BSI HEAD HEOR

Role overview

BSI HEAD HEOR at Novartis

Enterprise Leadership & Strategic Impact Act as a core strategic partner to IV&A LT and HEOR & HTA leadership, shaping global access, pricing and evidence strategies.

The role leads a large, multi-disciplinary organization (~80 FTEs) and acts as a strategic partner to the IV&A LT and International HEOR & HTA Leadership Team, shaping access strategies, influencing critical business decisions, and elevating BSI from a delivery organization to a strategic, enterprise-first capability hub.

Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise-first prioritization and resource allocation, aligning HEOR capabilities to portfolio priorities, tollgates and pipeline dynamics.
• Full Accountability for HEOR Business Impact Own end-to-end HEOR BSI performance, including quality, impact, and business outcomes of evidence generation, HTA submissions, modelling and value communication.
• Ensure HEOR outputs directly influence payer decisions, pricing strategy and access outcomes, beyond delivery excellence.
• Transformation of BSI HEOR into Strategic Capability Hub Lead the transition from “service provider” to strategic partner, addressing current challenges around fragmented capabilities, inconsistent accountability and silos.
• Build and embed capability-focused operating model (SME depth, discipline-led teams, AI-enabled delivery).
• Leadership of Large-Scale Organization (~80 FTEs) Lead a multi-layered leadership team across multiple disciplines, ensuring strong succession pipelines, leadership capability and engagement.
• Act as V&A BSI site representative in Hyderabad, shaping culture, engagement, and leadership visibility.
• Operating Model & Capability Evolution Drive clear accountability, role clarity and governance across the HEOR value chain.
• Embed AI, data, and platform capabilities to improve efficiency and scale across the Book of Work.Cross-functional Influence & Stakeholder Leadership Partner with R&D, S&G, Access, Pricing and TA leaders to co-create evidence strategies and integrated access plans.
• Influence decisions at portfolio, TA and enterprise level, not only within HEOR.

Required qualifications

• 15+ years’ experience in HEOR / Market Access / Evidence Strategy with demonstrated enterprise impact Proven track record of leading large global organizations (50+ FTE) and developing senior leaders Experience operating at LT/Executive interface, influencing strategy and business outcomes Strong capability in organizational transformation, operating model redesign and capability build Ability to drive cross-functional alignment and enterprise-wide change Commitment to

Employment details

• Location – Hyderabad #LI Hybrid
• Location: Hyderabad (Office) [India]

Additional role details

• The Executive Director, HEOR BSI is accountable for end-to-end HEOR capability leadership across BSI (Hyderabad & Dublin), enabling IV&A to deliver on its 2030 ambition through evidence shaping, launch excellence and value maintenance.
• This role requires enterprise leadership, transformation capability and cross-functional influence at scale, with accountability for delivering both business impact and capability evolution across the full product lifecycle.
• Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
• Accessibility and accommodation: Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.
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