance, P&O, Legal, Compliance, and Technology to ensure incentive compensation is fair, compliant, scalable, and tightly aligned to enterprise goals • Position incentive compensation as a powerful strategic lever that drives the right behaviors and outcomes • Lead the design and continuous evolution of incentive frameworks, ensuring alignment with field roles, portfolio needs, and go ‑ to ‑ market models • Own enterprise governance, including decision rights, documentation standards, change management, and escalation pathways • Provide executive oversight of end ‑ to ‑ end incentive compensation delivery, ensuring accurate, timely, and trusted reporting and payouts across the field • Champion operational excellence by partnering with Sales Operations, Analytics, Finance, Data Enablement, and Technology to maintain a high ‑ quality, audit ‑ ready environment • Drive modernization of incentive compensation tools, platforms, and processes, increasing transparency, reducing manual effort, and improving speed and insight • Lead, develop, and inspire a high ‑ performing incentive compensation organization, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning
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